Re: [Fwd: The CIGAR BOX GUITAR forum Re: Question on winding up a humbucker style pickup?]
I discovered that the right Alinco v magnet makes all of the difference.
These magnets keep the old blues sound with nice over drive with out
going to a ceramic magnet that would probably give the wrong sound.
Steve Haines wrote:
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> As far as I have figured out about the Angus young pickups is that it is
> a 12K pickup wound with 42 gauge enamel wire and balanced. It is
> possibly wound on a older paf style bobbin. I guess all I would have to
> do is figure out how tall a paf bobbin is and roughly how many windings
> is 12k of 42 gauge wire. My millage will probably differ considering
> that I would be winding a 3 or 4 poll pickup instead of a 6 poll pickup.
> I am getting the idea that if I made a rather heavily wound hum bucker I
> should be in the ball park. I can cut down an Alinco v magnet and
> probably have the same strength magnet.
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> The CIGAR BOX GUITAR forum Re: Question on winding up a humbucker
> style pickup?
> From:
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> Date:
> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:02:11 -0000
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> <p>My suggestion would be to either see if you can find specs and
dimensions online or to get a hold of the actual Seymour Duncan pickup and
measure the dimensions (they usually list the k-ohms online so that part should
be easy). Literally, I would go to Guitar Center, if they carry it, and bring a
ruler and notepad with you. See how it compares to a standard humbucker. If it's
more or less the same, you may be able to start with a humbucker kit and modify
it from there.<br>
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> In general the more windings and the bigger the magnets, the hotter the
pickup. A taller coil will be clearer/sharper, a shorter coil will be warmer. A
little trick I found out, if you can't get the right magnets and need stronger
magnets is to attach additional magnets to the bottom of the coil. Some tiny
neodymium magnets may be perfect. <br>
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> > Does any body have any information or ideas on how to wind a pickup
that<br>
> > would sound cimulor to Angus Young's signature Cemor Duncan pickup? I<br>
> > rather like the sound of the Gibson SG guitars. I am thinking of
laying<br>
> > out a neck about the same length of the SG which I think is 24.5
inches<br>
> > in length and would like to figure out a rather punchy aggressive
pickup<br>
> > to go with it. I was wondering about how many windings and how tall
or<br>
> > short a pickup like this would be? I think I am going to call this
new<br>
> > guitar Black Jack Slim.<br>
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