First impression of Reilander pickups;

[lineboat]

And I'm impressed. I recently came across a new set of Reilander Strat pickups, and decided to give them a shot. They were built/wound specifically for a gentleman, and for some reason he decided not to use them. They found their way into one of my Strats last night. They're P90 based in construction, and sound great. They appear to be built well, and though I still have some adjusting to do, I think they're keepers! The bridge and middle I have about right, the neck still needs some fiddling with, as it seems a bit muddy. Overall, Reilander is another great product in my book!

 

[src9000]

How about a demo?

 

[lineboat]

Hmmm..... I don't know.... All I have is my phone out here on the river.....

 

[Mreilander]

Thanks for the kind words
Don't be afraid to adjust the polepieces Dropping the coil down slightly while raising the polepieces will bring out some clarity while maintaining the output.

 

[lineboat]

Thanks for the kind words Don't be afraid to adjust the polepieces Dropping the coil down slightly while raising the polepieces will bring out some clarity while maintaining the output.

Cool! I'll give that a try. The new isn't gonna wear off these. The more I play it, the more I like em. I have a set of Texas Specials in another Strat, and they're great. Nothing will replace them, but these are different, and I don't see anything replacing them either!

 

[Rob DiStefano]

i've installed a few sets of reilander p90's for customers and to me, they're the best sounding p90's i've ever heard and played. just excellent, top shelf.

 

[lineboat]

That packs some weight coming from you Sir, IMO.....

 

[texmck54]

Another fan of Reilander pickups, have a set of his Texas Specials in my
Strat. & P90's in one of my Teles. Big improvements to both guitars.
A real good guy to deal with.

 

[thrashmetl]

i've installed a few sets of reilander p90's for customers and to me, they're the best sounding p90's i've ever heard and played. just excellent, top shelf.

Are you talking about the regular size P-90's or the Strat and Tele size P-90's?

 

[Rob DiStefano]

Are you talking about the regular size P-90's or the Strat and Tele size P-90's?

standard p-90 footprint bobbins.

 

[texmck54]

I have both types of P90's in my tele sounds great!!

 

[thrashmetl]

I've got a question for Mr Reilander. Most of the guys making Tele and Strat sized P-90's use ceramic magnets. Why do they use ceramic magnets (seems they feel they have to) and how are you able to use Alnico in yours?

Also, just out of curiosity, 250k or 500k?

 

[Mreilander]

I've got a question for Mr Reilander. Most of the guys making Tele and Strat sized P-90's use ceramic magnets. Why do they use ceramic magnets (seems they feel they have to) and how are you able to use Alnico in yours?

Also, just out of curiosity, 250k or 500k?

Good question.
Most people making tele or strat sized p90's use a standard height bobbin with the ceramics underneath the bottom flatwork. They are relying on the extra density of the ceramics field to make up for the added bobbin height. The sandwich construction is more in common with a typical Tele or Strat pickup.

Our P90's use a sandwich construction more common to that of a P90, where the bobbin itself is the correct height for a P90, with the alnico mags directly underneath the bobin, just like a typical P90. This assembly is then held in place by the bottom flat work.

So, the reason we can use alnico, is because the magnets are physically closer to the top of the pickup, making it so that we don't have to rely on a denser magnetic field to compensate for height.

It is our opinion that this construction method provides a more authentic P90 tone.

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In regards to Pots...

For a Strat set, I would recommend 300K's

TP90 with a bucker: 500K
TP90 with P90: 300K-500K
TP90 with traditional tele neck: 300K

 

[Mreilander]

i've installed a few sets of reilander p90's for customers and to me, they're the best sounding p90's i've ever heard and played. just excellent, top shelf.

You are too kind, Sir

Another fan of Reilander pickups, have a set of his Texas Specials in my
Strat. & P90's in one of my Teles. Big improvements to both guitars.
A real good guy to deal with.

Thanks! I'm glad you like them.

 

[thrashmetl]

Good question. Most people making tele or strat sized p90's use a standard height bobbin with the ceramics underneath the bottom flatwork. They are relying on the extra density of the ceramics field to make up for the added bobbin height. The sandwich construction is more in common with a typical Tele or Strat pickup. Our P90's use a sandwich construction more common to that of a P90, where the bobbin itself is the correct height for a P90, with the alnico mags directly underneath the bobin, just like a typical P90. This assembly is then held in place by the bottom flat work. So, the reason we can use alnico, is because the magnets are physically closer to the top of the pickup, making it so that we don't have to rely on a denser magnetic field to compensate for height. It is our opinion that this construction method provides a more authentic P90 tone. In regards to Pots... For a Strat set, I would recommend 300K's TP90 with a bucker: 500K TP90 with P90: 300K-500K TP90 with traditional tele neck: 300K

Interesting, makes sense. I've not been very satisfied with my Tele as of late, been playing my LP Special and my humbucker Tele a lot more. I've been debating whether to keep it traditional and just try a different Tele set or to put one of your TP-90's in the bridge and a humbucker in the neck.

Your TP-90 is on the top of the list because of the construction. I've noticed that yours seems to be the only one with a short bobbin and Alnico magnets so the most traditional. I'm fairly picky about how I like my P-90's to sound so I'm not sure if I'd like ceramic.

Would it be possible to do a mix of grit and classic? A5 on one side and A2 on the other?

 

[Mreilander]

Would it be possible to do a mix of grit and classic? A5 on one side and A2 on the other?

PM Sent

 

[lineboat]

Alright, after spending some more time with these, I'm definitely keeping them in this guitar. I'm surprised at how easily I can get that AC/DC sound from the bridge pup, the middle is great for a more bluesy sound, but I found one of the rubbers had fell apart on the neck pup. I don't have any spare tubing out here on the river with me, but when I get home I'll swap that out, and get the neck pup out of its dark slumber.
I've tried a lot of pickups playing around, and these are impressive to me.