Pickup Photos!

[big_teee]

We have Photo's stuck all around the forum.
Thought it would be good to have a thread to stick several in one place.
So Don't be shy, show off your creations.
Pickups, and Guitars with the pickups in them will both be great.
They have been around a bit, but I will start with some of my Pick guard stuff.
T
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[David Schwab]

[big_teee]

Very Nice.
Makes me want to hide mine!
Thanks,
T

[David Schwab]

Your look fine! I almost didn't post the Gibson EB-0 pickup because it's kind of scrappy looking because of the copper tape.

[RedHouse]

David, what's inside the T-Bird pickup, did you take any pic's before the epoxy?
(and where did you get the cover?)

[David Schwab]

David, what's inside the T-Bird pickup

A set of my sidewinders.

did you take any pic's before the epoxy?

Of course, but I don't post photos of my pickup guts. I have to keep some secrets!

But here it is before the epoxy.



(doesn't show much, huh?)

(and where did you get the cover?)

That's another secret.

[big_teee]

David:
Is there much difference in noise without the copper foil?
Is the foil just on the bottom?
On my strat blades I just put a small foil strip on the bottom, but they are hum buckers, not sidewinders.
T

[RedHouse]

Darn.

No problem David I totally understand, just thougth I'd ask. BTW those look really good, nice work.

I have a good (repeat) customer that has been after me to make him a couple TBird pickups for some time. A while back a guy (maybe here) had some covers made but when I contacted him about getting a couple he wanted more for 1 pair of his covers than I get for the pickup so I had to pass.
(probably trying to make back his investment in tooling, on me)

[big_teee]

Pictures of the P/J Bass set.
Just got them out of the wax pot.
Need to clean the covers, and the Pictures are not that great.
But, You get the Idea.
You guys need to get to posting some pics of what your building.
T
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[David Schwab]

David:
Is there much difference in noise without the copper foil?

Yes, they are sensitive to electrostatic noise (buzzing). But I shield all my pickups for this.

Is the foil just on the bottom?

Normally it covers the whole pickup. In this case the pickup is in a metal cover, so it was just on the bottom.

On my strat blades I just put a small foil strip on the bottom, but they are hum buckers, not sidewinders.

Sidewinders are also humbuckers. On the Strat rail pickups and my guitar humbuckers I just ground the blades unless they have metal baseplates, and then I ground that too.

[big_teee]

Finally got this beast finished.
Very impressed with the Steinberger Bridge setup.
This bass belongs to a small lady singer.
I can see why she likes it, it's short and light.
I took out a set of EMG actives.
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**BTW I ended up all the poles level with the covers.
Don't want to hurt any fingers.
T

[David Schwab]

Finally got this beast finished.

T

Now you have to clean the poor thing!

[big_teee]

Now you have to clean the poor thing!

I did wipe it down after the photo.
They have a 5 piece band, and play weekly in a Smoke filled 20x20 Bar Room.
The smoke alone would kill me.
That smoke residue gets on everything.
The bass had quite a bit of playing wear on it.
Surprised they wanted to spend the money on it, but She has had it since the 80s and likes playing it.
I talked to them today, they practiced last night, and she loved the way it sounded with the Passives in it.
T

[ken]

Here's some of mine...


Angeltone 50B (1950 Broadcaster type lead)


Angeltone 5S7 (1957 Strat type)


Angeltone PAF type


My newest guitar...

ken

[ken]

Consider them gone...

ken

[David Schwab]

The thread didn't say "beginners pickup pictures". My pictures certainly aren't. I say put the pictures back.

[John_H]

[copperheadroads]

Here's a couple

[SonnyW]

A few examples

[big_teee]

You guys are doing good, keep it up.
I will try to post some more tomorrow.
T

[big_teee]

Last set of Tele Pickups I wound.
The neck has the bare Nickel cover.
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Here's the Import Strato Blaster I just repainted.
I sold it before I ever got it finished.
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B_T

[Ilya F.]

On this page my best photo with pickup which I was made: http://www.fokinpickups.ru/photo/
If there are problems with opening, tell please.

[Ward]

Hello there Russia from Oz land, that's a lot of pickups. Good stuff comrade.

[Ilya F.]

Thanks! Hello from Russia to all too.

[Stratz]

Thanks! Hello from Russia to all too.

Beautiful work!
Very nice

[SonnyW]

On this page my best photo with pickup which I was made: Фото - Заказные звуко�ниматели ручной намотки Fokin pickups
If there are problems with opening, tell please.

Welcome Ilya,
Those are really nice. I took a look at your website too. Very professional. I listened to some of the sound clips and the ones I heard sound as good as they look. I like the idea of the laser marking on the baseplates too.

[Ilya F.]

Thank you for your kind words!
English version of the site has not yet been fully translated. I did not speak English very well, and the interpreter are very busy now.

[Ilya F.]

Some new photo of my work:

[ReWind]

[ReWind]