john_kydd Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 So has anyone here ever made their own pickups that actually sound good? my cousin made some and they sound like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubab0y Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 i know loads of people that have. all major pickup manufacturers started by handmaking at some point or another. just have to practice until you actually get what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_kydd Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Can anyone give me any help for building some pickups for a bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masina Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 http://europa.spaceports.com/~fishbake/fpickup/pickup.htm This site has good information about building a humbucker for electric guitar. The principle is the same for bass, just have more windings. a jazz bass single coil has about 10 000 windings. for a info specifically for basses, try this link: http://members.lycos.nl/ajgp/pickups.html. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponepsilon Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Hey, has anyone bothered to make a bladed style pickup as opposed to the pole style? I guess another way of saying it would be those rail seymore duncans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_kydd Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) Hey, has anyone bothered to make a bladed style pickup as opposed to the pole style? I guess another way of saying it would be those rail seymore duncans. I was thinking about it because I think they look really cool. But then I realized If I make my own I can make them look almost any way I want. Oh and thanks Masina. Edited May 6, 2007 by john_kydd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I wind pickups. The first sets were not very exiting... But as with guitar building you have to practise. for pickup winding there are not very many good book to reak (unlike guitar building) . Jason Lollars book is OK if you can find it. It is out of print and Jason will not have it printed again. You can find info on the pickup winders forum (Jason Lollar posts there on a semi regular basis). Do a searh to find the adress (can't find it right now, I'm not at home...). Also have a look at Steven Kerstins web page. A lot of good information there. www.skguitar.com About blade pickups: Cant really help you. That is about the only typ I have not done yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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