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  Patrick Snapp April 18, 2013 at 11:38am

  Glad to help
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  Tom Drommond April 18, 2013 at 11:32am

  Patrick - great call.  Found 4 oz. for $12.  Thank you!
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  Patrick Snapp April 18, 2013 at 11:29am

  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
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  Tom Drommond April 18, 2013 at 11:10am

  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.
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  Patrick Snapp April 18, 2013 at 4:54am

  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.
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  Tom Drommond April 17, 2013 at 7:51pm

  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.   
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  TruckDrivingFool April 17, 2013 at 7:20pm

  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.
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  the anonymous pick April 17, 2013 at 7:10pm

  kewl