Gibson SG classic (w/p90s) humbucker upgrage

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I've got a 2008ish SG classic with the P90s and the bigger neck profile. I've thought about trying to put a '57 in the bridge and keep the p90 neck. It appears you will need to enlarge the p90 rout in the bridge position to fit a regular humbucker. The real kicker is finding that bat wing looking pickguard in the humbucker/p90 configuration. I've looked but with no luck. Does anyone have any leads on one of these if it even exists?

I got the guitar used so I'm only like $700 into it. The p90 is a cool distorted sound, but I'm liking the idea of the distorted HB bridge position with the fat clean neck sounds. The thin neck sg models with HBs aren't my first choice since my hands fit better on thicker neck profile.
I know dimarzio makes the virtual p90 which is an option. How close in sound to a full size HB is that really going be since it's meant to copy the p90?

thanks,
matt
 
Gibson SG classic (w/p90s) humbucker upgrage

I think WD Music would make you a custom pickguard. I don't think you're going to find one ready to go.
 
Re: Gibson SG classic (w/p90s) humbucker upgrage

A Dimarzio Super Distortion P90?

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Re: Gibson SG classic (w/p90s) humbucker upgrage

Forget the virtual P90. What you want is the exact opposite: a P-90 sized "regular" humbucker. Dimarzio makes a few, including the Super Distortion BadBen mentioned and a Tone Zone. They also look pretty cool: just like a P-90 but with two rows of poles instead of one. No new pick guard modification or body routing required.
 
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