Lindy Fralin Pickups - Pure PAF vs. the new Hum Canceling P-90's

In this video, famed guitar pickup winder Lindy Fralin personally demonstrates a set of his new Pure PAF replacement pickups against a set of his new Hum Canceling P-90 Replacements. Of the Pure PAF, Lindy has said "This is my favorite humbucker." He winds these to 7.5k in the neck position and 8k in the bridge and then hand-weakens the magnets to soften the treble and smooth the grind. They are clean and articulate with very good note separation. The parts used look like real PAFs and the tone is as close as you can get. These are not recommended for guitars where a coil-tap is needed.

The Les Paul Special in this video features the new Fralin Hum Canceling P-90. This 2 coil pickup has the big midrange and the bright wound strings of the original P-90's. The stock set sounds the most like real "50's" P-90's. 5% under makes a very clean set and the 5% over makes a darker set. (Lindy's favorite is the "Stock" set).

This comparison is not scientific but it was recorded in a controlled environment with virtually no enhancement. The signal path for this demo was as follows:
Guitar, VVT Lindy Fralin model amp with 1/15", SM57 mic'ed about 18" off the grill cloth, RNC Compressor, Mackie XDR preamp, Apogee Duet, Logic Pro on a Macbook Pro. The signal was recorded dry although a very slight amount of compression was added to reduce clipping and a slight plate reverb was added in Logic Pro for spatial enhancement. Otherwise the sound you hear is the pure, unaltered sound of the pickups through the amp with the volume set on about "3". Learn more about these pickups at www.fralinpickups.com

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[EuropeFactor]

Are the hum-cancelling P90's hum-cancelling only in the middle position, or in all 3 positions?

[VirtualWoodshed]

@EuropeFactor

They are hum cancelling in all three positions.

[thatguy1957]

Are the Hum Canceling P-90's the same height as normal P-90's or are they taller? I can't seem to find info on dimensions. Sounds awesome though. :)

[VirtualWoodshed]

Yep, I'm about 99% sure they fit under a normal P-90 cover, but you may want to call Lindy to confirm before ordering. Thanks, Brian Williams

[alvaritooooooooo]

What brand of guitar is that LP Special? It looks awesome

[VirtualWoodshed]

It was built by Tommy Rodriguez in Richmond, VA. Tom builds about 15 guitars a year. Check this out to learn more: virtualwoodshed[dot]com/tommy-­rodriguez/

[peterbilt1101]

Can you guys PLEASE post a vid of the P-92's and Twangmasters??? Trying to decide between the two for my tele thinline. THANKS!!!!

[billville111]

Thanks for the demos Lindy -

Sometime, could you use a medium or hard pic for some aggressive attack to see what that sounds like on clean?

I''m buying a set of Vintage Hots this weekend .

Thanks Bill

[jordantothesmith]

What pot value was used with those noiseless p90's? 500k or 1meg?

[AllenPinchloaf]

Wow These pickups are off the map.Voiced by the master ear.That be you Lindy!!!

[sirvidia]

yo, can someone tell me what is that vibrato on LP special? thanks

[Kingddd333]

@justjoe032 Don't know but it doesn't seem comfortable about its body

[DjLegoLas1]

hey! can you tell me please what hum-canceling is???

[aektzis91]

hey, would you recommend a p90 bridge/humbucker neck combination? i like the idea of a fat neck sound and a biting bridge tone.

if the relative dc resistance was 8.5k (bridge) and 7.2k (neck) would i have any output issues?

[CodyCEngdahl]

Wow! Everything Lindy Fralin sounds awesome! I like the P90's best though.

[justjoe032]

what is that huge back plate on the lp? ewww

[micmoable]

liked both guitar sounds--but the p-90's had a darker tone I liked

[freepatriot]

I had no idea Lindy was such a tasty player.

Pickups sound great, man.