Thank you for the informative and descriptive video. My bf is blind and plays guitar and bass, and knows a lot about electronics. He was able to follow what you talked about in your video without the aid of being able to see the pictures. Good job, thank you. :) His only comment was that he likes his coils to be "hotter" :p The only mystery for him was the winder. One kind of needs to see that! Nice work in making it.
Hey Bill - great video - I have thought about trying to do some of my own pickups or rewinding some I have lying around but always been a bit afraid to - you made this step by step so much easier that I think I might just give it a go soon. Thanks again.
Do you see how the ends of the flatwork pieces have flared apart a bit. This is caused by the wire pushing against them. The solution is very simple. Make a pair of aluminum or wooden backing plates to to hold the flatwork in place during winding, then add a few drops of super glue to the coil at each end. Allow that to harden up before removing the pickup from the winder. You will get a much nicer fit inside the cover and against the metal bottom plate.
Very nice. I'd like to have seen how and where you had the reel of wire mounted to see how you get the right tension and smooth feed to the pickup once it starts spinning
Accurate and perfect layer coil can be wound on programmable coil winding machines which comes from various accessories like tensioner unit and wire guide.
Awesome video, but I was looking forward to seeing the pups magnetized, can you show that some time please? I didn't fully follow your description of what you did exactly. Keep up the awesome work.
Hi Bob, how do you know where to solder the white and black wire? i mean, which ends goes towards white wire and black wire? also i want to know why alwas on pickups are wires order white-black on neck pickup and black-white on bridge pickup, reading from neck to bridge upper sight? Thanks for showing this art to built a pickup!!!
Hi bill, great video... i tried to do the same, but 10.000 turn for one Bobin with 42AWG is too much... the wire is filled out the bobin... i ll try with 43AWG next time ;)
the wire broke in the middle when I was coiling but I soldered it. How do I exactly check if my pick up is working without connecting it to the guitar. I tried checkin the resistance. The reading was 1.14
Thanks Bill, I have a pesonal bass guitar project where I would like to install the bass pickups along the strings instead of across them, what do you think about please?
Hey Bob, i was wondering if u could help me. I bought a G & L tribute JB-2 bass yesterday. And i have noticed that on the neck pickup one of the pole pieces is sticking out about 5mm. Do u know if i can adjust this back down flush like the other pole pieces? And if so how do i do it? Cheers :)
"music electronics"? Is that a forum? I saw a forum online that was "music electronics forum .com". Would that be the one? Also, have you done a vid on how to make stacked single coil pickups? There seems to be very little information on how to stack pickups, apart from "stack this one coil on top of that one". Very little about the magnetic architecture of a stacked single coil.
@madgeniusmusic Yes I know, I didn't. I will be doing the P90 in a week and I will show it then or I may do a video shorty of the process alone. I need to gat a cameraman to help. I know I mentioned it and I am sorry I didn't include it. Bill
Hi and thanks for the video. Is it the number of winds or the total length of the copper wire that changes output? I'm making a one string bass pickup using a single Alnico magnet rod and 42 gauge wire and I have no idea how many winds to do around the copper rod or whether it will work. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I'm going for a PBass type sound. Thanks!
Edward Meunier you need to measure the resistance of the wire you're using per metre or foot depending on your preferred measurement system. Then measure an approximate length of wire per one entire revolution of the pickup bobbin. Then you can decide on what resistance you want and calculate how many turns off wire you will need. If your wire is 5 ohm per metre. And one revolution of the pickup is 20cm, then 1 turn of wire will give you approximately 1 ohm. To get a pickup with 7.2k ohm, you'll need approximately 7200 turns of wire. This isn't a real life example. Just helping illustrate how to calculate.
Hi. So Delightmyheart. Did you check with the store first to see what they would do. You could push it down BUT it could damage the inner part of the coil. If the coilwire is somehow stuck to the polepiece it could pull and break and you wouldnt know untill it was too late. Ceck with the store and see what they say first they should fix it fir you.
Bill Im doing a telecaster guitar to Baritone Bass conversion. I'm keeping the Tele, all original body and Nexk as I have damaged my left elbow and cannot fret my bass's any longer. Thios is all new to me so really appreciate all you are doing and have done! Could you explain how to choose tone/change tone with winding. How many winding for what bass tone etc. Regards from Spain.
Hi, glad you like the videos. Those pups have I believe 9000 winds. Tension, coil shape, thickness, height, wraps per layer all play a part in the overall tone. A tall and narrow coil will have a more concentrated focus on the strings as opposed to a low and wide coil, the more winds you do the more highs you will lose. Hope this helps
Hi Bill I'm trying to coil my own pick up. And its not even working. I followed whatever you showed in the video but its not working. The only thing that's different is that I'm using neodymium N38 magnets for my pickup poles. Can u plz help me?
Is it the same kind(poly coated and enamel coated) and gauge(42 and 43) of wire between neck and bridge pickups? what is the difference between poly- coated and enamed coated wire?
BluesJanet, thank you so much for the reply. It makes me happy that your bf was able to follow it. If he has any questions feel free to ask. You can join my facebook as well under Canadianbreed
Yes I rather enjoyed that. We have a Guy in our area who has a similar setup. He's been a relied upon guitar tech for some years now. I guess you could say he did snooty beautique builds before it became fashionable among half assed musicians. Ill check and sub to see what else you do. Its like watching an episode of modern whatever that name is on the history channel thanks
Hello. The video and audio is among the best. Is this a do it your self instructional ? This is categorised under music so I don't know. It would be nice if you could mention units of measurements like ohms or mils for resistance or diameters instead of tens or elevens! This is a daunting project although built from a kit. Your hand winding skills are outstanding but as a techie myself I found it too sketchy like the magnetising part. Thanks any way for keeping the topic alive. Its been a long time since this was uploaded. You could be more lucid.
Hey Bill, cool stuff! I built my own winder a few months ago but could not find the right solution for a counter. I used a calculater and a reed-switch to count the windings but the problem with that is, I can't go fast. At a certain point, my calculator is too slow to count. How did you that? Looks like you're using a light barrier with your cd or something? I don't get it. Would be awesome to know, how you did it. Thank you very very much :)
Have you experimented with winding techniques. It seems to me that untidy winding might be better than neat, layer winding as it will have less interwinding capacity and therefore should deliver more high frequency. You could even try putting down one layer, adding a layer of paper and then putting on the next layer, with paper between each layer. This should give you very low capacitance.
You need to slow down on winding that thin magnet wire, way to fast, I was just waiting for it to break and destroy all you've done, take your time, I've spliced many a wire in my day, it looks like a kit, not a scratch build, just saying, and one magnet per string is plenty, have fun...
This was an amazing and informative video. Will be watching your other construction videos soon!
Thank you for the informative and descriptive video. My bf is blind and plays guitar and bass, and knows a lot about electronics. He was able to follow what you talked about in your video without the aid of being able to see the pictures. Good job, thank you. :) His only comment was that he likes his coils to be "hotter" :p The only mystery for him was the winder. One kind of needs to see that! Nice work in making it.
Hey Bill - great video - I have thought about trying to do some of my own pickups or rewinding some I have lying around but always been a bit afraid to - you made this step by step so much easier that I think I might just give it a go soon. Thanks again.
Do you see how the ends of the flatwork pieces have flared apart a bit. This is caused by the wire pushing against them. The solution is very simple. Make a pair of aluminum or wooden backing plates to to hold the flatwork in place during winding, then add a few drops of super glue to the coil at each end. Allow that to harden up before removing the pickup from the winder. You will get a much nicer fit inside the cover and against the metal bottom plate.
Great advise. Thank you for contributing to my channel
Excellent, you'll love the process. Stewmac and mojotone make great kits.
Enjoyed it so much , keep up the good work .
Peace
Very nice. I'd like to have seen how and where you had the reel of wire mounted to see how you get the right tension and smooth feed to the pickup once it starts spinning
Martin Heath if you look for my other pup winding videos it should show you
@@ScheltemaBoutiqueGuitars Thanks Yes I will
Accurate and perfect layer coil can be wound on programmable coil winding machines which comes from various accessories like tensioner unit and wire guide.
Awesome video, but I was looking forward to seeing the pups magnetized, can you show that some time please? I didn't fully follow your description of what you did exactly.
Keep up the awesome work.
When I check the DC resistance at any point I need to sand the coating away and the polish is a quick and easy way to recoat it.
do you have a sample to hear this pickups ? it's interesting also. thanks
Hi Bob, how do you know where to solder the white and black wire? i mean, which ends goes towards white wire and black wire? also i want to know why alwas on pickups are wires order white-black on neck pickup and black-white on bridge pickup, reading from neck to bridge upper sight? Thanks for showing this art to built a pickup!!!
Hi bill, great video... i tried to do the same, but 10.000 turn for one Bobin with 42AWG is too much... the wire is filled out the bobin... i ll try with 43AWG next time ;)
Hi, Thank you
I dip the pickup into molten was a mix of 60 parifin and 40 beeswax. It reduces microphonics.
Hi Bill. This is a great video. But can you tell me whats the thing that you dipped the pick ups into and whats the purpose?
the wire broke in the middle when I was coiling but I soldered it. How do I exactly check if my pick up is working without connecting it to the guitar. I tried checkin the resistance. The reading was 1.14
The are reversed when both pups are active it reduces hum. This is where the name humbucker came from. The hum is bucked off.
Great video. Where did you find the calipers that display a fraction? The only ones I've see display only a decimal value.
Yes their a forum. No I have not done a stacked pickup yet. Your correct there isnt much info out there.
Thanks Bill, I have a pesonal bass guitar project where I would like to install the bass pickups along the strings instead of across them, what do you think about please?
Hey Bob, i was wondering if u could help me. I bought a G & L tribute JB-2 bass yesterday. And i have noticed that on the neck pickup one of the pole pieces is sticking out about 5mm. Do u know if i can adjust this back down flush like the other pole pieces? And if so how do i do it?
Cheers :)
so where is the next video Bill? It dont show up?
"music electronics"? Is that a forum? I saw a forum online that was "music electronics forum .com". Would that be the one? Also, have you done a vid on how to make stacked single coil pickups? There seems to be very little information on how to stack pickups, apart from "stack this one coil on top of that one". Very little about the magnetic architecture of a stacked single coil.
@madgeniusmusic
Yes I know, I didn't. I will be doing the P90 in a week and I will show it then or I may do a video shorty of the process alone. I need to gat a cameraman to help.
I know I mentioned it and I am sorry I didn't include it.
Bill
how do you test the dc half way thru,do you have to scrape finish off?and if so what do you do to refinish that spot?thanks
Hey, Bill. It's a great video, thanks. I have a question though.. Why's this specific to jazz basses?
why is the bridege clockwise and the neck counterclocwise ?,, does the higher impedance always go to the bridge?
Thanks for the video, very informative! How did they sound?
Hi and thanks for the video. Is it the number of winds or the total length of the copper wire that changes output? I'm making a one string bass pickup using a single Alnico magnet rod and 42 gauge wire and I have no idea how many winds to do around the copper rod or whether it will work. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I'm going for a PBass type sound. Thanks!
Edward Meunier you need to measure the resistance of the wire you're using per metre or foot depending on your preferred measurement system. Then measure an approximate length of wire per one entire revolution of the pickup bobbin. Then you can decide on what resistance you want and calculate how many turns off wire you will need.
If your wire is 5 ohm per metre. And one revolution of the pickup is 20cm, then 1 turn of wire will give you approximately 1 ohm. To get a pickup with 7.2k ohm, you'll need approximately 7200 turns of wire.
This isn't a real life example. Just helping illustrate how to calculate.
Nice work
Hi. So Delightmyheart. Did you check with the store first to see what they would do. You could push it down BUT it could damage the inner part of the coil. If the coilwire is somehow stuck to the polepiece it could pull and break and you wouldnt know untill it was too late. Ceck with the store and see what they say first they should fix it fir you.
Bill Im doing a telecaster guitar to Baritone Bass conversion. I'm keeping the Tele, all original body and Nexk as I have damaged my left elbow and cannot fret my bass's any longer. Thios is all new to me so really appreciate all you are doing and have done! Could you explain how to choose tone/change tone with winding. How many winding for what bass tone etc. Regards from Spain.
Hi, glad you like the videos. Those pups have I believe 9000 winds. Tension, coil shape, thickness, height, wraps per layer all play a part in the overall tone. A tall and narrow coil will have a more concentrated focus on the strings as opposed to a low and wide coil, the more winds you do the more highs you will lose. Hope this helps
Ok, thanks Bill. Nothing easy there then! Back to experimentation!
Yes kind of.
Where can i buy the copper coil. Cuz i didnt find it at radioshack.?
Hi Bill I'm trying to coil my own pick up. And its not even working. I followed whatever you showed in the video but its not working. The only thing that's different is that I'm using neodymium N38 magnets for my pickup poles. Can u plz help me?
Is it the same kind(poly coated and enamel coated) and gauge(42 and 43) of wire between neck and bridge pickups? what is the difference between poly- coated and enamed coated wire?
Gracias, excelente video!
Can I use normal wax??? And what was the 1st thing u dipped the pick ups into???
BluesJanet, thank you so much for the reply. It makes me happy that your bf was able to follow it. If he has any questions feel free to ask. You can join my facebook as well under Canadianbreed
Do you have schematics for that pickup winder? Link?
Hello . I would like to know which section you are using copper wire for winding the pickups and coils as it might find that section . Thank you .
Lo dice, 42 (AWG)
Its possible that there is a broken wire in the coil, its easy to pull too much tension.
Supaya pick up suara treble bisa nyaring gimana ya ..?
thanks for the video just a question how many windings are on the bass pickup
I heard about fender has 9000 turns, but I cant believe
If I remember correctly I was going for a vintage wind.
That would have been my 4 year old son watching me, he had a bit of a cold that day.
thanks you very much
magnetizing pickups
Yes I rather enjoyed that. We have a Guy in our area who has a similar setup. He's been a relied upon guitar tech for some years now. I guess you could say he did snooty beautique builds before it became fashionable among half assed musicians. Ill check and sub to see what else you do. Its like watching an episode of modern whatever that name is on the history channel thanks
Great to hear, thanks man!
@madgeniusmusic
Hey thanks for the offer. I will my teenage son to help if he wants to.
Bill
I wanna hear them dude!
Could you rewound a neck pickup with enamel coated (no poly coated)wire awg42 stewmac? how much with shipping cost to México? : Culiacán Sinaloa 80058
Hello.
The video and audio is among the best. Is this a do it your self instructional ? This is categorised under music so I don't know. It would be nice if you could mention units of measurements like ohms or mils for resistance or diameters instead of tens or elevens! This is a daunting project although built from a kit. Your hand winding skills are outstanding but as a techie myself I found it too sketchy like the magnetising part. Thanks any way for keeping the topic alive. Its been a long time since this was uploaded. You could be more lucid.
Thank you so much for your comments and critiques. I appreciate it. Yes it's instructional and at the time my skills though good were still improving.
Hey Bill, cool stuff! I built my own winder a few months ago but could not find the right solution for a counter. I used a calculater and a reed-switch to count the windings but the problem with that is, I can't go fast. At a certain point, my calculator is too slow to count. How did you that?
Looks like you're using a light barrier with your cd or something? I don't get it. Would be awesome to know, how you did it. Thank you very very much :)
10:11 - Darth Vader's breath :D :D
what kind of wax ?
Are the same resistance like Stewart MacDonald pickups? (Golden age)
Daniel Toral
I used a vintage spec resistance and a 50/50% of parafin and beeswax
when you make a video to hear it? Could you sell me a pickups like that? with shipping cost to México?
Daniel, where in Mexico. es I can sell you a set for 150$ Cdn or about 1885 pesos
Please say your from Merida or Progreso
You won't find it from RS, but Stewmac carries it.
Have you experimented with winding techniques. It seems to me that untidy winding might be better than neat, layer winding as it will have less interwinding capacity and therefore should deliver more high frequency. You could even try putting down one layer, adding a layer of paper and then putting on the next layer, with paper between each layer. This should give you very low capacitance.
I do any different layering techniques
No problem
but if i just joint them togeter, they are a humbucker pickup (sorry for my bad English)
@Bobo9977 Excellent idea, I've always been a big fan old child slave labour
Where are you from?
I'm near Toronto
The magnets are unmagnetized ? I don't get that. Later....have fun.
the magnets come from my supplier unmagnetized so I need to charge them.
I can dig it. But why trouble yourself when you can get premaged slugs ? Just wondering.
Its easier to work with them unmagnetized
@Bobo9977 Thanks Bill.
I would volunteer to film it for you, but you're in Canada & I'm in England, if it wasn't for that damned ocean........
Danny
what was that sound at 10:12?
that was creepy :S
Sorry bud I don't, if you go to music electronics there is plenty of info there on making a winder.
sorry i listened again you already addressed that
Probably because that's the original application but there's no reason you can do something different.
I'm you father's
You need to slow down on winding that thin magnet wire, way to fast, I was just waiting for it to break and destroy all you've done, take your time, I've spliced many a wire in my day, it looks like a kit, not a scratch build, just saying, and one magnet per string is plenty, have fun...
jim ploetz that speed gave me the right wind I wanted. I’ve only snapped about 4 times over the 100 plus pups I wound