Alchemist 90
A classic P90 voice in a humbucker form-factor — single-coil clarity and sparkle with much of the warmth and depth of a humbucker. Drops straight into a standard humbucker rout with no body modification.
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Pickup Overview
IronGear brings the classic P90 sound in a humbucker format pickup. All the full-range single-coil "clang" you expect from a P90, in a pickup with the exact dimensions of a standard humbucker.
The Alchemist 90 provides all the clarity and sparkle of a classic single-coil pickup while retaining most of the warmth and depth of a humbucker. It's for guitarists who want to introduce something a little different to the common twin-humbucker instrument — excellent for rock, blues or jazz, and particularly popular as a neck pickup paired with the Rolling Mill in the bridge position. A recommended pair for bridge and neck works brilliantly too.
Sound Clips
Bridge — Clean
Bridge — Dirty
Neck — Clean
Neck — Dirty
Specifications & Supporting Information
Technical Specifications
- DC Resistance (Bridge)
- 7.6 kΩ
- DC Resistance (Neck)
- 5.3 kΩ
- Magnet Type
- Alnico II
- Coil Wire
- 42 AWG enamel
- Conductors
- 2-conductor
Build
- Format
- Single-coil in humbucker housing
- Pole Spacing
- 50 mm (Bridge & Neck)
- Baseplate
- Custom etched nickel silver
- Dimensions
- L: 68 mm × W: 37 mm × H: 22 mm
- Supplied With
- Mounting screws & springs
Recommended Components & Applications
- Recommended Components
- 500 kΩ pots, .047 µF tone capacitor
- Applications
- Rock · Blues · Jazz · pairs well with Rolling Mill in the bridge
What Players Are Saying
"I won't bother shopping around anymore when looking for pickups. I have some Bare Knuckle PAFs in another guitar — these are really nice but the IronGear stuff more than stacks up against them at a fraction of the price." — Jon, Macclesfield
"The Alchemist 90s are a revelation in my old '89 LP Custom. The pickups have breathed new life and clarity into a guitar that has always suffered from being dark-sounding." — Gary Higgs, Whitehaven
"Wow, what a set of pickups. Fitted to a Strat-type guitar, these have bite, clarity and the standard amount of power. They can easily compete against more expensive brands." — Tom Clements, Gillingham
"I had a PRS copy with two good vintage-style humbuckers — too warm, dark and muddy. With the Alchemist 90s, this is now my favourite-sounding guitar (and I've had a few)." — Paul Huxley, Burgess Hill
"WOW what a difference — the guitar sounds great, with much more clarity and definition. Clean or dirty, the Alchemist 90s sound fantastic." — Dave, Aberdeen
"These pickups have transformed this guitar from one I wanted to like to one I unreservedly love." — Paul Wilson, Edinburgh
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"Thank you for the quick delivery. I fitted the Pig Iron neck/middle and an Alchemist 90 to an old Sunn Mustang Strat copy. What a difference — all the classic Strat sounds plus that extra something P90s give you." — John, Hull
"Just wanted to drop a note saying I got my Alchemist 90 pair in today and they kick posterior. Had previously tried pups costing almost four times as much — they are nothing compared to these." — Fraser Burns, Uddingston
"The Alchemist 90 delivers exactly what I was looking for in tone, and is a massive improvement over the stock pickups." — Adam, Birmingham
"Both at bedroom levels and full-band gig volumes they are sounding spot on, really cutting through with a ringing bell-like tone on the cleans and also some nice bite for overdriven sounds." — Jon, Macclesfield
"I bought these to replace the humbuckers in a Jazzmaster Modern Player. The bridge has loads of bite, and the neck is beautifully sweet. This has quickly become my favourite guitar — and I've had lots." — David Bonner, Hertfordshire
"Stripped out a Hagstrom Swede and had the bridge Alchemist P90 installed. The stock pickups were fine but the Alchemist takes the guitar to another level. Rich, harmonic, responsive — like velvet, but hard-ass velvet." — Adam Birtwistle, Rayleigh
"What a difference they've made to the guitar. The original clean sound was dense, muddy and unpleasant. Problem solved in style — bright and full, and overdriven they sound superb." — Ian Evans, Abergavenny
"Easily as good if not better than their more expensive competitors. The Alchemist 90 is an amazing pickup that just sings clean or dirty." — Al Douglas, Glasgow
"My latest upgrade was the Alchemist 90s on my Hagstrom Super Swede — the tone is now bright and full and I've lost none of the lower-end richness. They look stunning on the guitar too." — Ian Evans, Abergavenny
"Wow, am I pleased — plenty of punch and clang, also warm and not harsh like some P90s can be. Every note really clear. Recommended." — Jes Abbott, Deal
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