what is the actual model number of the SD p90 used in the bridge spot on Hamer Jr's? thanks

[neastguy]

just trying to determine the model

[kizanski]

I think that's the "Used to have a Duncan in here" model.

[MCChris]

Don't listen to him. ^^^

It's the "Jol picked it, so it's the absolute wrong choice for the guitar" model.

[kizanski]

No, no wait... I remember now.

It's the "I think I have one in the parts drawer" model

[kizanski]

Then when you sell the guitar, it's the "Included in the case pocket" model.

[kizanski]

I've also seem them referred to as the "Hang your kid's fingerprint art on the refrigerator" model.
But I don't have kids.

[HamerHokie]

Didn't Greg remove the stock SD P90 and put in a Rio Grande P90?

To answer the original question, it was probably an SD Custom P90, which is what they put in the bridge position of all their P90 guitars.  Ceramic magnet, very hot, 16k impedance.

Edited May 23, 2022 by HamerHokie

[neastguy]

ok...   I guess I'll try the wolftone meaner 90 then..  they are on sale

[Frogburger]

1 hour ago, neastguy said:

ok...   I guess I'll try the wolftone meaner 90 then..  they are on sale

That's what's been in mine for a couple weeks now, since the Greg-approved Rio Grande died in its sleep. I much prefer the Wolfetone.

And yes, there was a SD pickup in the case when I got the guitar. I never got to try it, but if it was the same model as what was in my '94 Special, I don't regret it.

[VECTOR]

19 hours ago, HamerHokie said:

Didn't Greg remove the stock SD P90 and put in a Rio Grande P90?

To answer the original question, it was probably an SD Custom P90, which is what they put in the bridge position of all their P90 guitars.  Ceramic magnet, very hot, 16k impedance.

Thanks for the info! Now I know why I love mine, it really rocks so there is no need to swap. 

[tbonesullivan]

On 5/23/2022 at 3:34 PM, HamerHokie said:

Didn't Greg remove the stock SD P90 and put in a Rio Grande P90?

To answer the original question, it was probably an SD Custom P90, which is what they put in the bridge position of all their P90 guitars.  Ceramic magnet, very hot, 16k impedance.

Is it that high? The one I took out of my Special was just under 15K, and their website says 14.6.

I remember the old copy SD used to have, and the "Vintage" P90 has an A5 Magnet, while the "Hot" P90 has a small Ceramic Bar magnet. The "Custom" has a freakin brick of a magnet which is why the output is so beastly.

The neck pickup should be the "Hot" P90.  Not bad pickups at all, but if you want to play something that isn't "Mississippi Queen", changing out the pickups can help.

[Jack C]

The hot Duncan isn’t so bad. In fact, it’s great in some guitars. My SG classic need a little more and I replaced the stock Gibsons with p90s that had been pulled from a Hamer.  Much better in that guitar.  Brian Baker uses that Custom p90 in his ‘50s Juniors. If it’s good enough for Brian Fucking Baker, it’s good enough for me.  

[Dutchman]

21 hours ago, neastguy said:

ok...   I guess I'll try the wolftone meaner 90 then..  they are on sale

Great sounding P90!

[chromium]

On 5/23/2022 at 10:35 AM, neastguy said:

just trying to determine the model

19 hours ago, tbonesullivan said:

I remember the old copy SD used to have, and the "Vintage" P90 has an A5 Magnet, while the "Hot" P90 has a small Ceramic Bar magnet. The "Custom" has a freakin brick of a magnet which is why the output is so beastly.

I believe that the model numbers for the above are:

• Vintage -> SP90-1
• Hot -> SP90-2
• Custom -> SP90-3

There's a n/b suffix to designate neck or bridge position.

I've had a couple Hamers w/the "Custom" model P90s, and I didn't care for that sound. A bit too hot/overwound for my taste.

My '67 batwing SG Jr. came to me with a SP90-1, and that pickup sounds fantastic to me in that guitar.

Haven't tried the "Hot" version...

[veatch]

I think the default (at least in the Korina p90) was SP90-3 in the bridge and SP90-2 in the neck. When I got my CO, I think Jol must have saw my P90 comparison page (I leaned towards the more vintage P90 pups), because he put an SP90-2 in the bridge and an SP90-1 in the neck. Much better match for that guitar, IMFO, but I wasn't going for Mississippi Queen...  I still ended up swapping them out for a pair of Fralins, but I did appreciate the attention to detail on that. 

[Hamer95USA]

I had the original Seymour Duncan Hot (neck) & Custom (bridge) P-90 pickups that was factory installed in my '93 Special. It's my first guitar with a set of P-90 pickups. I liked the sound, but couldn't deal with the noise when I play it through my amp with high gain without having to use a noise gate pedal. I bought a set of Mojotone Hot Quiet Coil P-90 pickups and installed it in the guitar. Much better sound, no noise when driving the amp at high gain. 

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[Jakeboy]

When I had my Korina Special JR, I found that if I rolled off the Custom’s volume to around “6” I could approximate a vintage p90. I cycled a few p90s in that guitar and found the winner…a Gibson a custom Shop model that Murkat had several examples of.  It was perfect. 
P90s can be so sweet and mean. I wound rather have them under wound than overwound. I have never heard a bridge p90 NOT snarl and growl when you want it to.