Looking good!
What are you doing for a finish on the guitar?
What is the purpose of the angle on the pickup?Is it just for a tone variation?Whatever the case,I like the look of an angled pickup.
Jeezuz, that thing looks bloody awful, oh well, winter's here again multi, it should keep you warm for about 15 minutes.
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My favorite P-90 tones come from the bridge position. If you want a DD tone, the easiest way to get that is with a strat neck pu.
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For a tele bridge pickup a good starting point would be IMO, you could try South polarity AlNiCo 3 or 5, 8,500 turns of AWG42 poly wound clockwise with moderate to heavy scatter. The heavier scatter will soften the resonant peak, and the slight overwind will lower it. Both of these combined will yield a pickup that is slightly mellower than a vintage 50's or 60's tone, and should blend well with a P-90.
On the P-90 at the neck. I would wind North up AlNiCo 5 CCW around 9,700 turns with a mild scatter. Be careful with the P-90 bobbins. If you use too much tension they will flare badly, and you won't be able to get the cover on. If the A5 is too harsh, try A2 magnets. This is a slight underwind which will make the pickup a little brighter.
Controls, and tone caps are going to make a very big difference, so be prepared to do some experimentation there.
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62 x 3.2 x 12.5 Alnico 5The P90 style in the neck I have the bobbin made up and need to get the pole piece screws and magnets.
JCH can you advise on which magnets you would go with from this link? I have used them in the past and they are pretty good.
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Those would be good.The pole pieces I can either rob out of an old P90 or more likely order these.
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42 gauge poly would be fine for these pickups. I like alnico 5. That's what I would use.As to the winding I have some 42 gauge.
For the bridge pickup I have some alnico 5 pole pieces that should work.
eyelets, lead wires, pigtail wires, keeper bar for the P90. You might have to make that, depending on your pole piece layout.What else am I going to need?
62 x 3.2 x 12.5 Alnico 5
Try these. A5 are my favorite for P90's. You'll need two.
Those would be good.
42 gauge poly would be fine for these pickups. I like alnico 5. That's what I would use.
eyelets, lead wires, pigtail wires, keeper bar for the P90. You might have to make that, depending on your pole piece layout.
Nice to see that you had some time to get back to this. I'm excited to see it move along.
I doubt I'll get to it any time soon, but the idea of making a vacuum forming setup still looms in the back of my head. It would be pretty neat to be able to create unique pickup covers, or some of the other parts that could be made.