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**big_teee** · 07-27-2012, 09:13 PM

How-To Videos.
The Posts listed below have links to How to make Pickup Videos.
I will list more as I find them.
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t24304/
How to check pickup Polarity Video.
Identifying Pickup Wires & Polarities - Humbucker - YouTube
How to remove a Humbucker Pickup cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaL1ZMGNerk
Vintage Gibson Humbucker Specs.
https://musicalilluminism.wordpress....l-pickup-tech/

How-To Instructions.
Humbuckers
STEWMAC.COM : Instructions for Humbucker Kit
Single Coils
STEWMAC.COM : Instructions for Pickup Kit for Strat
P-90
Search Results for Pickups Kits P-90 Pickup Kits with Plastic Bobbin | stewmac.com
Jazz Bass
STEWMAC.COM : Instructions for Pickup Kit for Jazz Bass
P-Bass
STEWMAC.COM : Instructions for Pickup Kit for P-Bass

Books
Mario Milan-Pickups-Windings-Magnets-Electric-Guitar book
Amazon.com: Pickups, Windings and Magnets: ... And the Guitar Became Electric (9781574242096): Mario Milan: Books
Dave Hunter-Guitar-Pickups-Handbook
Amazon.com: The Guitar Pickups Handbook (9780879309312): Dave Hunter: Books

Coil Estimator
Coil Estimator
http://www.salvarsan.org/pickups/Coil_Estimator.html

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http://music-electronics-forum.com/t29669/

Pickup Specs.
**Note for the Vintage Fender Pickup Specs PDF
The PDF shows Heavy Formvar was used on Telecaster Pickups, but in fact it has been varified by many sources that they always used Plain Enamel Wire.

Attached Files

**big_teee** · 07-27-2012, 09:15 PM

How-To Charge Alnico Magnets.
The Posts listed below have links to How to Charge Magnets.
There are many more if You do a detailed search.
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t18256/
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t3545/
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t24752/
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t12638/
http://music-electronics-forum.com/t27052/

Magnet stagger.
StratTele-MagStagger.pdf

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**big_teee** · 07-27-2012, 09:17 PM

This is how I degauss magnets enough to make them easier to handle and work with.
I have two C8 ceramic blocks, stuck to my work desk.
They are stuck to the desk End to End, One North up, and the other South Polarity up.
I pass the Alnico magnet, or pickup over the two ceramic blocks, Starting at one end, and out the other end.
I turn the Alnico over and do it again.
This reduces the magnetism to a low level.
When I am done working with the Pickup Magnets, like mounting them in the flatwork, I recharge with NEOs.
My pictures use a already made pickup for an example.
My Ceramic block magnets are just cheap magnets from Harbor Freight discount tool store.
Good Luck,
T

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**big_teee** · 07-04-2013, 05:33 PM

Things that Effect Tone in a Passive Magnetic Electric Guitar Pickup.
I will list things here in this post that effect Tone, as they are brought up in other Post's.

1. Wire size, for Pickups usually in the 42-44awg size in single and heavy insulations.
2. Type of steel used in Keeper, screws, and slugs.
3. Type of Baseplate used, Nickel Silver is most used, and is bright. brass is darker, and forbon non metallic is probably the brightest.
4. TPL(Turns Per Layer), and Tension, and amount of turns.
5. Bobbin wire area Diameter. The larger the diameter across the wound coil, the darker the tone.
6. Equal or non Equal coils.
7. With unequal coils, experiment with which coil is applied the output first, vs. which one is grounded.
8. Magnet type used, Different Alnico grades, Ceramic, and NEOs that are mainly used in Bass Pickups.
9. Bobbin height effects tone greatly, This is adjustable in Single Coils, but is not adjustable in Fixed Plastic Single Coil, & Humbucker bobbins.
10. In the Guitar, the Potentiometers, and Tone Capacitor Value, Also effect tone.

**big_teee** · 09-26-2014, 08:09 PM

Intent of Beginner/Hobbyist Forum

Welcome Beginner/Hobbyists to our own B/H Forum Category!
This is the Intent of the B/H Forum.
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To Discuss How basic pickups are made.
How to wire basic designs, and how to trouble shoot basic pickups.
To talk about what little tricks you use to aquire your desired results.
How to charge, and discharge Magnets with NEO Earth magnets.
Have Project threads to build your basic pickup builds.

What is not the intent of this B/H Forum Category!
No Arguing, or Negative Posts.
Please, No Posts on Theory, or Design, of pickups.
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Pickup Theory
No Winder building In the B/H area.
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