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biscuitdough wrote:I suspect these would be similar, but haven't used them:http://wildepickups.com/The\_Custom\_Series.htmlsomeone mentioned these on another forum along with a few others that make p90s in the vein of jazzmaster pickups. kinda neat. i play a jazzmaster right now but I'm thinking of saving up to have a local guy build me a guitar. hence the search for pickups. while i dig the jazzmaster sound, i'm lookin for something a little hotter I think. i threw a generic paf humbucker in the bridge of this guitar and while it sounds fine when you throw dirt on it i can't really get behind the muffled sound of humbuckers. i think i'm a single coil man.

I suspect these would be similar, but haven't used them:http://wildepickups.com/The\_Custom\_Series.html

biscuitdough wrote:I suspect these would be similar, but haven't used them:http://wildepickups.com/The\_Custom\_Series.htmlFM Elisha would know better, but the description makes it sound like a Carvin AP-6 type pickup.ancientbones wrote:llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:If you don't want to fool with the EGC pickups you can't go wrong with Fralinsany specific models that are similar? they have overwound tele pickups so I guess that could be similar.Maybe the alnico P90's? Not sure, but if you have a general idea of what you want you can call them and they'll point you in the right direction.

If you don't want to fool with the EGC pickups you can't go wrong with Fralins

So, are we just talking "In Theory" or do you have a guitar with a current pickup configuration you are thinking about?

Not sure how close they are tonally, but construction-wise, Fralin (and maybe a few others) make P90s using individual alnico slug poles, instead of the trad screws-into-a-bar-magnet P90 design. No tele-style baseplate though, as far as I know.Similarly, last year's Gibson Les Paul Melody Makers had P90-shaped stock pickups with poles vs screws, too. I managed to get hold of a used pair for use in an Eastwood Baritone/VI....haven't got around to swapping yet, but everything I've heard suggests they'll be a bit snappier with more of the Jazzmaster about them.

elisha wiesner wrote:llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:biscuitdough wrote:I suspect these would be similar, but haven't used them:http://wildepickups.com/The\_Custom\_Series.htmlFM Elisha would know better, but the description makes it sound like a Carvin AP-6 type pickup I've never heard them but the Carvin AP-1 from the 50's and early 60's sounds a lot like a more microphonic TB-500 pickup. They were basically making an overwound Tele copy but didn't get it quite right. It's an AP-6 with slugs instead of adjustable poll pieces. I have one in the bridge position of a 50's Carvin SGB and it sounds a hell of a lot like a TB-500.Interesting. I'm not a huge fan of microphonic pickups but these things definitely look cool.

llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:biscuitdough wrote:I suspect these would be similar, but haven't used them:http://wildepickups.com/The\_Custom\_Series.htmlFM Elisha would know better, but the description makes it sound like a Carvin AP-6 type pickup I've never heard them but the Carvin AP-1 from the 50's and early 60's sounds a lot like a more microphonic TB-500 pickup. They were basically making an overwound Tele copy but didn't get it quite right. It's an AP-6 with slugs instead of adjustable poll pieces. I have one in the bridge position of a 50's Carvin SGB and it sounds a hell of a lot like a TB-500.

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EGC finally got back to me and WOW I didn't think it'd be $400 for a set of pickups. I think I'll sort through all these other options to find something suitable to my ear.