Lollar Pickups DC-90 — Hum-Canceling P-90
The P90 for players who need silence on stage. Lollar's brand new DC-90 makes its channel debut. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Lollar DC-90 Hum-Cancelling P-90 takes center stage — in the Frank Brothers Arcade, into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12", with the R2R Electric MKI Tone Bender Wedge System Circuit, Lollar Overdrive, and Caroline Guitar Company Arigato Phaser in the second half.
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Jason Lollar's P-90 was one of the pickups that first put Lollar Pickups on the map. For years, the most common request from P-90 players has been the same: keep the character, eliminate the hum. Lollar designer Kevin Moe went through numerous iterations over a lengthy period of trial and error — stacked designs and sidewinders were explored and set aside because they changed the voice too fundamentally. What they landed on is the DC-90: a genuinely new dual-coil design in a soapbar-size P-90 enclosure that shares the tonal profile of the Lollar '50s Wind P-90 while eliminating 60-cycle hum, hiss, and noise.
The name tells the story: DC = Dual-Coil. 90 = P-90 tonal inspiration.
Voicing is midrange-forward, articulate, with the snap and natural grind that defines P-90 character. DC resistance: Neck 11K / Bridge 12.3K. Recommended pots: 250K or 500K (250K gives a warmer tone). Recommended capacitor: 0.022μF.
One mounting note: the DC-90 fits any guitar routed for a standard P-90 soapbar, but mounts differently. The dual-coil layout means mounting screws are at the outer edges of the pickup rather than between pole pieces as on a standard P-90. Lollar offers an acrylic mounting template to align new holes. Available in black, cream, or white covers.
🎸 Lollar DC-90: https://www.lollarguitars.com/dc-90
🎸 Frank Brothers Guitar Company: https://www.frankbrothersguitars.com
🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
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🎸 Frank Brothers Arcade | Lollar DC-90 Hum-Cancelling P-90 (Neck 11K / Bridge 12.3K)
🎛️ R2R Electric MKI Tone Bender Wedge | Lollar Overdrive (KGR Harmony Effects) | Caroline Arigato Phaser
🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12"
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Sennheiser E906 | Ableton Live 11
