Humbucker-Sized 56 SB90 Firebird From the first hot-rodded s-types

From the first hot-rodded s-types that inspired the plethora of custom designed “super-strats” that were an 80s hard rock mainstay

midrange content and richness of a carefully selected Humbucker can serve as a wonderful ally to a poised set of singlecoils

Our much-loved 56 SB90 set but housed in standard humbucker sized covers

Maintaining our typical goal of clarity

He wanted to put a double tele neck pickup in a project guitar of his that was also getting one of our BroadFIVE0 Set pickups in the bridge

Humbucker-Sized 56 SB90 Firebird From the first hot-rodded s-typesOur much loved 56 SB90 set but housed in standard humbucker sized covers. This style of pickup may sound like a simple size change but unfortunately the decreased width of the humbucker route means its not an easy task. In order to compensate for the change in bobbin dimensions we employ a few little tricks and tweaks to get as close as we possibly can to the soapbar dogear version.