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ChicknPickn · January 9th, 2009, 07:54 PM

I'm gearing up to build a Tele with a Kent Armstrong P90 soapbar in the neck and a Lawrence Keystone in the bridge. Can anyone tell me whether the P90 would fit well in a standard humbucker route, and is there anything I need to do differently with the electronics?

Wayne Alexander · January 9th, 2009, 08:29 PM

Pots and caps should be the same as humbuckers for your starting point (500K vol, 500K tone, .015 or .022uf tone cap) BUT, the route is not the same. Different shape, different width, different depth, mounts a different way. Not interchangeable with a humbucker as to the route and mounting.

KokoTele · January 9th, 2009, 08:32 PM

What Wayne said. If you really need to go with the humbucker size, there are P-94 pickups, which are P-90s in a humbucker frame. There are a few manufacturers making them, so you get a little bit of choice there.

ChicknPickn · January 9th, 2009, 08:50 PM

Thanks, fellas. I reckon you can tell I've never built anything with P90s. I'll be much obliged if someone can point me to some tried-and-true routing instructions for these pickups.

mgwhit · January 9th, 2009, 08:58 PM

StewMac has router templates for most pickups -- here is the P-90 soapbar template. Not sure about depth.

As for P-90's in humbucker form factor, I'm pretty happy with a Rio Grande Bastard in my neck position.

January 9th, 2009, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChicknPickn Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ole Virginny Age: 50 Posts: 986 6 Photos	P90 in Standard Humbucker Route? I'm gearing up to build a Tele with a Kent Armstrong P90 soapbar in the neck and a Lawrence Keystone in the bridge. Can anyone tell me whether the P90 would fit well in a standard humbucker route, and is there anything I need to do differently with the electronics?

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KokoTele Formerly known as Eryque Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Age: 38 Posts: 11,492 44 Photos	What Wayne said. If you really need to go with the humbucker size, there are P-94 pickups, which are P-90s in a humbucker frame. There are a few manufacturers making them, so you get a little bit of choice there. __________________ Repairs. Modifications. Fretwork. Parts & Pickups www.kokoteleguitarworks.com

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January 9th, 2009, 08:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 2,191	Pots and caps should be the same as humbuckers for your starting point (500K vol, 500K tone, .015 or .022uf tone cap) BUT, the route is not the same. Different shape, different width, different depth, mounts a different way. Not interchangeable with a humbucker as to the route and mounting.

January 9th, 2009, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChicknPickn Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ole Virginny Age: 50 Posts: 986 6 Photos	Thanks, fellas. I reckon you can tell I've never built anything with P90s. I'll be much obliged if someone can point me to some tried-and-true routing instructions for these pickups.

January 9th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
mgwhit Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 740 2 Photos	StewMac has router templates for most pickups -- here is the P-90 soapbar template. Not sure about depth. As for P-90's in humbucker form factor, I'm pretty happy with a Rio Grande Bastard in my neck position.

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