scottosan
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As I begin my journey and rabbit hole of pickup winding, my success is dependent on R&D, user feedback, and pickups getting out on the street. I am not doing this for money yet. As such, I am taking my time and not looking to put out mass produced bargain part pickups. I have a great day job and I look at this as more of a retirement plan.
Being the nerd that I am, I have studied and kept records and specs on many of the countless pickups that I have owned and have been studying and documenting some the the more rare and sought after pickups for the past 4-5 years. This is something that I’ve wanted to do for years have have prepared for long before actually starting.
The pickups I plan to give away are likely going to be prototypes or blemishes and occasionally a model that I want to go production on and wanting to get it in the hands of someone that I know can do them justice.
I am not going to give them away to the first person says they want them. I want to make sure they are paired up with the correct gear and music styles that I think will match them. Even better if someone is familiar with the specific pickups they are modeled after. I ask for nothing in return other than some feedback. If you like them you keep them. There is NO obligation to give any public reviews, as these are sometimes prototypes and I don’t want to base my reputation on non-finalized products.
Round 1:
This pickups is both a blem and a prototype. It’s is based on the Duncan Custom/59 Hybrid, which is the slug coil of the custom and screw coil of the 59. This results not only in mismatched coils, but also different wire gauges. My bridge pickup has the following following specs and/differences
* 49.2mm bobbins
* Long legged baseplate and 2 conductor 7+ inch wire (sorry, I’m using what I have in the parts drawer but should work in the bridge of most guitars)
* Maple spacer
* Slug coil is wound with 43awg plain enamel and modeled after the slug coil of the Franky pickup
* Screw coil is wound with 42awg plain enamel to model the screw coil of the 78 pickup
* Degaussed/weekened smooth A2 magnet similar to the 78.
* Wax potted
* DCR 11.54k @ 77 degrees, 50% humidity
As a result, it’s slightly hotter than the custom/hybrid which comes in @ 11.2k. This is a medium output pickup. Due to the degaussed magnet, you have a lot of leverage for fine tuning the pickup by adjusting the height. You can get it closer to the strings than a fully charged mag although I suggest just adjusting to taste. Due to the offset coils it cleans up well and retains clarity better for rhythm playing than other pickups that fall in the overwoundcategory. For leads I chose A2 to give the higher notes a little softer/compressed bloom.
So, I prefer this fo to someone that familiar with the Custom/59 Hybrid, some who is not going to play metal. This is geared more for classic rock to 80’s rock. This modded Marshall. I k or the long legs may limit what guitars this can go into but I’ve tried these in both bolt on and set neck application. Again you have a lot of leverage with height adjustments. I don’t want this to sit on a shelf or never to be heard about again. I wam doing this for feedback. Ask away
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Being the nerd that I am, I have studied and kept records and specs on many of the countless pickups that I have owned and have been studying and documenting some the the more rare and sought after pickups for the past 4-5 years. This is something that I’ve wanted to do for years have have prepared for long before actually starting.
The pickups I plan to give away are likely going to be prototypes or blemishes and occasionally a model that I want to go production on and wanting to get it in the hands of someone that I know can do them justice.
I am not going to give them away to the first person says they want them. I want to make sure they are paired up with the correct gear and music styles that I think will match them. Even better if someone is familiar with the specific pickups they are modeled after. I ask for nothing in return other than some feedback. If you like them you keep them. There is NO obligation to give any public reviews, as these are sometimes prototypes and I don’t want to base my reputation on non-finalized products.
Round 1:
This pickups is both a blem and a prototype. It’s is based on the Duncan Custom/59 Hybrid, which is the slug coil of the custom and screw coil of the 59. This results not only in mismatched coils, but also different wire gauges. My bridge pickup has the following following specs and/differences
* 49.2mm bobbins
* Long legged baseplate and 2 conductor 7+ inch wire (sorry, I’m using what I have in the parts drawer but should work in the bridge of most guitars)
* Maple spacer
* Slug coil is wound with 43awg plain enamel and modeled after the slug coil of the Franky pickup
* Screw coil is wound with 42awg plain enamel to model the screw coil of the 78 pickup
* Degaussed/weekened smooth A2 magnet similar to the 78.
* Wax potted
* DCR 11.54k @ 77 degrees, 50% humidity
As a result, it’s slightly hotter than the custom/hybrid which comes in @ 11.2k. This is a medium output pickup. Due to the degaussed magnet, you have a lot of leverage for fine tuning the pickup by adjusting the height. You can get it closer to the strings than a fully charged mag although I suggest just adjusting to taste. Due to the offset coils it cleans up well and retains clarity better for rhythm playing than other pickups that fall in the overwoundcategory. For leads I chose A2 to give the higher notes a little softer/compressed bloom.
So, I prefer this fo to someone that familiar with the Custom/59 Hybrid, some who is not going to play metal. This is geared more for classic rock to 80’s rock. This modded Marshall. I k or the long legs may limit what guitars this can go into but I’ve tried these in both bolt on and set neck application. Again you have a lot of leverage with height adjustments. I don’t want this to sit on a shelf or never to be heard about again. I wam doing this for feedback. Ask away
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. But I love the hotpafs!
I like Duncans, especially the sh-14, but have never preferred the 59 for my uses.