Overly bright humbucker

[David Schwab]

The brightness is an advantage, you can't really put brightness back in a muddy bucker.

That's true! You get that nice round neck tone from a bright pickup (think Slash), and you can always back your tone control off a hair, or turn down the volume pot a tad to darken it up.

[MKB]

What would make a humbucker overly bright? It is wound with 42 ga approx (+) (-) 5000turns per bobbin (stew mac) with a total DCR of ~8.3KOhms

If you don't have one already, try putting a nickel cover on it. I love the sound of a bright humbucker with a cover; the cover cuts the highs a tiny bit but in a different way than more winds.

[Meowy]

If you don't have one already, try putting a nickel cover on it. I love the sound of a bright humbucker with a cover; the cover cuts the highs a tiny bit but in a different way than more winds.

Yes, it is covered with a Mojo. I suppose I could try some other screws as well. To answer a few other suggestions I am trying to hand wind around 50 TPL, although as a handwind, who really knows for sure?

I am awaiting delivery of a set of Gibson 57 classics. I'd be interested to hear how my wind compares. Not that I expect it to be in the same ballpark but I am hoping for some resemblence

I was wondering how much does the coil shape affect the tone? As an amateur / hobbiest only who has alot to learn about winding technique I ended up with a bit of a "shelf" or "slope" (as best I can describe it) early on in the wind where the hookup wires enter the bobbin. I was able to compensate for it throughout the wind, but I wonder if that messes up the resonance or any other properties?

[Norcal_GIT_r]

David, if you are going to wind the pickup again, try using a little more tension and less turns per layer.
Otherwise as some have mentioned try either A2 or A4 instead of the 5 you have in it.

[kevinT]

If worse comes to worse install 250K pots and/or adjust the cap values for the guitar.

However, I'm not condoning the use of caps ...those tone-sucking b@#$%*ds

[SteikBacon]

I tried the copper tape deal grounded, it didn't do enough for me, very little in fact, I was kind of surprised it didn't take more edge off.

Did you have connection all the way around? I had good result cutting the top off a very edgy humbucker with this method.

[Meowy]

David, if you are going to wind the pickup again, try using a little more tension and less turns per layer.
Otherwise as some have mentioned try either A2 or A4 instead of the 5 you have in it.

It's got an A4 in it.

If worse comes to worse install 250K pots and/or adjust the cap values for the guitar.

However, I'm not condoning the use of caps ...those tone-sucking b@#$%*ds

...and 300K pots

[Possum]

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Of course, soldered closed, grounded, both coils connected. It works but not in the right way..