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New Product
Joe Bonamassa Pawn Shop Special 1961 P90 Set
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop
Vintage-correct P90 tone from Joe’s own 1961 SG Special — the pickups that started the whole love affair.
$375
In stock · ships nowBuilt by hand in Santa Barbara
First 610 sets include the Nerdville #001 tag & signed certificate
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Hear the 1961 P90 tone that inspired a lifetime.
Limited to the first 610 sets · In stock, ships now
The Set
Handmade. Historically accurate.
Handmade to Joe’s specifications
Authentic, inside and out
Tone you can feel
- Airy highs, expressive midrange, snarling overdrive
- Alnico 4 magnets + custom wind
- Historically accurate dimpled bottom plate & covers
- Wax potted for loud, feedback-free live use
First 610 sets include
- Nerdville #001 inventory tag
- Certificate of authenticity signed by Joe Bonamassa and Seymour W. Duncan
- Limited-edition packaging
Item #001
The first guitar Joe ever catalogued.
When Joe began logging and inventorying his collection, the Pawn Shop Special was the very first instrument to be tagged — item #001.
To mark it, the first 610 sets ship with a Nerdville #001 inventory tag of their own, matching the ones Joe uses on his own guitars, plus a certificate of authenticity signed by Joe and Seymour W. Duncan.
2010 · On tour
Found hanging on a pawn shop wall.
A pristine, first-year 1961 Gibson® SG™ Special — and a set of soapbar P90s that changed how Joe heard the instrument. Articulate and responsive, sitting somewhere between a single coil and a humbucker, with plenty of bark once you push them.
It’s the tone of the players he grew up on: Pete Townshend, Carlos Santana, Leslie West. After years of recreating pickups from Joe’s favourite instruments, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop replicated this set — their first P90 collaboration with Joe.
The hardware
Period-correct, top to bottom.
Aged soapbar covers
Covers and screw detail replicated from the originals in Joe’s 1961 SG Special.
Signed & numbered plates
A dimpled P90 bottom plate made specially for this project, marked neck and bridge and numbered by hand.
- First P90 collaboration between Joe Bonamassa and the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop
- Replicates the tone of the soapbar P90s from Joe’s own 1961 SG Special
- Historically accurate dimpled P90 bottom plate, covers, and period-correct details
- Wax potted per Joe’s preferences for reliable live performance
SG® and P-90® are registered trademarks of Gibson.
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