Rabs Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) Nice.. These are becoming rarer than Unicorn s**t so I am glad I got them.. Saw them on Ebay. cost £160 which is ok...... My only issue is that they read almost exactly the same.. Is that normal for minis? I am thinking about using these on an all black walnut build. I may replace the magnet on one of them for the bridge position. Edited August 26, 2022 by Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) Yeah, that looks pretty close to being the same. I have had minis that were very close to being the same. Not quite as close as yours. I have also had some that were significantly different. Their location, of course, will also make a difference in how they will sound as well. I don't know anything about replacing the magnet, so I can't help you there. But that sounds like something that might work. You may want to just try them out the way they are first to see how they sound. You never know, you may like them the way they are. Edited August 26, 2022 by brad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, brad1 said: Yeah, that looks pretty close to being the same. I have had minis that were very close to being the same. Not quite as close as yours. I have also had some that were significantly different. There location, of course, will also make a difference in how they will sound as well. I don't know anything about replacing the magnet, so I can't help you there. But that sounds like something that might work. You may want to just try them out the way they are first to see how they sound. You never know, you may like them the way they are. Yeah.. You never know.. I can also use different caps.. Maybe a .033 for the neck and a .022 for the bridge or something.. Or get 300k pots for one and 500k for the other... Theres lots of options really. From what I have seen changing the magnet is a pretty easy thing to do, they should just slide out, you just have to take note of which end is which for polarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rabs said: Nice.. These are becoming rarer than Unicorn s**t so I am glad I got them.. Saw them on Ebay. cost £160 which is ok...... My only issue is that they read almost exactly the same.. Is that normal for minis? I am thinking about using these on an all black walnut build. I may replace the magnet on one of them for the bridge position. .01 k ohms is 10 ohms, so nothing you would notice in either position. They have the same patten number, so I would assume they are the same pickup. Without a B or N, or a R or L designator stamped on it how would you know it was a one or the other? Edited August 26, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Just now, Sgt. Pepper said: They have the same patten number, so I would assume they are the same pickup. Without a B or N, or a R or L designator stamped on it how would you know it was a one or the other? Usually the bridge will have higher resistance.. Usually.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Rabs said: Usually the bridge will have higher resistance.. Usually.. Oh yeah I've installed lots of pups when I had 'Lectrics. If you placed and order and that was the only number you had, and you ordered 10 of them you would get 10 of the same pickup. The strings by the bridge don't vibrate as much as they do at the neck, so the bridge pup needs be hotter. Edited August 26, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) https://www.guitarfetish.com/Gibson-P90-Soapbar-Style-Mini-Humbuckers_c_237.html (Note that these below are one of the lowest resistance sets they have with the bridge PU being 1.1K higher) https://www.guitarfetish.com/KP--Mini-Crunchy-Humbucker-CREAM-rings--Kwikplug™-Ready_p_22029.html KP - Mini Crunchy Humbucker, CREAM rings - Kwikplug™ Ready Detachable Solder Lead - Kwikplug Compatible - Neck Position - 7.5K - KPE60 [+$32.95] Detachable Solder Lead - Kwikplug Compatible - Bridge Position - 8.6K - KPE61 [+$32.95] Edited August 27, 2022 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 3 hours ago, mihcmac said: https://www.guitarfetish.com/Gibson-P90-Soapbar-Style-Mini-Humbuckers_c_237.html (Note that these below are one of the lowest resistance sets they have with the bridge PU being 1.1K higher) https://www.guitarfetish.com/KP--Mini-Crunchy-Humbucker-CREAM-rings--Kwikplug™-Ready_p_22029.html KP - Mini Crunchy Humbucker, CREAM rings - Kwikplug™ Ready Detachable Solder Lead - Kwikplug Compatible - Neck Position - 7.5K - KPE60 [+$32.95] Detachable Solder Lead - Kwikplug Compatible - Bridge Position - 8.6K - KPE61 [+$32.95] Yeah. 1.1k and I wouldnt have even questioned it.. .01k of a difference is practically nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 In my experience, big manufactures like Fender and Gibson have loose tolerances on pickup specs that go into their own guitars. Not sure if the pickups designated for aftermarket sales are more controlled, but the ones I’ve pulled from guitars in the past have typically not measured within spec I’d install them and evaluate with ears. Maybe a simple height adjustment can balance them. Can’t say I have any experience with mini humbuckers specifically though hope you’re well Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Dub-T-123 said: In my experience, big manufactures like Fender and Gibson have loose tolerances on pickup specs that go into their own guitars. Not sure if the pickups designated for aftermarket sales are more controlled, but the ones I’ve pulled from guitars in the past have typically not measured within spec I’d install them and evaluate with ears. Maybe a simple height adjustment can balance them. Can’t say I have any experience with mini humbuckers specifically though hope you’re well Rabs Yeah man all good really. Just having to sit here and watch my country and the world go to crap.. But what can you do? (and we cant really talk about it on here). I am very lucky compared to a lot of people. Hope you are doing good too man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) If you have trouble balancing them you could try installing between a 1K to .5K resistor inline on the neck PU. Edited August 29, 2022 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, mihcmac said: If you have trouble balancing them you could try installing between a 1K to .5K resistor inline on the neck PU. I think a different cap or possibly pot size would probably do the trick... I have some .033 caps that may be perfect for this. Im not really that worried about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 Thats interesting.. You know how I was asking if mini humbuckers are usually so closely matched.. He has a deluxe model with minis and a guess what .. almost exactly the same 🙂 So it does seem to be a thing... 9:28 in to this vid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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