StewMac Parsons Street Soapbar P-90 Pickups – StewMac

StewMac Parsons Street Soapbar P-90 Pickups

We went deep and recreated the most accurate versions we could of this timeless pickup design. From the coil wire to the material of the magnet and bobbin, these are a tone time machine!

Designed by tone experts
Our own Erick Coleman tracked down priceless original P-90s sets and meticulously studied the materials and construction that gives these pickups their truly timeless tone. It may be a simple design, but unlocking those secrets gave us some of the best sounding P-90s on the market.

Powering early Gibson® Les Paul® Goldtops, SGs®, and countless other guitars, P-90s have a tone that can carry a jazz band or cut through a stack of Marshalls. The Alnico 5 magnets have a tone that’s bright and glassy, with great mid-range punch, and clear, smooth bass.

We build them like they used to!
Named for the famous Kalamazoo street where the original P-90 was born, we preserve that lineage in every pickup. The bobbin is vintage-style black plastic with original-style enameled coil wire and unpotted for an authentic, slightly grittier sound.

By player request—all the tone and no hum!
The neck position is reverse wound/reverse polarity (RWRP) for hum cancellation in the middle position. For vintage non-hum-canceling wiring, use two “original” bridge pickups.

Direct replacement design
StewMac Parsons Street P-90s are direct replacements in Gibson® Les Paul® Juniors, SG® Juniors, and SG® Specials, plus archtop and semi-hollowbody Gibsons® made for P-90s. And they’re great choices for giving your next custom guitar that raw vintage tone.

Specifications

• Medium output single-coil pickup
• Polepiece spread: 1.970″ (50mm) (neck and bridge)
• Plain enamel 42 AWG coil wire
• Unpotted like the originals
• Alnico 5 magnets
• Original-spec nickel-plated polepiece screws
• Single-conductor braided shield lead wires

Output

• Neck and bridge positions: 8.3K ohm range

Dimensions

• Length: 3.366″ (85.5mm)
• Width: 1.38″ (35mm)

Want a different P-90 tone? Try our Modern Soapbar P-90 Pickups. They’re designed with contemporary players in mind.  

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