Seymour Duncan Announces the P-90 Stack®
 April 27, 1999
Santa
Barbara, California -The resurgence of swing and rock-a-billy music has
spurred renewed interest in the P-90 single-coil pickup. Originally introduced
in the 1940s, it's enjoying new popularity. The tone is somewhere in between
a traditional single-coil and a humbucker. It's got bite and warmth and
drive. And, unfortunately, hum. That is, until now.
Seymour Duncan already offers
five different P-90 single-coil models in their extensive product line.
So why would the Santa Barbara-based pickup giant add yet another model?
Simple. Unlike other single-coil P-90s, Duncan's latest offering is a
true humbucker in a P-90 package. Using Duncan's patented Stack® technology
together with adjustable pole pieces, the guitarist can now obtain get
great P-90 tone in a studio-quiet pickup.
"The pickup sounds great! And you don't have to deal with the 60-cycle
hum found in true single coils," according to Seymour W. Duncan,
the company's chairman. "This is especially important in the studio
and around fluorescent lights and computer monitors, or playing live in
venues with older wiring." The P-90 Stack directly retrofits many
P-90-routed guitars with little or no modification, and offers the guitarist
an extensive pallet of tone options. Using four-conductor cable, the same
pickup can be wired in series mode for higher output and a fatter tone;
parallel mode for a more traditional P-90 tone; and split mode for true
single-coil tone.
The P-90 Stack is hand-built in Seymour Duncan's Santa Barbara, California
facility and comes packaged with all required mounting hardware including
a vintage-correct black or cream cover, and a detailed schematic for the
various wiring options.
For more information, contact Seymour Duncan at http://www.seymourduncan.com
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