PRS Custom 22 soapbar Pickup ?

[Jamme]

Have a 2002 PRS Custom 22 soapbar - I know the soapbars are made by Duncan. My question is from what ive read all three p/u's in the guitar should be the same. My guitars bridge p/u reads 11k while the other two p/u's are at 7.2k - all wiring looks untouched - is this normal? thxs for any info.

 

[Going Modal]

Very common for the bridge pickup to be hotter than the other two.

A rumor that has persisted in my brain (because nobody has disproven it yet) is that the early 2000's neck P90 (and in your case, the middle one too) was a stock Seymour Duncan "Vintage P90" neck-model pickup (~8 k), and the bridge-position pickup was a "Duncan Custom" neck model (~12k) with modified magnet. Again--rumor based on evidence that I've pieced together/read on the internet (so I has to be true, right?) but I'm holding to that rumor until disproven.

 

[László]

I had a couple of CU22s (great guitars, btw), and I remember reading that Duncan made them to PRS specs. Whether that's marketing hype, or true, I have no idea, but I remember that bridge pickup driving an amp a little more, so perhaps it was hotter.

All of them are fuller range, with more treble, than the Antiquities that came with my 594 Soapbar.

 

[Jamme]

thanks guys - i love the guitar - its my second one - first one had rosewood fretboard - this ones maple like it better.

 

[Lewguitar]

Go to seymourduncan.com and look up the specs for the Hot P90.

That might be what you have.

 

[Jamme]

Go to seymourduncan.com and look up the specs for the Hot P90.

That might be what you have.

yea went there has the bridge at 14K - I guess things have changed

 

[Bogner]

Very common for the bridge pickup to be hotter than the other two.

A rumor that has persisted in my brain (because nobody has disproven it yet) is that the early 2000's neck P90 (and in your case, the middle one too) was a stock Seymour Duncan "Vintage P90" neck-model pickup (~8 k), and the bridge-position pickup was a "Duncan Custom" neck model (~12k) with modified magnet. Again--rumor based on evidence that I've pieced together/read on the internet (so I has to be true, right?) but I'm holding to that rumor until disproven.

I Agree With This.

 

[Lewguitar]

There's also the Duncan SP90-2n Hot and SP90-3n Custom 90.

Maybe your bridge pickup is one of those?