Praise Him with the vintage single coil! Praise Him with the menacing black hex screw metalhead bucker! Praise Him with the twangy Tele* bridge and the warm woody jazzbucker with gold cover! Praise him with the buzzing P90 and the quiet mini! Let everything that has a magnetic field praise the Lord! --- Psalm 150 (paraphrased, of course)
SALE EXTENDED indefinitely due to continued great response. But the guillotine will come down without warning -- MWA-HA-HA-HA!!!...
- Regular wind humbuckers $20 off ($70 each)
- Pure Handwounds $20 off ($130 each)
- Soapbar P90's $15 off ($65 each)
- Dogear P90's $15 off ($75 each)
- Strats $10 off ($60 each)
- Teles $10 off ($55 to $70 each, depending on model)
- Mini PAF's $15 off ($105 each)
- Firebird/Deluxe Mini $15 off ($85 each)
Pronounced: JONG-bucker (rhymes with "long")
a.k.a.
The Guitar Whisperer
"Vintage tone with testosterone."
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ZHANGBUCKER now exclusive P90 Winder for CP Thornton Guitars
Check out this video of CP Thornton's Legend Special (photo left) with my P90's in it -- Blues 90 bridge with Cherrick neck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pkzCkF7xyA
So (other than the mispronunciation of Zhangbucker) whaddaya think? Are CP Thornton and Zhangbucker a sonic match made in heaven or what?
DAWN OF THE 90-BUCKER...
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FINALLY, a true P90 sound in humbucker format! Still looking for plastic covers for that overall look, but in the meantime out of necessity for a customer, I came up with these forbon models (pictured above in my trusty '04 Standard). No more metal covers to suck away that P90 growl and sizzle we all crave, these actually sound like real P90's. I'm also looking at making the flatwork out of pearloid, or some good black or cream plastic sheets if I can find some, which would further help with the aesthetic vibe.
As you can see, this customer wanted red twine on the coil, but black tape can also be used, and tape is better for allowing more space on the ends, which is at a premium on humbucker-sized P90's. As you can also see with the end shot, the bobbin is a bit taller to help with the end space. This set was made all-A5 and 9.3k/7.2k.
And for a limited time, the end of which will be determined totally arbitrarily at my whim, they are $90 per pickup (Get it? 90-bucker? Huh-huh!), after which they'll go up to $120 or $1.3 billion or something.
As you can see, this customer wanted red twine on the coil, but black tape can also be used, and tape is better for allowing more space on the ends, which is at a premium on humbucker-sized P90's. As you can also see with the end shot, the bobbin is a bit taller to help with the end space. This set was made all-A5 and 9.3k/7.2k.
And for a limited time, the end of which will be determined totally arbitrarily at my whim, they are $90 per pickup (Get it? 90-bucker? Huh-huh!), after which they'll go up to $120 or $1.3 billion or something.
Good News -- The Firebirds Have Landed...
Sick of the strange lack of vintage flavored Firebird mini's on the market? I'm hardly the only "booteeker" who winds vintage output Firebirds -- for that matter I'm new to the game due to a long search for non-tone-killing covers. But the big boys have clearly taken a bizarre view of this particular design in that they all seem to be 24,000,000,000k ceramic mag monsters designed for metalheads. That's right, you non-beehivers have been snubbed. Don't misunderstand, these can be wound hotter and can be made with A2 or A5 mags, or a combination thereof. But the debut set, the Waylon* set, is vintage at 7.2k bridge and 6.2k neck with A5's.
*(No, not that Waylon -- I'm not in a position to do any name-dropping just yet, especially not endorsees from the great beyond...)
*(No, not that Waylon -- I'm not in a position to do any name-dropping just yet, especially not endorsees from the great beyond...)
Beatdown Bunny
The beatdown discount is long over, but I'm leaving him up here because he's just so funny. For that very reason, just pause here for a moment if you're having a rough day. You need this. Stay right there, I'll be back with some herbal tea...
METALHEADS
At last a weapons grade pickup without giving up clarity and note separation!
THE PLUTONIUM 239!!!
14.2k with an Alnico 9, that's right, Alnico NINE, magnet. What is 9 like, compared to Alnico 8? Even hotter, yes, but with more bite and chainsaw grind -- A9 is to A8 what A5 is to A2, but minus the mid scoop. It is also made with 12 large screws, so you have the secret weapon of being able to use that second row of screws to dial as much extra midrange in or out as you want by raising or lowering the second set of screws -- only more so because of the wider screws (6/32 vs traditional 5/40). Use the traditional 6 screws on the bridge side to raise or cut treble/presence.
The prototype pictured above is available for sale on the Specials page...
The prototype pictured above is available for sale on the Specials page...
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