'56 Quiet Coil P-90 Soapbar Pickup

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$149.95 to $299.95
SKU: S3P90700
Weight: 0.45 lb

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Vintage P-90's from the '50s were very special because of their vocal and dynamic qualities, with bold highs that breathe with clarity. The only problem was the 60-cycle hum and for today's player, 60-cycle hum can be unbearable at times. Mojotone's patent-applied-for '56 Quiet Coil hum-cancelling P-90 delivers all of that vintage goodness of a coveted 1956 P-90 without ever compromising tone or feel.

Our approach was very simple, to make a P-90 pickup that sounds like a real vintage P-90 without the hum. ‘56 Quiet Coil™ P-90 pickups are passive and only use the parts and materials found in original vintage 1956 P-90 pickups. Vintage spec 42 gauge coil wire, lower Gauss Alnico magnets, adjustable polepieces, and vintage braided leads.

No PC boards, batteries, stacked coils, or anything else associated with other hum-canceling pickups were used in our design. The result is simply the most pure and authentic P-90 tone possible, with absolutely no loss of true single coil P-90 tone. Cranked, they are big and bold with a classic grind that pulsates with the amplifier like a sophisticated sounding P-90. Roll back the volume to get a sweet clean tone of a vintage P-90 without losing clarity or treble.

Quiet Coil Design Features:

  • Consistent scatterwound coils for that handwound tone, sensitivity, and clarity.
  • Vintage formulated Alnico magnet cores with lower Gauss levels like an aged vintage P-90 pickup.
  • Vintage braided leads for easy push-back soldering.
  • No routing modifications are required to fit shallow vintage routs like the taller stacked hum-cancelling designs.
  • Less parts are used to build the Quiet Coils compared to other designs. Like a vintage P-90 pickup, they are SIMPLE!

Bridge: Matches output of 8.6K vintage P-90. (DCR will read about 13.3K)
Neck: Matches output of 8K vintage P-90. (DCR will read about 12.5K)
Magnet: Alnico 5
Lead: Vintage 1-Conductor
Potted: Yes

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6/5/2025 1:35 am

Mojotone for the win, again!

by JAL

I really wanted a P90 gold top, but couldn't find one, so I ended up with one that had mini humbuckers in it. I decided to replace them with a set of soapbar '56 Quiet Coil P90's and they sound fantastic (just like all the other pickups of theirs that I've purchased)! It's now my favorite of the 30+ guitars that I own.

10/28/2024 8:08 am

big roar, no noise

by Daniel the repair guy

Recently bought a set of '56 QUIET COIL P-90's and must say, they are tremendous. I'm a pro player and have had many guitars equipped with P-90's and have held off buying HB P-90's due to the reputed lack of true P-90 tone. You guys nailed it once again. Thanks Mojotone!