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Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:52 pm
by Barry Daniels
My son and I recently re-equipped a previously assembled Stew-Mac archtop guitar kit with new hardware and electronics, going fairly high quality. We replaced the Chinese humbuckers with a pair of Mojotone '56 Quite Coil P-90s that sound amazing. The guitar has turned into my son's new favorite.

Re: Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:16 pm
by Barry Daniels
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Re: Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:28 am
by Bob Francis
That is stunning!

Re: Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:43 pm
by Matthew Lau
Looks nice

Re: Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:48 pm
by Darrel Friesen
Nice!

Re: Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:35 pm
by Jim McConkey
Love the translucent blue!

Re: Upgrading a cheap archtop kit with P-90s

Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:11 pm
by Barry Daniels
That was done with a bottle of blue die that I had acquired back in the 1980’s. I couldn’t believe that it was still good.