Single Coil Sized Hum Cancelling P90

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efnaka

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Is there such a thing? A single coil sized hum cancelling P90? Maybe a single coil sized STK-P1?

What is the closest we can get to that? Any of the SD single coil sized humbuckers would sound close to a P90 in parallel maybe?
 
Re: Single Coil Sized Hum Cancelling P90

I don't think it's possible, P90s use two mags and part of their tone is due to their size.
You can't make a Floyd Rose guitar with robot tuners, you can't stick a sustainer on the bridge, you can't play Death Metal on a hollow body, soooo.... I don't think you can make a single coil sized P90. Although I may be wrong. I'm sure some one has tried it, so they'll let us know.
 
Re: Single Coil Sized Hum Cancelling P90

I believe Dimarzio has one that's designed to emulate p90, but it's not hum canceling.

http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/strat/standard-strat/sds-1

I've never tried it, however, I have tried their Heavy Blues II in the bridge position of a strat. And it is a cross between high output strat and p90 sound. Also hum canceling. It has that strat articulation, but p90-like singing mid range. It's what Steve Blucher from DMZ recommended for that type of sound.

http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/strat/hum-canceling-strat/virtual-vintage-heavy-blues-2

I hear good things about the Injector models that Paul Gilbert uses currently, those have smoky midrange and singing sustain.

I've tried hum canceling versions of single coils, and honestly, it's not the same. Rather have the hum if it means I get the authentic tone. I have other guitars that have humbuckers for hum canceling operation.
 
Re: Single Coil Sized Hum Cancelling P90

I had a Gibson ES135 that I bought new with humbucking(stack) P90's. Gibson called them P100's. I grew to dislike them...didn't sound like P90's to me...too dark/congested.
 
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