DIY Guitar Pickup Winder
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- A run down of how I made my own pickup winder, plus winding a set of P90 pickups.
Use the following search terms on Ebay or Amazon to find the digital counter and variable speed controller:
LCD 5 Digit Electronic Counter Magnetic Proximity Switch
12V-60V DC Motor Speed Controller 6/10/20/40A Regulator Module Control Switch
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Perfect scent for a surf guitar :D
DIck Dale for the sound demo I think!
"a pickup that makes you smell like you just came from the beach." (Seinfeld reference)
I’m pretty sure if I tried that all I’d wind up with would be a giant pile of broken wire and a noise complaint from the neighbors. Nicely done.
I must say I was the most nervous dipping it in the hot wax. I could image the whole thing just melting apart! Thanks Scott.
DiBergi pickups - Bringing you the sights, sounds and smells of a hard working rock band on the road.
Now there would be some stories and smells!
Excellent. We’ll all be making our own pickups now.
Thanks Christian. Very early stages for me still, but glad they work!
Okay, the scented guitar pickups definitely deserved a “like” 😂
Tone scents! 😂
@@adairguitars So do tone scents give you tone sense?
In my opinion the best DIY winder video Ivé seen so far,thank you!
That’s awesome for you to say!
Now that’s given me some ideas, a great demo and a very slick machine! Cheers Dave
Cheers! It’s a rabbit hole that I haven’t gone down too far yet.
Best put a vacuum on the potting process. Thanks for this!
Thank you for the video, I will add pickup winder to my ever increasing list of things to build!
I’m slowly working my way through my list!
@@adairguitars ooops I just brought all the components to make a pickup winder and a few pickups, where do you get your pole pieces and magnets etc… I brought a set of everything to build 2 p-90’s but it was a little pricey maybe? Any thoughts? Thank you!
It’s early days for me, so I’ve only used the StewMac kit supplies. I think there are a few good ‘pickup component suppliers’ around the world but postage to Australia was a bit expensive for me.
@@adairguitars probably cheaper from the Asian market for you, I’m on a Greek island and many companies won’t even ship here… I’ll check out stew Mac , thank you for your reply!
I think traditional potting wax is normally something like half and half paraffin wax and beeswax, but plain paraffin wax does the job. I think the mixture of paraffin and bees wax has a higher melting temperature.
@11:57 If you hold both of the VOM meter probes you will get a reading, this is the resistance of your body. Use an alligator clip on at least one of the meter probes to get a true resistance reading of the pickup.
Great tip, thanks! 👍
A similar design to my pup winder which looks like a birdbox! I've got the same magnetic reed counter, which also doesn't work at very high speeds, not a problem at present as I can't wind faster yet. I used a couple of drum cymbal soft felt pads as wire guides which helps the winding tension. I've got a better counter 4 digital hall sensor counter to try out next.
This is great, would love to give this a go at some stage!
It’s easier than I first thought, but you do need a good eye and steady hands!
My cousin makes candles and wax melts and I was just yesterday talking to him about wax potting my pickups with some of his wax melts to make them scented 😂 great minds think alike
Definitely!
Looking great. I do love a good P90.
Thanks, me too!
Great info. I'll give this a go a some point. I ordered a magnetic counter unit just like yours about 2 months ago. It arrived without the sensor part... Doh!!!. It pays to read the fine print and not just look at the picture. LOL.
Thanks, I was pleased with how it turned out. Better than expected actually! There are definitely a lot of generic pictures for electronics components on the internet!
Nice one. Simple, but effective. I guess some form of tensioning device might be good, although, i think that hand feeding the turns will be something that one learns as one goes. Can't help but think that these will sound every bit as good as expensive pickups. Heresy to the average guitarist, I'm sure, but with decent wire, and parts, I can't help but think that there is so little in a pickup that the prices the big names charge are really over the top.
Must investigate the parts suppliers in Europe (or France, where i live).
That’s my thoughts as well. Good quality magnets and wire (and winding practice) should get pickups as good as any commercial ones.
The big brands, Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio, and the boutique brands have this special magic fairy dust they coat the pickups with that makes all the difference! It's ALL in the magic because it's hard to differentiate winding copper wire around magnets.
Super Job Arran. Suggest you may want to tip some bourbon into that wax for an authentic scent.
Thanks, good suggestion! Although there would be a fair chance that some would be consumed during the process.
I use a cordless drill and the magic of maths to work out roughly how many turns by weight of wire on the bobbin. I did make a jig with a counter but found it was not needed. I have a hand cranked jig my grandfather made and it works fine if a bit slow. I like your machine but I probably won't build one because I'm too lazy.
I’ve seen a few of the ones made from drills and sewing machines etc. and they all seem to work reasonably well.
👍 🙏 for this Cool Aaran but if the pickups smell like the beach shouldn’t you be putting them in a Kramer build 😜
Very true! 👍
Tardis!
Seen someone make a winder out of a sewing machine. Has a speed control already.
I’ve seen those as well. A very good idea.
Very cool 🤘
Perhaps lavender scented pickups for playing lullabies on?
Different scents to match genres? I think you might be on to something Chris! 😂
What scent for heavey metal?
It would have to be a shredded food of some description.
So heavy metal is the coleslaw of the salad world?
The more shredding, the better!
I hope I don't need that sonic screwdriver on the wall to copy this design.
It’s only used in emergencies. 😉
Unique selling point for sure but I'm considering how scentible it is....
Oh definitely not scentible at all! 😂
Great work...... Let me know if you're taking orders
Thanks Jurgen, will do!
Love when TH-camrs point to a nonexistent link!
Excellent video. Congratulations.
Could you tell me what capacity the motor is, or what are its specifications for the purchase. Greetings and thanks for your help.
Thanks. I got the motor out of a small 12v (?) vacuum cleaner, so I’m not exactly sure of the specifications sorry. It has a higher RPM than is needed for a pickup winder, so I generally don’t turn the speed dial up very high. As far as I understand you would just need a motor that matches the power voltage that you would be using. Hope this helps!
@@adairguitars Thanks a lot.
I think I might have gotten a defective speed controller. I've screwed in the leads to the points on the back and then connected the female jack but it will not turn on. Hoping to get this done today but I guess it'll have to wait for the replacement
That’s annoying. Hopefully you can get it working soon.
very nice gonna give this a go se how badly i mess up lol, any chance you have the dimensions for the box/the blueprints
My design is 150mm wide, 210mm high at the back and 130mm high at the front. I think there are lots of variations in size that people make. Enjoy and good luck!
What is the white powder you're putting on your fingers? French chalk / talcum powder?
Cornflour to reduce the friction. Other types of powders would also work. 👍
@@adairguitars Brilliant! Many thanks
Cocane
Hello, i build a similar winder. As i see in the video that you bobbin carrier have some wiggle as mine. I winderd some P90 too recently and i think i am having the bobbin wound little loose even when i used amost max tension on wire. Did you notice something similar ? Im trying to figure out if its just practise in hand or if i have to make some adjustment to the bobbin carrier. Thank you
My bobbin holder is a bit heavier than I would like so it does wiggle a bit. I haven’t noticed that the wire is loose because of it but I think it may have some effect. That’s the part I will likely upgrade at some stage.
Thanks heaps, you could check highline guitars on TH-cam, he has some interesting ideas on wire tension etc 😃✌️
Yes, I’ve seen some of his videos. He’s certainly got some skills to design and build those devices. Thanks for the comment!
So you'll be playing surfer tunes on that Tele...
👌
Thanks!
Do you have a video with them installed? I’m sure I’m not the only one curious as to how they ended up sounding.
Check out the following two videos for the P90 pickups that I’ve wound.
th-cam.com/video/Vtbfc4gXJ4E/w-d-xo.html (Telecaster)
th-cam.com/video/GQ-aQE3e2Q4/w-d-xo.html (Doctor Who Guitar full build) The telecaster has the pickups from this video. 👍
Dear friend, I already built it, Everything works. But it constantly breaks to the cable. Where do you put the main cable roll? Thanks for your help.
The wire roll sits on the ground directly underneath your hand. It needs to sit on its end as the wire isn’t strong enough to spoil off the roll. Hope this works for you. 👍
@@adairguitars Thanks a lot
what is that black tape you always see wrapped around a guitar pickup?
On the inside it’s to protect from possible shorting on the poles and on the outside it’s to protect from accidental damage. That’s my understanding anyway!
What kind of tape did you use or adhesive did you use to keep the bobbin on the spinner?
That was some double sided foam tape. 👍
will a 4000rpm motor work OK for this set up?
Thanks!
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Olá amigo qual é o site que vende esses fios e qual é a numeração deles. ?
The pickup wire is from StewMac and it’s 42AWG. 👍
What was the total cost for this build?
Also, what motor did you use? Awesome build
Thanks! It was about $40 - $50 AUD. The motor was recycled from a mini 12v camping vacuum cleaner the plugs into the cigarette lighter in a car. Any 12v motor should work - this one is probably a bit fast so I would look at a slower one if I ever upgrade it. 👍
What's the music?
The music is from an original band that I played in 25 years ago. We were called CannonJack.
now that's a cool flex!!
Does the counter has power off button?
No power button, but I’ve had it for over a year now and haven’t needed to change the battery yet.
@@adairguitars does it turns off automatically? Or is it alwayz on?
@@lordrahulcool just stays on.
De quien es la música? 🙌🙌🇨🇱
Details are in the description. 👍
Ok.. 👌👌👌🤟🤟🤟
Sorry, my mistake. The music for that video was from an original band I playing in about 25 years ago! 👍
What was the rpm of your motor?
Not sure sorry. I got it out of an old appliance rather than buying new. Its faster than it needs to be and I only go up to about 10% on the variable speed control. One day I’ll put in one with a slower RPM.
@@adairguitars Well, that answers my question. Most people making winders use a 1000 or 1200 rpm motor but I was wondering if a 3000 rpm motor would work. I'm going to try one. Thanks!
what wire did you use to connect everything together?
The wires came with the individual components, otherwise it would have been standard gauge wire for these type of electronics.