j-90 Single Coil Pickups
Hear our J-90 here!
Brett takes the J-90 for a spin!
Demo One, with chat.
J-90 Demo Two
J-90 Jam, no chat.
DeMO Three
J-90 Clean demo with Brett's "CloudBurgzst" preset.
Soapbar available in 49.2mm, 50 and 52mm
Dogear available in 50mm
Ever since we began making guitar pickups, we've had requests for P-90 pickups. We've been wanting to add them to our line up for a while. After all, they are one of the most versatile pickups around.
Soapbar in Cream
Soapbar in Black
Same J90 - same great sound, fitted into a Dogear footprint
One of our J90 soapbar bobbins going into a Dogear pickup.
50mm only, available in black or cream.
Our J-90 Specs and sound:
Neck pickup; sand cast Alnico II, Plain Enamel coil wire, 7.7K in
The neck pickup is a very important one to get just right. The very first examples were installed alone, in the neck position, they had to be a very versatile pickup. The J-90 neck pickup is jazzy and clear. It's never harsh in treble or boomy in the bass end. This pickup covers territory from the 1940s to the present day, jazz, blues, and under applied gain it is creamy with great sustain.
Soapbar for Neck Available in 49.2mm and 50mm spacing.
Dogear available in 50m spacing.
Bridge pickup; Alnico IV, Plain Enamel coil wire, 8.8K
The Bridge pickup is rich and jangly with the character only unpotted pickups provide. It's never thin sounding, nor is it boomy and overbearing. It's dynamic, responsive to pick attack or fingers and it responds to volume control adjustment very well.
These are a well balanced, RWRP set for humbucking in the middle position. Not wax potted (available on request).
Soapbar for Bridge Available in 49.2mm and 52mm spacing.
Dogear available in 50m spacing.
PRICES
Soapbar AUD$329 a set
Dogear AUD$340 a set
(prices in AUD * international customers please get in touch for a shipping quote)
Single pickups available on request.
J-90 Installation Procedure Click here
Please check dimensions before purchase and install Click here for dimensions
The Production Process
Our bobbins and wooden spacers are made in house to custom specs. We draw up our own files to cut the flatwork, giving us complete control over the pickup's dimensions. We use USA made mild steel keeper bar and 1018 steel filister head screws. Each pickup is fitted with a pair of our custom made, sand-cast alnico bar magnets that are charged in-house, then the pickup is wound with Elektrisola plain enamel wire. We've studied the intricacies of P90 coils at great length, and we believe we have a machine wound coil that's very close to original designs. We use genuine Gavitt push-back braided two conductor wire for easy connection into your guitar.
Cheers, Ben Bailey.
Note: We do not offer noiseless deigns at this stage, maybe later!
All of our pickups must be fitted with the supplied mounting hardware. If you have something special in mind for installation, please get in touch and we will see if we can help.