GFS Dream 90

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:48 pm

DOES NOT fit in a normal humbucker route, i had to re-do my guard, but i made the guard so i figured, meh, its jut my old work haunting me, used a big bit, it didn't do the side corners just right, now im paying for it, WELL! it also does not like to fit into a fender humbucker route. that will have to be widened out.
so..... if you get dream 90s and expect a straight drop in, expect that it will not be as so.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:52 pm

"Humbucker sized p-90"

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:18 pm

yea, it totally isn't. its a good 2mm wider than the stock fender route, and about 3mms longer, or it might just be the hard right angles it has for corners that give it that extra mm

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:29 pm

Probably that. Aren't most fender routes more round?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:29 pm

generally fender routes are the size of the bucker itself with a lil bit of play for side to side movement, i think gibby routes are normally a bit bigger since they use the pup rings.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:42 pm

It probably drops right in gibby style humbucker ring.

I recall having a similar problem with their now discontinued Brooklyn pickups when I had one in a samick superstrat type before I bought anotherand threw both in my Ovation.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:37 pm

It's humbucker-with-cover sized, because it has a humbucker cover on it. No issues installing them in Gibsons/Epis whatsoever.
You'd have to enlarge a Fender pickguard cut for an open coil bucker to put a nickel/chrome/gold PAF in too. The ring isn't the issue, it's a "covered vs open-coil" thing. Most Gibsons with pickguard-mounted pickups have a covered PAF sized route too, so their open coil pickups have spaces around them where you can see into the cavity (see Faded/non-Faded SG Specials)

Robroe had to enlarge the shit out of soapsonic's guard, I believe.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:29 am

yep. and it was the fist picguard that i ever worked on. so of course i fucked it all up. so then i had to find white pickup rings to put over my fuck up.

i had to buy 2 packs of white. neck is thin, bridge is thick as fuck and useless. so i bought 2 packs and used 2 neck rings. i think i still have the two thick fucking bridge rings around here.

Remulak · Post by **Remulak** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:48 pm

Ugh, I was just about to buy a pair for my HH Jag. Since those have covers should it fit?

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:40 pm

That seems to be the consensus. I had some Mean 90s that dropped right in both Epiphone guitars I tried them in, an SG and a Sheraton II.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:23 am

Remulak wrote:Ugh, I was just about to buy a pair for my HH Jag. Since those have covers should it fit?

Yes it will fit. Exact same footprint.
On a CP HH Jag you'd have to route. On a Cobain sig or the one with Dragsters you wouldn't.