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Z-90™
Large single coil pickups can have a wider tonal range than humbuckers and many players prefer the "spank", or wider dynamic range of single coils. Our Z-90 is the Original humbucker-size single coil pickup, and will drop right into your stock humbucker routing and mounting rings, with no modifications to the guitar.
The Z-90 matched set uses two completely different pickups for the neck and bridge positions. The oversize pole pieces provide a higher output and richer bass response, and allow for string bending without loss of output. The neck pickup uses an oversize magnet structure to tighten up the fat bass response. The bridge pickup uses a special bobbin and winding technique to allow 30% more turns to balance the neck pickup with an even hotter output, and give you a huge, fat sound with incredible range, punch, and clarity. |
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'Open' sound. Big, expressive tone that you can adjust from 'smokey' to 'crisp' by changing the height adjustment. Z-90’s drop right into standard mounting rings to allow height adjustment and easy retro-fitting to any humbucker type guitar. The Z-90's oversized pole pieces will accommodate both Gibson and Fender string spacing and just about anything else in the neighborhood. So replace them pesky humbuckers with the ULTIMATE single coil tone! | |
| User Comments | Z-90 Direct price for black or cream top is $100 add $10 for pearl or tortoise |
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I had the Z-90 installed just days before I recorded 'Good Dog, Happy Man', and got sucked into its big, full sound. I wound up using it on every song.
Bill Frisell I think he likes his Vintage Plus Tele pickups, too. ...those pickups that I put in my Tele KILL -- they totally transformed that guitar. |
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While we're at it, here's a totally cool guitar Henry Kaiser had made with three tortoise shell Z-90's. And it has matching tortoise binding. Nice huh?
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Vintage Plus Humbuckers
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• V+ Neck
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• V+ Bridge
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The Classic Humbuckers are a unique design, not another PAF clone, but 'better', according Vintage Guitar Magazine's 'PAF' Shootout. The HD Classics once again came out on top, after comparing some two-dozen PAF's from every other maker, including a set of 'real' $1000 Gibson 1950's PAFs. Classic Humbuckers have the look of traditional vintage pickups, but are completely re-designed using our Vintage Plus construction to produce a wider, fat, response and increased dynamic range that's more expressive than ordinary humbuckers. The neck and bridge models are completely separate dedicated designs to maximize tone and response for each position. These pickups are specifically wound for use with either nickle or gold covers and are designed to optimize the tonal effect of those covers. Please note they should NOT be converted from covered to uncovered versions. All the Vintage Plus Classics feature greater clarity and improved balance when compared to familiar aftermarket pickups. They are fatter than most, but remain cleaner and more articulate at the same time, with better balance and separation between strings. They are internally balanced between the bass and treble strings and the four conductor cable allows coil tapping/splitting for an even wider range of custom tones. All our humbuckers have the string spacing optimized to match the neck and bridge positions and will accommodate either Gibson or Fender string spacing. Classic Neck • The perfect neck humbucker. Full, clear, expressive tone with tighter bass and better balance than any old 'unpatented' pickup. Great for solo playing and it matches your bridge pickup and amp settings better. Classic Bridge • Rich, high-output bridge pickup, with a very 'Open' sound. Big, expressive tone that you can adjust from 'smokey' to 'crisp' by changing the height adjustment. ...more punch and range than any humbucker should legally carry. |
| Vintage Plus Humbucker Direct price is $170 with nickle cover and $175 with gold cover |
| VP-90 Direct price is $100 |
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