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Comment by Patrick Snapp on April 18, 2013 at 4:38am

Glad to help

Comment by Tom Drommond on April 18, 2013 at 4:32am

Patrick - great call.  Found 4 oz. for $12.  Thank you!

Comment by Patrick Snapp on April 18, 2013 at 4:29am

Check ebay search 42 ga magnet wire I paid a few bucks for I think 4oz? I've made several pick ups and still have plenty left for several more! So unless you plan on making tons you may find a smaller spool for less on eBay? Just a thought

Comment by Tom Drommond on April 18, 2013 at 4:10am

I'll go whole hog on the next one. Ordering wire from StewMac and going to the Salvation Army looking for a sewing machine/winder.  Found a youtube on building one that way.  Looks extremely rigid.  Should make winding these narrow bobbins easier. 4-9000 winds is more than I have patience to do with a spool of wire and a cordless drill.

This was more proof of concept that final product.  Just really surprised how good it turned out for a first attempt.

Comment by Patrick Snapp on April 17, 2013 at 9:54pm

Great job! Sounds good! I use a similar method I use 42 gauge wire and about 4000 to 6000 turns ends up sounding similar to a standard single coil pick up. I also pot them in wax.

Comment by Tom Drommond on April 17, 2013 at 12:51pm

I had my Mustang I cranked, clean with a little reverb.  I tried it out on my little SP-10 and it took all it had.  Overdrive got it loud enough, but was too grainy and broken up.  I think the next one gets a bobbin about half again as big.   

Comment by TruckDrivingFool on April 17, 2013 at 12:20pm

Sounds great to me, well done! You mentioned needs more winds IMHO, unless you had to really crank your amp to get that volume I'd say it's fine. You could always use a pedal or amp gain to get some grit in it when you want it.

Comment by the anonymous pick on April 17, 2013 at 12:10pm

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