Mississippi Mud Diddley Bow Pickup #1

This is my first pickup....I just scrounged 5 little neodymium magnets....glued them with CA glue in a stack...and wrapped some 32 AWG wire around it...maybe a 1000+ wrappings....and encased it in padouk. I had know idea if it would work....not enough "e's" in sweeeeeeeeet to describe the warm raspy sound with gain cranked up...bliss, baby...bliss.
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  • yeah thats pretty cool
  • Thanks Ted...I owe the idea to you! You're pickups are perfecto, man...this one is a bastard rip-off...but sounds fine....I didn't think the 32 AWG wire would work, but it picks up the sound great. No measurements yet...I'm guessing to take the resistance...wouldn't have a clue what the numbers mean, but I'll post what I get.
    Cheers--
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