Does anybody make a mini- humbucker that taps to P-90? [Archive]

soul-o

July 9th, 2012, 11:50 PM

Know what I mean? Like for the bridge of a Firebird? It'd be so cool to have those options in a mini hu bucket size?

caliban335

July 10th, 2012, 11:46 AM

The pickups in a Firebird are designed differently than a "true" mini humbucker. A mini humbucker has one bar magnet positioned under the two coils, one coil has adjustable pole pieces made out of a ferrous alloy, while the other coil contains a ferrous metal bar that is not adjustable. A Firebird on the other hand, has a bar magnet in each coil. Each coil is wound around a bar magnet, one coil is south up and the other is north up. They appear similar, but are completely different designs.

The design of both is also completely different from that of a P-90. I doubt a coil tap would give you anything close to the tone of a P-90, but I've been wrong before.


	Telecaster Guitar Forum > Other Discussion Forums > Other Guitars, other instruments > Does anybody make a mini- humbucker that taps to P-90? PDA Does anybody make a mini- humbucker that taps to P-90? soul-o July 9th, 2012, 11:50 PM Know what I mean? Like for the bridge of a Firebird? It'd be so cool to have those options in a mini hu bucket size? caliban335 July 10th, 2012, 11:46 AM The pickups in a Firebird are designed differently than a "true" mini humbucker. A mini humbucker has one bar magnet positioned under the two coils, one coil has adjustable pole pieces made out of a ferrous alloy, while the other coil contains a ferrous metal bar that is not adjustable. A Firebird on the other hand, has a bar magnet in each coil. Each coil is wound around a bar magnet, one coil is south up and the other is north up. They appear similar, but are completely different designs. The design of both is also completely different from that of a P-90. I doubt a coil tap would give you anything close to the tone of a P-90, but I've been wrong before.