Haynes says he is “really psyched” about his choice of electric guitar pickups, admitting that it is a change of pace. “Being mostly a humbucker guy, I’m really loving the hum-free P-90s,” he says.

A Gibson mini humbucker retails for $129 and it is an easy installation on a Special – or indeed a Junior. It has the same footprint as the P-90, simply swap ‘em out. Note: the Gibson pickup shop’s ...