Dimarzio?

[LowNote]

I got these pups to rewind. As you can see one of the magnets is missing. I believe they are Dimarzio's but I have no idea what model or where to get a magnet. I was hoping some one could help me with these.

LowNote

[big_teee]

Don't know about being a possible Dimarzio?
But, that looks a lot, and made a lot like some of the import stuff I',ve taken out and thrown in a box.
I have a small box full of similar made pickups.
I always replace them with A5, or A3 Rod Magnet Single Coils, Fender style.
T

[Stratz]

Theyre old Dimarzio SDS1 pickups (scroll down)
Any 1/4"x1/4" ceramic magnet will work fine. You can find that style magnet on cheap import Strat single coils.

[LowNote]

Thanks Stratz, now to keep a look out for some magnets. From the research I have done it was a hot pup.

LowNote

[Stratz]

From the research I have done it was a hot pup.

I think they're about 8 or 9 k. but I could be mistaken

[the great waldo]

I think they're about 8 or 9 k. but I could be mistaken

Hi Stratz

I happen to have an old one on my bench this week. It came out at 8,65 k ohms with a fluke meter.

Cheers

Andrew

[RedHouse]

Yeah and some are tapped (I think they were called TDS1 or STDS1 or something like that) are about 8~K with a tap at 3.5K, and they also (used to) have a 3/8" strip of copper around the bobbin perpendicular to the coil, AND ...they these had chrome covers!.

The magnets were actually 1/4" x 3/16" x 2.5"

Here's a pic of one of the remaining two I have in my "old stuff" drawer:



I bought them back in '79 or '80, they were Larry's single coil version of his Super Distortion pickup but IMHO, they didn't sound very good being a weird Strat/P90 hybrid. Again mine were the tapped ones and the tap was taken at 3K5, IIRC it was a real struggle to get a decent Strat tone out of them.

In the 2004 I found them (again) in my drawer and decided to rob the pickup covers off 'em and put them on a couple of my own Strat pickups I keep on a spare pickguard:



Seems like the TDS1 were "the only" chrome strat covers to be had until the china stuff came along.
(Kent, GFS, G&B etc)

I wish Larry would sell those covers again.
(BTW, they don't, I called)

[the great waldo]

Yeah and some are tapped (I think they were called TDS1 or STDS1 or something like that) are about 8~K with a tap at 3.5K, and they also (used to) have a 3/8" strip of copper around the bobbin perpendicular to the coil, AND ...they these had chrome covers!.

The magnets were actually 1/4" x 3/16" x 2.5"

Here's a pic of one of the remaining two I have in my "old stuff" drawer:

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I bought them back in '79 or '80, they were Larry's single coil version of his Super Distortion pickup but IMHO, they didn't sound very good being a weird Strat/P90 hybrid. Again mine were the tapped ones and the tap was taken at 3K5, IIRC it was a real struggle to get a decent Strat tone out of them.

In the 2004 I found them (again) in my drawer and decided to rob the pickup covers off 'em and put them on a couple of my own Strat pickups I keep on a spare pickguard:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]34848[/ATTACH]

Seems like the TDS1 were "the only" chrome strat covers to be had until the china stuff came along.
(Kent, GFS, G&B etc)

I wish Larry would sell those covers again.
(BTW, they don't, I called)

Hi Brad

Why not use these
Kunststoffkappe für Strat Pickup | Kappen u. Rahmen für Single Coils | Pickups | Göldo Music Guitar Parts
No idea if they are Chinese or not but they are not solid metal just plated plastic but look the part
Cheers

Andrew

[RedHouse]

Hi Brad

Why not use these
Kunststoffkappe für Strat Pickup | Kappen u. Rahmen für Single Coils | Pickups | Göldo Music Guitar Parts
No idea if they are Chinese or not but they are not solid metal just plated plastic but look the part
Cheers

Andrew

Those are plastic.

[the great waldo]

Hi Brad

I wasn't sure from your photos if the Dimarzios were metal. I used to work for a Dimarzio distributor in London in the late 70's but didn't remember seeing any of those coming through (maybe no demand).

Cheers

Andrew