Want the focused mid bite and unique attack of a P-90, but have an instrument routed for humbuckers? You need a humbucker sized P90 Phat Cat Set. The Phat Cat is a true single-coil P90 Soapbar retrofitted under a humbucker cover for use in humbucker-equipped guitars. This pickup was originally developed in the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop for Hamer Guitars, but eventually the demand became so great that it was moved to regular production.
The Phat Cats give you all the authentic grit and growl that you’d expect from a great vintage P90 Soapbar in the bridge position, and the authentic P90 bounce and sparkle in the neck position. Chords have bright, ringing harmonic overtones while solos have that classic P90 cut and edge. Two Alnico 2 bar magnets are used to give you more sustain and a compressed attack, while the metal covers provide more shielding and noise reduction than standard soapbar covers.
Other appointments include a nickel silver bottom plate, single-conductor braided hookup wire and vacuum wax potting for squeal free operation. The neck model is RW/RP, reverse wind reverse polarity, from the bridge pickup to provide noiseless operation when used together. The Phat Cat humbucker size P90 pickups are hand built in Santa Barbara, CA.
Features
- Focused mid bite and unique attack of a P-90 routed for humbuckers
- True single-coil P90 Soapbar retrofitted under a humbucker cover
- Authentic grit and growl of a great vintage P90 Soapbar
- Bounce and sparkle in the neck position
- Chords have bright, ringing harmonic overtones
- Two Alnico 2 bar magnets are used to give you more sustain and a compressed attack
- Metal covers provide more shielding and noise reduction
- Nickel silver bottom plate
- Single-conductor braided hookup wire and vacuum wax potting for squeal free operation
- Hand Built in California