Mini-humbuckers - praise and questions

[cheezemaster]

After months of trying to find the right P-90 for my LP Deluxe, I've come full-circle and put the stock mini-hums back in. Turns out I love 'em. Great snarl and bite and they just seem "right" for the guitar.

My only qualm is that the pickups don't seem to be calibrated and the neck overpowers the bridge. It would be nice to have a little bit more warmth and output from the bridge.

The Seymourized mini-hum sounds like it would be cool, but it's Firebird-style and I don't know if it can be mounted in the Deluxe pickup ring. It also doesn't have adjustable poles and has that stamped "S" logo (which i'm not wild about). Likewise, Dimarzio mini-hums are also Firebird-style.

Does anyone make Deluxe-style mini hums that are hotter than stock? Any reccomendations?

[Zhangliqun]

The Custom Shop will make you whatever you want, though it'll be a little pricey.

[Curly]

what about the Antiquity minis? they're Gibson style, with the poles

[Zhangliqun]

8.1k on the bridge for the Antiquity, that would do the trick -- assuming it's #42 wire and I think it is.

[Benjy_26]

you can mount the SM mini's in a ring for a Deluxe with no problems, BTW.

[cheezemaster]

you can mount the SM mini's in a ring for a Deluxe with no problems, BTW.

Cool, thanks! That's good to know. I just wish, for aesthetic reasons, it had poles and didn't have the "S".

[Benjy_26]

You know, I bought a Gibson mini to putf in my Alleykat for the same awsthetic reasons you mentioned. After trying the SM-1 in the neck one day out of curiosity, I chucked the Gibson mini and got another SM-1. From 10 feet away, you can't see the S.