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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on October 24, 2019 at 5:48am

Yes, you can use a solid bar, Danelectro  lipstick pickups are an oblong bar of alnico 2 wrapped in wire & tape just like you mentioned? Good luck & take your time, working with such thin wire is a little challenging at first, but like anything takes a little practice? :)

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on October 24, 2019 at 6:19am

Is there any advantage/disadvantage  of either (rod or bar).

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on October 24, 2019 at 8:42am

Seems like thinner the bar, brighter the sound, a lot of rods on modern pickups are magnetized rather than magnetic, these are also on the bright side, alnico, always on the warm side- alnico 2 & 5 are most commonly used for vintage tone, alnico 2 is the warmer of the two? Will, there’s a TON of info out there, in fact too much to wade through in a single day, so start readin’ bud! My 2 cents, good luck, more will be revealed :) 

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on October 24, 2019 at 11:14am

Thanks Brian, I think right now I'm going to pickup (pun intended) one to get the feel of it. In the mean time I'm moving to a better location.

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on October 24, 2019 at 12:52pm

Very ambitious undertaking. I always figured that with my big fat fingers, those tiny wires didn't stand a chance. Please report back and let us know how you did your setup and how it worked out. 

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on October 24, 2019 at 1:25pm

Hey Tom, I have the Fred Flintstone fingers too, it’s all good  :D 

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on October 24, 2019 at 11:49pm

Try it with 10 thumbs! LOL

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