Question Humbucker Sized P90 in a Silo

[peterd79]

Ive been toying with the idea of placing a humbucker sized P90 in my standard silo.... has anyone done this? How were the results- what did you use?

this was my thoughts on the new config

P90 - hum sized (Neck)

single coil stacked (mid)

P90 - hum sized (bridge)


thoughts? am i crazy?

 

[browndog]

I will be of no help whatsoever cause I have no idea.

If no butchery is needed than you’ll have a unique Silo.

 

[threeminutesboy]

I did on an ASS and the results were very good. I'd recommend the phat cat from seymour duncan

I would go

1 Bridge
2 Bridge & Middle
3 Bridge & Neck
4 Neck and Middle
5 Neck

reversible mod on the silo get a new pickguard and swap that's the beauty of this guitar

 

[LawDaddy]

+1 on the Phat Cats. Also, the P-Rails are getting some positive reviews, they can be switched single coil, P-90, or humbucking.

 

[peterd79]

+1 on the Phat Cats. Also, the P-Rails are getting some positive reviews, they can be switched single coil, P-90, or humbucking.

oh man... i this as the complete option and if it could be wired to give the option of all three... oh man... this could be the cats meow... Law if it worked i'd have to let ya check er out as i'm in Rocklin... Swwwwweeeetttness! i'm so stoked

 

[wolfbone07]

I've used Phat Cats and Bluesbuckers (looks like a humbucker, sounds mostly like a P90) with good results.

 

[andynpeters]

I did on an ASS and the results were very good. I'd recommend the phat cat from seymour duncan

I would go

1 Bridge
2 Bridge & Middle
3 Bridge & Neck
4 Neck and Middle
5 Neck

reversible mod on the silo get a new pickguard and swap that's the beauty of this guitar

Do the PhatCats fit the ASS without woodwork? I've thought about another ASS but MM90 ones are hard to find & I don't like the look of the zebra humbuckers.

 

[threeminutesboy]

yep no wood work but a lot of work on the pup itself to let it fit in the space

 

[straycat113]

Real nice job Threeminute.

 

[andynpeters]

yep no wood work but a lot of work on the pup itself to let it fit in the space

Like what?? Any links to the process?
That guitar looks 100% better than a standard ASS in my opinion, the pickup covers give it a much more "finished" look.......I appreciate I'm in a minority here.

 

[threeminutesboy]

you are not a minority I will has cover to my ASS piezo in a very near future so stay tune

assuming the cover will not change the sound of the humbuckers

 

[telemike]

P-Rails in a SUB-1 someday for me

 

[GuitarHack]

Like what?? Any links to the process?
That guitar looks 100% better than a standard ASS in my opinion, the pickup covers give it a much more "finished" look.......I appreciate I'm in a minority here.

+3 on the Phat Cats...in the right guitar. I put them in an ash guitar, and they were very nice. Tried them in basswood...not so much.

The only mod I had to make to get them to replace Dimarzios was to grind off the mounting flange corners on the Phat Cats...they're square and don't fit into the top-mounted semi-circular cutouts shown in the pic. I'm not sure about the mounting cutouts in a Silo.

 

[LawDaddy]

oh man... i this as the complete option and if it could be wired to give the option of all three... oh man... this could be the cats meow... Law if it worked i'd have to let ya check er out as i'm in Rocklin... Swwwwweeeetttness! i'm so stoked

I haven't tried them myself, but a lot of guys on the Les Paul forums swear by them. I put DiMarzio 36ths PAFs in my Super Sport and and happy with it.