How to Build a Guitar Pickup (Part 1)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- How to build a Guitar Pickup. In this video series I will take you step by step through how i build my pickups. I'll give you a basic foundation that you can develop for your own sound. Hope you enjoy! Special thanks to Wills Easy Guitar videos. They have helped me a lot in my process. Thanks.
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You are a most informative videographer and maker…You explain yourself very clearly, unlike a lot of TH-camrs…I’m subbed and enjoying what you do…keep making!!!
Thank you man for share this information
You’re welcome!
Thanks for a very informative video. I appreciate you putting links to all the materials you use! Looking forward to the next video! Btw...Will is a wealth of knowledge on guitars, for sure👍😎🎸🎶
Chase that was a great informative video. It's the first video on the topic I've watched. Thanks for it, very informative and well structured.
Ross Fairweather thanks bud. I just ordered some parts to do another series soon. Glad you like the video. Let me know if you have any guestions.
Thanks mate. What does it cost you approximately per pick up to make?
@@stormman8393 Hey, id imagine its anywhere from $25-50 USD
Sweet info Bro
Hey chase, my name is chase and I appreciate your videos! I have some questions that i could google... however i’d much rather have your opinion and answers!
If i were selling pickups, could I sell them for a profit or at least break even?
On a scale 1-10, how difficult is it to make one?
@@underskillednunderpaid what’s up Chase! Cool name btw. What you got?
@@underskillednunderpaid you could defiantly sell them for a profit. Starting out it might be harder to sell higher end pickups until you have a name established. I would work in your area and get your name out there and then work from there. Maybe get a few musicians in your area to try out your pickups and let them spread the word. Eventually you’ll be so busy you can’t keep up, like myself with Bender kits haha.
@@ChasesWKshop Haha awesome stuff brother thank you for your advice! Ill be building my first set here very soon and I will let you know how it goes!
@@underskillednunderpaid awesome can’t wait!
You can make the top and bottom plates from high guality birch ply! You can get reasonable parts and kits from philidelphia luthiers. Really good variety.
Russell E Simonetta awesome thanks for the info. I’ve thought about building some out of wood. Heard they sound great. Thanks for the comment.
I actually like Philadelphia better than stew Mac. Better prices and they carry a ton of really good stuff.
Awesome video
Ronald Jr thanks bud glad you like it. Hope it helped you out.
How many pickups can you make out of that one spool of copper wire?
Baldeep panessar good question. I am still using the same spool and I’ve wound about 9 pickups so far. It’s hard to tell how much I have left but I figure probable 3-5 more. I could be totally wrong on that estimate though. Thanks for the question and welcome to the channel.
@@ChasesWKshop Thanks a lot for the reply mate.... Learnt a lot from your videos, all the best for the future musical adventures
You too bud. Glad I could help.
You say a "Mountain of information" on how to get different sounds from a pickup. I'm guessing you meant, information on what about building a pickup gives it a certain sound. I mean if you wrap the wire more or less it gives you a different sound, or if you use neodymium vs alnico vs ceramic what affect does that have etc etc. I've been looking around for information on this, and can't find anything. Normally my google-fu is strong, but i'm coming up with bupkiss on what about the construction of a pickup gives it it's sound specifically.
Yes a lot of the sound is left to figure out yourself I guess. The info that is given is usually pretty vague but experimenting is key. I just go with what I think might sound good then document it. We could both use exactly the same materials and wings them the same counts and everything and could get two different sounds. You may wind different than me or use more tension than me. But that makes it your sound too. Good luck man and I like the saying google-fu lol. I’ll be using that one haha. Thanks for the comment bud.
@@ChasesWKshop Thanks mate.
I agree I'm on the same pilgrimage
hi dad i subscribed
Peyton Weatherford thanks buddy!
I can’t find anything on Will ZZ guitars
I think he changed his channel name.
Hey man do you build amps???
I don’t but I have a good friend that does. Claytor Amps. He’s on Facebook.
@@ChasesWKshop you should feature them on your channel!! I,m a drummer but i love amps and guitars.
That’s a good idea man. Thanks for the suggestion. Welcome to the channel bud!!
Russell E Simonetta I’d like to try my hand at it one day though.
@@ChasesWKshop you should kit your larest pick up winder project. That could pay for the project! There are tens of thousands of us that love a good long amp build video.