Short dogear P90s? Who makes them?

[AJBaker]

I'm trying to work out who makes short dogear P90s (that fit on an ES330 or Casino).
So far, the ones I keep coming across are Fralin, Lollar, Creamery and Kent Armstrong.

Who else makes pickups for a 330 or Casino, with metal or plastic covers?
Also, who makes just the covers and baseplates, for those who want to install it themselves?


(And a separate question as a sidenote:
What are the normal Epiphone metal covers made of? If it's nickel-silver I could reuse the existing covers, if it's brass is likely to affect the tone).

 

[AJBaker]

Any P90 experts?

 

[Zepfan]

I got some Chinese made with metal covers and ceramic magnets, but the covers are shaped for an arch top. Got them from CBGitty.com for about $17 a piece. They're vintage wind and output, haven't tried them yet.

 

[Maguchi]

Sorry, I can't help with specifics. However this much I can tell you, P90s are the bomb!

 

[Sea Devil]

I've never heard any complaints about Lollars or Fralins. Is there some reason they aren't good enough?

 

[AJBaker]

I've never heard any complaints about Lollars or Fralins. Is there some reason they aren't good enough?

More a question of knowing what the options are, and that those two are also rather expensive. Also, American manufacturers are far away from me and shipping is more expensive.

 

[tfarny]

I think that every winder makes a P90 by now, from budget to extra fancy. Who are you looking at that doesn't make a P90?
What is a "short" dogear? I've only heard of dogear and soapbar variants, never "short dogear".

The best two brands I have played / owned are Lollar and Seymour Duncan Antiquity.

 

[Sea Devil]

What about actual Gibsons?

 

[NoTeleBob]

Source some P 90s that someone has pulled off their Epiphone . You won't be disappointed.

 

[schmee]

I guess by "short" you mean not tall? rather than short length wise. It seems like many makers make them. I have a couple old Allparts P90 covers here that are at most 3/8" overall height or less.
You can mount a soapbar in a dog ear cover with the two normal mounting screws in the middle of the soap bar using small screws and nuts. (see below)
Real dogears have a brass dog ear shaped baseplate. I have one here.

Very low covers are available, put a dog ear in one:

 

[AJBaker]

I think that every winder makes a P90 by now, from budget to extra fancy. Who are you looking at that doesn't make a P90?
What is a "short" dogear? I've only heard of dogear and soapbar variants, never "short dogear".

The best two brands I have played / owned are Lollar and Seymour Duncan Antiquity.

A short dogear is less high than a normal dogear, and it's what you need for the neck position of an ES-330 or an Epiphone Casino.

 

[JRapp]

A short dogear is less high than a normal dogear, and it's what you need for the neck position of an ES-330 or an Epiphone Casino.

Your options are custom or inscrutably Oriental. Kind of a niche market, no? This is one of the reasons I don't own a Casino.

 

[E5RSY]

Curtis Novak

https://www.curtisnovak.com/shop/epi-casino-p90/

 

[bumnote]

My Casino has Lollars in them...great pickups. Love them!

I think Seymour Duncan's antiquities will fit a Casino/330 style.

 

[AJBaker]

Curtis Novak

https://www.curtisnovak.com/shop/epi-casino-p90/

Thanks, I didn't know about that one.

Wow, 150$ a pickup!

 

[E5RSY]

Thanks, I didn't know about that one.

Wow, 150$ a pickup!

Buy once, cry once. Plus, his appears to be the only shop making a pickup specifically for the Casino. Also, his is a smaller shop, so that means there is a higher chance that he is directly involved with your build than Lollar or Fralin.

I always look at Novak first.

 

[DrBGood]

10 seconds Google search got me this.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082KFQTQ9/?tag=tdpri-20

I guess you slide any P90 in the route under it.

 

[monkeybanana]

The cover for the Curtis Novak pickup looks nice. Some aftermarket covers are too squared off at the edges.

I noticed on their site they have a shorter one and is curved to marched the arched top on a 330/Casino.

Not sure who makes a separate curved cover so you may have to do that yourself:

https://www.tdpri.com/threads/mounting-dog-ear-p90-to-curved-top.786808/

Apparently some early chrome covers were plastic. I think I read that on guitarhq.