Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker
Are you still searching for that noiseless P90 tone that sounds like a real P90? Your search has ended: introducing the Fralin Hum Cancelling P90. With a unique coil design and magnet structure, the Fralin Hum Cancelling P90 provides a versatile, hum-free tone that cleans up and gets dirty, with plenty of articulation and clarity. Read more to find your guitar’s real voice:
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Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker FEATURES:
The Fralin Hum Cancelling P90 is one of the best-selling models we make, and it’s easy to see why. Genuine P90 tone and dead-quiet performance? What’s not to love?
Whether you play Rock, Jazz, Country, R&B, or Funk, you will undoubtedly stand out in the mix with the pronounced pick attack, crystal-clear lows, and round highs. And the best part? Zero hum, with Humbucker looks! Available in multiple cover options, you can rest assured knowing you can get the Fralin P90 tone in any guitar you have, with the looks you desire.
- Noiseless P90 operation with Gibson® Humbucker Size
- Lindy Fralin Original Design: True P90 Tone, No Hum
- Multiple Outputs available for fine-tuning your Pickup’s voice
- Strong and bold – lots of midrange and snarl
- USA-made Neodymium Magnets for aggressive tone and output
- Compensated Bridge for even volume across all pickups
- Adjustable USA-Made Steel Pole pieces for fine-tuning string balance
- Hand-wound with our “Sectioning” technique for unique, dynamic tone
- Hand-built for unrivaled quality control
- Backed by our 10-Year Warranty on manufacturing defects
- Risk-Free 30-day exchange policy
Sound
Tonal Graph for Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker:
The tone graph below for our Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker features Lows, Midrange, Highs, and general Output.
Attack: Stiff & Percussive
There are a few ways to cancel out the hum in a pickup. Some manufacturers feature a “stacked” coil design, which we believe leads to a lifeless and dull tone that lacks character. Lindy’s Hum Cancelling P90 features a Side-by-side coil design that is not stacked and attains a more accurate P90 tone that actually sounds like a P90.
Expect a vintage-voiced P90 tone, with a slightly thicker midrange and rounder highs. This pickup will undoubtedly push your amp hard and provide that snarly midrange and top-end “bark” we have come to expect from a P90. Suitable for many music styles, this pickup can scream and clean up nicely for jazz or blues.
Going even further, you can customize your tone by selecting Overwound and Underwound options. By overwinding a pickup, the tone gets thicker, darker, and dirtier. By underwinding a pickup, the pickup gets clearer and more articulate.
Speaking of versatility, are you looking for a jazzier tone? We can use Alnico 6 Magnets to taper the highs even more and offer you a softer sound. Are you searching for a cleaner and more Fender sparkle? Check out our Alnico Rod Version that features Alnico Rods for a Fender-type sparkle.
Listen to our friend Mike Hermans play our Hum Cancelling P90, only in a soapbar format. Same guts, different looks.
Our manufacturing process allows us to achieve unparalleled quality control.
Hum-Cancelling P90s consists of 100% USA-Made parts, including a precision injection mold, USA-Made Steel Screws, and Neodymium magnets. We use aggressive USA-Made Neodymium magnets to make this model scream. Each bobbin is carefully inspected and cleaned before winding.
We wind each pickup by hand, one at a time, using our proprietary “Sectioning” technique, which gives the pickup a sweet, clear tone. Finally, we wax-pot the pickup to prevent microphonics and preserve the pickup for years to come.
Sizing
Lead Color Codes
See below for our Lead color codes. For help with matching to other manufacturers, check out this resource here.
Gibson Braided Lead:
2-Conductor Lead:
Tech Specs
See below for the estimated DCR and Polarity Information for our Hum-Cancelling P90 - Humbucker.
| SPECIFICATION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Neck Ohm Reading (Stock): | 15.5K* 1 |
| Bridge Ohm Reading (Stock): | 16.8K* 1 |
| Neck Polarity: | Reversible with 2-Conductor Lead |
| Bridge Polarity: | Reversible with 2-Conductor Lead |
| Magnets: | USA-Made Bonded Neodymium |
| Wire: | USA-Made 43-Gauge Single Poly Nylon |
| Bobbin Material: | USA-Made Nylon Injection Mold |
| Recommended Pot Value: | 500K |
| String Spacing: | 50mm |
| Humbucker Leg Depth: | USA-Made Nickel Silver |
| Baseplate & Cover Material: | USA-Made Nickel Silver |
| Recommended Cap Value: | 0.02mfd 2 |
More Information:
1 Ohm Readings can vary due to a multitude of factors, including ambient temperature, multimeter calibration, different wire batches, and other factors. Due to this, ohm readings are approximate. Learn more about Ohm Readings here.
2 We recommend a 0.02mfd Cap Value on most guitar and bass pickups. The exception is a Magic Cap, which Lindy prefers on the Bridge Pickup of Fender® guitars only. Learn More about Caps Here.
* Due to the unique design of this pickup, ohm readings aren't very helpful. Our Stock Set is close to the Vintage P90 output.
Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker FAQ's
General FAQs
Here are quick answers to common questions we get:
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What Ohm Readings does your Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker have?
Navigate to our Tech Specs tab for complete Ohm Readings and more useful information.
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Will this pickup fit my instrument?
Check our "Sizing" tab for the size of the pickup. No Sizing tab? Check under the product image gallery for dimensions.
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Is your Lead Time of 3-4 Weeks accurate?
It really depends on the shop capacity at the moment, and the size of your order. Feel free to give us a call for an accurate lead time. We always try to underpromise and overdeliver.
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What pickup height do you recommend setting your Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbuckers to?
Our recommended Pickup Height is 1/8" (3.175mm) on the Bass Side and 1/16"( 1.5875mm) on the Treble Side. Measure by holding the corresponding side down at its highest fret and measure from the bottom of the string to the top of the pole piece.
Featured Reviews
Reviews we worked hard for, and are proud of
I put this in the bridge of my Gibson ES-339, and it gave me the additional snap and clarity I was looking for, while still maintaining a nice fat mid and bottom. I use this with an Alnico noiseless P-90 in the neck, and this is a very versatile set-up! Fine job, Lindy!
Awesome sounding pickup!
I put these in a Wildwood Select 2020 Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s. The original humbuckers, to my ear, sounded a bit dark and muddy. Now with these P-90s the guitar SMOKES!
Love it.
I’ve been playing guitar for about 30 years now. I can honestly say I’ve not had this much fun in a long time just playing. This pickup (I purchased the bridge) is so organic and open, cleans up well, and has an Amazing overdriven tone. I’ve had it for over a month and I’m still blown away. I told myself no more guitars this year, but I want another project guitar just to drop in a set of these now!
Excellent pickups. Installing them on my Gibson 336 was easy. They are perfect, quiet and add that bit of snap and brightness that I was missing on the original pickups. Thanks for a great product.
These are incredible! My guitar has never sounded better- the feeling is more dynamic, cleaner, fuller, all the good adjectives.
I love these pickups!
I installed a Hum-Cancelling P-90 in the bridge and a P-92 in the neck of an Epiphone LP. The pickups sound open, clear and detailed when the settings on the amp and guitar are dialed back. Turn up the volume and things start getting interesting — a little bite and attitude, but still clear. Add gain to the amp and an overdrive pedal and they get dirty, even filthy, without losing definition when strumming a chord. The sound is exactly what I was looking/hoping for.
The pickups are definitely worth the price and the wait time for delivery.
These are fantastic pick-ups; they went into a Gibson ES 339, and boy, what a difference in the sound. Played thru my”95 Matchless lightning 15 or a Carr Mini Mercury, I am in tone heaven, Now, I have your pick-ups in 3 of my guitars (Tele, Strat & Les Paul) and can’t say enough about them, But, the P-90’s are something else, It’s hard to put the guitar down because it sounds so good!, Lindy hit it out of the ball park with these guys.
I love these pickups. I put them in a T-style partscaster (replacing a set of Duncan P-Rails) and a Yamaha RS620, and they’re damn near perfect to my ears. They cover everything from sweet articulate cleans to grinding metal adjacency, and they’re dead quiet. 5% overwind on the bridge, and .0022mfd tone cap (that’s not an extra zero – it’s one step up from the magic cap, and I’m digging it).
Buy them.