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soap bar pickup???

Posted by john mackay on July 18, 2015 at 4:44am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

are these type of pickup mounted on top of the body?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARTEC-Neck-or-Bridge-soap-bar-single-coil-pickup-P4/130686519049?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D32478%26meid%3D6e360a7a1bbd48668f81726c37881930%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D130704328139

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  • CS LeBeau July 18, 2015 at 12:39pm

    Yeah my lap slides have P90 style PU's and there are 2 different types.1 I have the PU is screwed directly into the body,and the other has a ring.

    Those are really cool looking PU'd tho.

  • john mackay July 18, 2015 at 12:34pm

    thats good as I've got a violin body but don't fancy splitting it.

  • John Sawyer July 18, 2015 at 11:42am

    The black ring around the pickup sits flat, while the rest floats below the surface of the box... yes, you have to cut a hole and notch and reinforce the neck...

  • Frank Carr July 18, 2015 at 9:05am

    The casing for a P90 is either soap bar (as in that auction) or dogear. They're the same pickup inside, it's just the outer casing that's different. Soap bar typically mounts in a hole (see P90 LP's) while dogear mounts on the body (see LP Jr, Casino).

    One nice thing about a P90 is that the casing is flexible because it's a simple pickup. You can fit P90's into unexpected casings, like a small tin, and have a real stealth blues/rock machine.

    • doggylv . > Frank Carr July 18, 2015 at 11:30am
      Well I learned something new today! Thanks Frank...
  • doggylv . July 18, 2015 at 7:41am
    Now you do have to cut a hole in the box.
  • CS LeBeau July 18, 2015 at 5:22am

    Yes Sir they are.Cool looking PU's by the way.

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