Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker

True P90 Tone, No Hum, Humbucker Size

$175$350

  • Hum-Cancelling
  • Thick & Versatile
  • Unique Appearance
  • Modern Output

Lindy Fralin Original Design

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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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Pickup Cover *

Choose how you would like your pickup to look with our USA-Made Nickel Silver covers. Covers are required on this model.

Gold Screws

Not needed for Gold Humbucker Covers, but if you want Gold Screws on Polished Nickel or Raw Nickel Covers, here they are!

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Notice

Due to the nature of Raw Nickel, Raw Nickel may contain slight cosemetic defects or abrasions.

Recommendation:

We recommend using 2-Conductor With Shield Lead when purchasing a single pickup. 2-Conductor lead allows you to reverse the phase should you have phase issues. Learn About Lead Choice

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Our commitment to quality is unwavering. We build our products to last and stand by our products and manufacturing process—period. We're so confident in the quality of our pickups that we offer a 10-year warranty against manufacturing defects. This warranty is our promise to you that you're investing in a high-quality, durable product that will stand the test of time.
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Our commitment to quality extends to the materials we use. We make all our pickups by hand, one at a time, in our small, humble shop in Richmond, VA, using 100% USA-made parts. This ensures we can build, wind, and assemble all our pickups with great care. We use only the best materials we can.
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Experience our exclusive 30-Day Exchange Program, designed to give you the peace of mind you deserve. It allows you to thoroughly test your pickups in your preferred environment, whether it's on stage or on the road. If you have doubts about your choice, just contact us. We will make it easy to exchange for a better set of pickups.

Pure P90 Tone, No Hum.

Want to learn more about our Hum-Cancelling P90 - Humbucker? Here's all the information you'll need:

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

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.

Note:
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.

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.

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About these Sound Clips:

All sound samples are played from Neck Position First and Bridge Position Last.

Tonal Graph For Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker:

The tonal graph below for our Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker features Lows, Midrange, Highs, and general Output.

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OUTPUT

Attack: Stiff & Percussive

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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

Gibson-Style instruments

Phase Reversible

Coil Splitting

Gibson Braided Lead
Only select Gibson Braided Lead if you install these pickups as a set into a Gibson-style instrument. Examples of a Gibson-style instrument are the Gibson Les Paul, 335, or Telecaster Deluxe. These guitars have two Volume Pots and two Tone Pots.

Note:

Gibson Braided lead is not intended for Telecasters with a Control Plate. If the braiding touches anything, it will short it out.

2-Conductor Lead

Phase Reversible

2 Conductor Lead Fralin Pickups
Choose a 2-Conductor Lead if you are buying a single pickup. Use this lead to connect the pickup to a Blade Switch, like in a Fender-style instrument. 2-Conductor allows you to reverse the phase of the pickup.

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

Additional Technical Info:

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.

Polarity Information:

Here's how we wind and magnetize our pickups:

This is a Hum Cancelling Pickup.

If you're buying a set from us, all pickups will work together seamlessly. If you're buying a single pickup, all you need to worry about is Coil Direction.

To ensure your pickup will work, make sure you select multiple leads (2-Conductor, 3-Conductor, or 4-Conductor if available), or the 3-Wire modification so you can reverse the coil direction, if need be.

Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker Dimensions:

Fralin Humbucker Dimensions

All Humbucker-Sized P90s have a 50mm string spacing

Customer Reviews

96 Genuine Reviews for Hum-Cancelling P90 – Humbucker

  1. Jay Azzolina

    Verified Purchase

    Hum canceling P-90 humbucker

    I’ve waited a few weeks to review these pickups as there haven’t been many gigs for me to really check them out due to COVID. After a nice duo gig this past weekend I’m very happy to report back with a big thumbs up. As Lindy says their clarity is front and center. Chords are crystal clear and single notes speak nicely without any high end shrill. At first, I thought the midrange bump was too prominent but I quickly changed that assessment. I think more jazz players should consider these pickups when shopping for a cleaner, clearer tone. Highly recommended

  2. Eugene Nikitin

    Verified Purchase

    Amazing sound!

    I’ve just changed my stock Gibson Burstbuckers 61 to Lindy Fralin’s hum-canceling p90 humbuckers. I didn’t expect such a dramatic difference! Clean sound is bright and even glassy, but when I hit overdrive pedal my Les Paul Standard turned to rage and squealing beast! Such a tone! Thank you guys for this piece of art under raw nickel plates!

  3. Lafayette Herring

    Verified Purchase

    P90 goodness with Hum-cancelling

    Just added 2 hum-canceling p90 to a flat-top Les Paul and they sound great. There is a huge range of tones/ variability across tone & volume controls. I have a single alnico p90 (no noise) in another guitar – love that as well, but it’s different. Both pickups really perform and differ as described on the website.

  4. Roger Stempky

    Verified Purchase

    Customer added no additional comments

  5. Robert Kaminski

    Verified Purchase

    Phenomenal!!!!

  6. Glen Kimura

    Verified Purchase

    My second purchase and not my last!!! Love the quality, customer service, and the TONE!!! Thank you!!!

  7. Dave Powlison

    Verified Purchase

    Awesome pickups. Huge improvement in the sound of my SG! Love it!

  8. Matthew Kendall

    Verified Purchase

    It’s only been a few days now since I had my pickups installed. I did a P90 (neck) and Modern PAF (bridge) combo into my Gibson ES-335. It’s the best I’ve ever heard this guitar. The P90 brings out this thick and clear punch that I never had in my guitar before. It works perfect for some Bluesy playing or kicking in some distortion and going full Punk, or even keeping it clean and playing some Ska. You won’t go wrong with this purchase. You can’t go wrong with any of Lindy’s pickups (IMHO). Well worth the money.

  9. Joseph Turano

    Verified Purchase

    Upgrade for Eastman AR371-wow!

    Made a dramatic difference in the sound to my ears. The guitar sounded very good with the stock pickup, so while I expected an improvement I wasn’t expecting this. The combination of greater clarity with a noticeable added warmth in all registers. I can’t overstate how pleased I am. Thank you, Lindy, and a very special thanks to Tyler who steered me towards this and patiently answered all my questions.

  10. Eyal Nahum

    Verified Purchase

    Amazing PUs!!! Clear and articulate but with a tremendous body and heft.

  11. Miguel V.

    Verified Purchase

    I exchanged a set of Fralin stock dogear p90’s for no-hums with a -5% in the neck and a stock bridge. The original p90’s went into a Casino Coupe with a 50’s harness and sounded tremendous however I wanted to see if the no-hum’s were an improvement. They are indeed slightly darker but if you take a -5% in the neck it compensates for the darkness, as a fully hollow body neck pickup is already dark. These sound tremendous and turned a cheap import guitar into a great guitar. I liked them so much I bought another pair of stock no-hums to put into an SG Standard with a 50’s harness and they also have made that guitar really great. The only hesitance I can see to buy these is price, and so it was for me, but once I heard them in action they completely justified their cost.

  12. John Currin

    Verified Purchase

    Great sounding P90’s. Replaced some dark sounding Humbuckers. Great improvement in tone. Just what I was looking for.

  13. Donnie Crump

    Verified Purchase

    Awesome P-90

    I had high hopes for this pickup and they were met. It sounds similar to a humbucker but with more clarity. Tuned down muted low E string sounds thunderous. Cleans are chimey but warm. Works great with heavy Doom voiced fuzz pedals.

  14. Jacob Lundgren

    Verified Purchase

    Amazing pickups! Put a standard set in my ’90s Epiphone Dot Deluxe and it rips now! Very articulate and clear but they bite when my Princeton Reverb is cranked. My first P90s so I can’t compare to any others but I am very satisfied. My first purchase from Fralin and I don’t think it will be my last.

  15. Mike Vissiere

    Verified Purchase

    Fantastic P90’s!
    I absolutely love these pickups! Great dynamics when using your volume, clean up extremely well, and just bite when turned all the way up! Love em…

  16. Javier Miqueleiz

    Verified Purchase

    Articulated. Powerful. Growling.
    Replacing the stock humbuckers from a 2007 Standard LP, never quite bonded with them because they were muddy but the guitar was a dream to play.
    This Fralins were a breath of fresh air. The clean tones are insane (and with 0 noise) and reacts very good to ODs, Fuzzes and distortion pedals.

    I will buy again.

  17. Kevin Blank

    Verified Purchase

    Just what I needed
    I wanted something just a little fat and rare in the bridge position. This fit the bill perfectly without adding noise to my rig.

  18. Lawrence Thompson

    My build morphed into no hum P-90s at neck and bridge, std wind, and split blade blues in the middle with a std 5 way switch. I am so in love. I’ve got blues, strat and tele twang covered in one instrument (or at least variations of those tones that please my ear)! Custom pickguard & wood parts from Warmoth.

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