Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

[Wattage]

YES!!!! Great move by SD, the originals are amazing sounding pickups.

Too cool for words! Has anyone heard them that know the originals?

Are they made the same way?

Evan? Anybody?

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

Guild asked us to re-create the Franz P-90s. And Kevin Beller did exactly that. They are made in the Custom Shop.

[Wattage]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

They'll be available to regular customers?

[jeremy]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

i havent heard anything about this. very cool!
i have an old '59 guild thinline hollow body and the pup is very cool

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

What's so different about these P-90s?

[Wattage]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

To me they just have a great organic sound. Usually a little underwound compared to a Gibby. I only have one and it is in the Guild X-50 I scored earlier this year, it's been at the shop a while for new binding and some other minor repairs but when I get it back I will do some clips.

Makes a great Jazz pickup (D'Angelico used them) and sounds wicked under some gain too.

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

NICE!

What guitar(s) are Guild going to use them on???

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

They'll be available to regular customers?

Yes. Through the Custom Shop.

What's so different about these P-90s?

I'd say it's the size and the shape of the covers.

NICE!

What guitar(s) are Guild going to use them on???

This!

[Wattage]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

Hopefully it is more than just the size and shape of the covers. They definitely used different bobbins than normal P-90's not sure how different the mags or wire were. They seem like they might have been built as a cheaper alternative than a Gibson pickup but they really do sound fantastic.

I've seen them in DA's, Guilds, Harmony's and a few others. They were made by a smallish shop in Queens called the Fransch Electric Company and used by a number of manufacturers in the area. Real nice clean ones can go for a decent dollar but they generally fly under the radar. It's nice to see Guild go back and use them and really great to see SD involved. I will definitely be trying the CS versions at some point in the not to distant future.

[Jeffrec]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

To me they just have a great organic sound. Usually a little underwound compared to a Gibby. I only have one and it is in the Guild X-50 I scored earlier this year, it's been at the shop a while for new binding and some other minor repairs but when I get it back I will do some clips.

Makes a great Jazz pickup (D'Angelico used them) and sounds wicked under some gain too.

Excellent score, Scott! Post pics when it's done.

p.s. What's the latest on the SG Custom?

[Wattage]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

There is no latest, I just haven't had the time

[SDB Guitars]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

I have a vintage Franz (Fransch) pickup that was pulled from an old Guild Aristocrat M-75 years ago and I'm looking for info on who I should contact at SD to purchase a new set.

Thanks,

Shawn.

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Duncan Franz (Fransch) P-90's

Shawn, contact Derek Duncan. He runs the Custom Shop/