smips65 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Anyone here ever try these? Seymour Duncan Specialized Alnico V Application: For Switchmasters and other high-end Gibson® archtops or other guitars with Soapbar or Dog-Ear P-90s Price: $225 DC: 9.7K Magnet: Alnico 5 Spacing: E-to-E 1.900" Lead wire: Single conductor Wax potting: N/A Logo: Optional Color: Covered only Cover: Soapbar (black only), Dog Ear (black or cream) +$15 Notes: Authentic recreation of Gibson's Alnico "Staple" pickup. Fat and thick single coil sound with painstaking attention to detail, including spring-loaded height adjust magnets. I'm trying to emulate this guitar, can't get a Super 400 for sure, but I might be able to get part of the way there with the right pup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Wow, never seen those ones. They look nice, and sound expensive. I'm gonna have to check youtube for one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I saw them.. was tempted and then saw the price. For that I could get a Lollar CC pu lol. Historians say this is a refined version of the P90 that was immediately made obselete by the humbucker introduced a year or so later. Being a P90 fan I could go for one but hard to justify 225$ us just for shits and giggles. Especially in a 500$ EmpReg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 Being a P90 fan I could go for one but hard to justify 225$ us just for yeehaws and giggles. Especially in a 500$ EmpReg. But, say I could get one for around 50 bucks.... And it's not for my ZepReg, it's for another full body archtop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Here's a youtube video of one.... [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pydVIUJ5rbo&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Yeah.. 50$ sounds like a bargain.. Grab it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twanger Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 But' date=' say I could get one for around 50 bucks.... And it's not for my ZepReg, it's for another full body archtop... [/quote'] Then one would be compelled to ask why you ain't got it yet? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 :) The quick answer is, I can also get a set of Gibby P-90's for $110 The longer answer is, I was hoping that someone here had heard, or played one, and could illuminate me as to whether or not there is a discernable difference. Have not really played around with pup switch-outs, and want to be semi-confident I'm not passing up a good deal, on either choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svet Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Here's a youtube video of one.... [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pydVIUJ5rbo&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Oh my, I'd love an L5 with P90s or that Super 400 but wow, maybe I'll do that to my Elitist Broadway!! Yummy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twanger Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I've got the Gibby P90 soapbars in my LPDC and they are a good pickup. A pair for $110 would be a good deal. It was kind of difficult to discern actual pickup tone from that vid what with all the reverb and such. Still, the pickups did sound somewhat more clear(?) perhaps "open" would be a better term. For my preferences I would like a P90 tone like that in the neck position. the Gibby does sound really good however I would like a bit more "openness" in that position. The bridge position just rocks as it is and I really like it.. So, yes, I do understand your dilemma. Since I'm prone to make impulse buys though, I would try the "other" since I'm already very familiar with the Gibby P90. In fact, if you buy the other and decide that it's not for you, well you might even be able to sell it to me. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hi J It might be good to PM "twofeets" made some really good observations about P90's on the recent thread about the Zephyr Blues Deluxe prices. That guy is using P90's and gigging, he might be able to give you a good solution and some good tips. Good luck with the project, looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Oh my' date=' I'd love an L5 with P90s or that Super 400 but wow, maybe I'll do that to my Elitist Broadway!! Yummy!![/quote'] Yeah it's some pretty tasty tones... Don't know if you saw this, here's the above mentioned Super 400 in action... [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] No where as much reverb, but the original "Staple" pickup. His switch has the neck pickup on only, so this is a pretty good idea of what this pup sounds like. And a much better player than I can hope to be..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Well Smips..it is like this. If you can get it for 50$ grab it. If you dont like it I will give you 75$ plus shipping (just try not to cut too much of the lead off... PM me if you are interested. Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Never cut ANY of the lead off! That drives me nuts! But on the other hand, I get to charge for fixing it, so chop away all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twanger Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Yep! That second vid with the Super 400, now THAT's the stuff. Yes, that does sound more clear and "open" than the Gibby P90s. The Gibby's offer a somewhat "darker" sound with more growl and snarl while the Duncan in the 400 seems to offer more "purr". If I had the choice I would probably get both the Gibby's AND the the Duncan then mix and match. If I had to choose just one I'd be all over the Duncan. But that's me and the kind of tone I would like to have available. Gibby's you can find fairly easily but that Duncan is an uncommon pickup and a steal at $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twofeets Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Did anyone ever pick up (no pun intended) the staple pickup? Crud, for $50 how can you go wrong? I'd love to give them a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy Ivan Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Just a tought: there's this guy in Belgium who hand wounds his proper pickups. He has P90's too: http://www.steffsen.be/ That 400 in the video sounds and looks incredible but the playing doesn't match up. Reminds me of Gonzalez from The Paladins. Lovers Rock was on their 1 st album I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twofeets Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Here's the only other staple magnet pickup maker that I know of. Thorn Guitars Staple Magnet Pickups They're not cheap. A little less expensive than the Duncans though at $175/ea vs $225/ea on the Duncans. This design doesn't offer the same height adjustability as the Gibson version but it's similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I have a pair of them in a PRS SE Soapbar II. I thought the stock pickups were good, but the guitar jumped to another level with the Seymour Duncans. Like all SDs I've heard or owned, the word 'open' is the one you keep coming back to. They have huge clarity but don't sound laser like hi fi. They are broad, you could say fat, but some have great detail in the sound. With all due respect to Gibson, I'm sure their pickups are good solid stuff. But Seymour Duncan only makes pickups he doesn't have to be a jack of all trades. I wish I'd been able to get mine for $50 a piece - I won't tell you what I paid, but here in the UK we end up paying parity dollar for pound, after tax, import costs etc. The actual exchange rate which should be in our favour just doesn't apply on American products. I have fitted Seymour Duncan pickups on several of my guitars - single coils, humbuckers as well as the P90s, and never regretted a single one of them. I say you can buy with confidence, so go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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