P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

[SirJackdeFuzz]

I saw something, and now i want to do it with all my might. - for real !

(There is now, ZERO, good guitar techs in my city, so i will have to do it myself.)

How much cutting, or modding to the body will i need to do, to shoe-horn a pair of dog ear P90's into a humbucker hole in an Epi Joe Pass ?

This guy did it, so now i want to do it too :





WHAT P90's DO YOU GUYS SUGGEST ?





PS: it just so happens that my local pawn shop have a Joe Pass that they can not sell.

(is $550.00 for a Joe Pass a reasonable asking price ?)

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

I suggest NONE AT ALL.

The P-90 dogear covers will sit on cushioning pads, all held down to the top of the guitar by two wood screws. Hence, the polepiece screws of the pickups will lie within the outline of the original humbucker cut-outs.

Your chief cosmetic concern could be disguising the four screw holes left beneath the original humbucker mounting rings.

Pickup-wise, I suggest moderate output and either A2 or A4 magnets to compensate for the brightness of maple.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

Why not go with Phat Cats? Easier mounting, plus easier height adjustability.

You can get a new Joe Pass for $600, no wonder its sitting around at $550. Something like $400 would make me interested. However, I know the Joe Pass has the look (I like it too) but perhaps the Ibanez hollows offer a little more bang for the buck. I'd check them out as well.

EDIT - I forgot you aren't in the US, no idea on pricing in that case.

 

[blueman335]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

Why not HB-sized P-90's, like a GFS Mean 90 (very popular around here). There's a touring Florida blues guitarist, JP Soars, that plays a Joe Pass with a Gibson P-94 set. I would not use Phat Cats, as they're very dark in the neck slot, and pretty weak in the bridge (unless of course you want to change magnets).

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

Why not HB-sized P-90's, like a GFS Mean 90 (very popular around here). There's a touring Florida blues guitarist, JP Soars, that plays a Joe Pass with a Gibson P-94 set. I would not use Phat Cats, as they're very dark in the neck slot, and pretty weak in the bridge (unless of course you want to change magnets).

Simple . . . because i LOVE the look of dog ear P90

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

 

[Adieu]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

IF you dont own the guitar yet... DONT DO IT!

Plenty of goooorgeous Matsumoku built Japanese hollows out there for 250-350 (450 for really pristine hotties). Seem to recall some being routed for dogears. And build quality is always amazing on a Mats, even if its been through hell and back

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

IF you dont own the guitar yet... DONT DO IT!

Plenty of goooorgeous Matsumoku built Japanese hollows out there for 250-350 (450 for really pristine hotties). Seem to recall some being routed for dogears. And build quality is always amazing on a Mats, even if its been through hell and back

Thanks . . . i'll look into them !

Then there is also Peerless . . . but they come at a price.

<--- probably the closest i will ever come to owning an ES-295.

http://www.peerlessguitars.eu/#/gigmaster-sc/4556928954

http://www.peerlessguitars.eu/#/tonemaster-jh-special/4549480826

 

[dkal24]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

If you do proceed with this mod, be mindful of your neck pickup's height. It needs to be shorter than the bridge pickup so it can fit under the strings. I made this mistake on my Casino.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

If you do proceed with this mod, be mindful of your neck pickup's height. It needs to be shorter than the bridge pickup so it can fit under the strings. I made this mistake on my Casino.

Gotcha

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: P90s into a BIG Hollow - how hard can it be ?

i used to own a 1966 epiphone casino. A previous owner had replaced the p90s with humbuckers. I put p90 dogears back in and they just barely managed to cover the holes...but luckily enough they did.
A close friend has a 1956 Gibson L5 that had the same treatment, but his p90s do not quite cover the humbucker holes. I guess it comes down to a matter of millimeters.