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Jason Myers
- Jan 1, 1970
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I've got a project going on and I think that I'd best seek some advice
to save a little (lot of?)troubleshooting. I need to build a pickup
for ONLY the 5th & 6th (E & A) strings of a telecaster. I was
originally going to mount an extra single coil the long way but as it
turns out there's no room. My main concern is what to house it in, or
what to use to shield the magnet. For the magnet I had planned to use
stainless steel machine screws screwed in 3/4 inch spacers, w/ the
spacers mounted on a piece of plactic or perf board w/ nuts mounted on
for general height adjustment like a commercial PU. I figured on 7,000
to 10,000 wraps with copper wire ought to do, but the big question is
the insulating material. Epoxy? Bondo? My strat PU's seem to be
nothin' but plastic, while my Seymour Duncans are a mystery, some kind
of heavy, non-conductive material.
I've built simple circuits, rewired guitars, and made minor
repairs/mods to guitars & amps, but pickup construction is something
new to me. By the way, the E &A string pickup is to be routed to an
octaver (built on board) and a separate output, so when I do "bass"
lines with my R. thumb the'll be in the bass range while the chords I
play with my fingers are not transposed.
Any tip is appriciated.
Thanks in advance.
Jason
to save a little (lot of?)troubleshooting. I need to build a pickup
for ONLY the 5th & 6th (E & A) strings of a telecaster. I was
originally going to mount an extra single coil the long way but as it
turns out there's no room. My main concern is what to house it in, or
what to use to shield the magnet. For the magnet I had planned to use
stainless steel machine screws screwed in 3/4 inch spacers, w/ the
spacers mounted on a piece of plactic or perf board w/ nuts mounted on
for general height adjustment like a commercial PU. I figured on 7,000
to 10,000 wraps with copper wire ought to do, but the big question is
the insulating material. Epoxy? Bondo? My strat PU's seem to be
nothin' but plastic, while my Seymour Duncans are a mystery, some kind
of heavy, non-conductive material.
I've built simple circuits, rewired guitars, and made minor
repairs/mods to guitars & amps, but pickup construction is something
new to me. By the way, the E &A string pickup is to be routed to an
octaver (built on board) and a separate output, so when I do "bass"
lines with my R. thumb the'll be in the bass range while the chords I
play with my fingers are not transposed.
Any tip is appriciated.
Thanks in advance.
Jason