Does SD Make a 1950s Single Coil New York pup for my Zephyr Regent?

bluezguy

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Although they appear to fit in a mini humbucker shell, they are not humbuckers. The 1950s New York Epiphone pickup was a single coil beast of its' own.
I've searched the website but maybe I missed something??? Furthermore, I cannot find any info or pics of what the guts of this pup look like. Can anyone help?
 
duncan doesnt make anything like that, though the custom shop might be able to. i dont recall them being all that great the one time i played a guitar with them.

from jason lollar:
I cant tell you what they sound like, they are not common enough that I have run into them installed. I only get them in the mail.
A.W says they sound good but different than a 90.
I can tell you some specs on the 6 string version, the magnet appears to be alnico 2 and is .27 thick by .77 wide by 2.25 long. Thats about 3X the size of a PAF magnet
Not many turns on them probably 44 gauge. I dont know anyone that can re-wind them, I have called everyone, Lindy, Seymour etc.
Its sort of like taking a strat coil and laying it on its side.
I have made some single coils like that with bar magnets and they sound more compressed than a convention coil/magnet structure and lack zing on the top end. sort of humbuckery sounding in a way.
The only other pickups I recall being made similar to these are a couple Gibson bass pickups and the sidewinder.​
 
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