Detail 01
Soapbar housing
Mounts into the pickup route itself with screws through the cover. Dog-ear P90s mount on top and will not swap directly.
Product detailSKU #1274034493441
Seymour DuncanSP90-2 Hot Soapbar Pickup Black Bridge
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Bridge-position P90 in a soapbar housing, wound hot. For guitars already routed for soapbar P90s where the stock bridge unit sounds thin.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Soapbar-routed guitars needing a stronger bridge pickup
- Players comfortable soldering or paying a tech
- Matching a black-covered pickup to black hardware
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Guitars routed for dog-ear P90s — the mounting differs
- Humbucker or single-coil routes without new routing or a conversion ring
- Anyone wanting a drop-in pickup with no soldering
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Bridge position
Wound for the bridge, where string movement is smallest. Putting it in the neck slot gives a much darker, thicker result.
Detail 03
Hot wind
Higher output than a standard-wind P90, so it hits the front of an amp or pedal harder at the same volume.
Detail 04
P90 single-coil design
Single-coil, so it can pick up hum near lights, screens and transformers. Not a hum-cancelling humbucker.
Detail 05
Black cover
Cover colour is fixed at black. Matching cream or aged-white hardware means living with the contrast.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Soldering required. No pots, switch, jack or wiring harness included.
- 02Measure your existing route and string spacing before ordering.
- 03One pickup only — the neck position is not included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Will this fit my dog-ear P90 guitar?
No. This is the soapbar version, which drops into a routed cavity. Dog-ear pickups mount on the body surface and use a different footprint. Converting requires routing or an adapter.
02Can I put it in the neck position?
Physically yes if the route matches, but it is wound for the bridge. In the neck it will sound noticeably darker and louder than intended.
03Does it come with wiring parts?
No. You get the pickup and its mounting screws. Pots, capacitors, switch and output jack are reused from your guitar or bought separately.
04Is it noisy like a normal P90?
It is a single-coil P90, so it can hum near computers, dimmers and neon lighting. That is inherent to the design, not a fault.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- P90
1 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
