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Topic: Pickup questions |
Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 4:37 pm |
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My Fender 800 has pickup issues.. It sounds good, and "Fendery", but the output is too low, its too thin, and has poor bass response, even for an old Fender...
It reads open on 2 different meters, one digital, one analog.
I even took it out of circuit and it still reads open.. The needle just deflects right a tiny bit and then goes back to infinity.. My Bud right alongside reads about 18.5 K, so its not a meter issue...
Ever see a pickup read open, and still work?
Also, I was told Jerry Wallace no longer does rewinds.. I have emailed him to be sure..
Anyone else I can talk to about rewinding this old Fender pickup at a realistic price?..
I know some of the boutique rewinders will do it like Lindy Fralin, Lollar, but man they are pricey.. Looks pretty straightforward to me... anyway, I would appreciate any thoughts on who to contact... bob
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Frank Montmarquet
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The North Coast, New York, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 6:45 pm
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| Ever see a pickup read open, and still work? |
Yes, I have an Emmons student SG-10 that had an open single coil pup that still worked. Out put was low. Jerry Wallace rewound it last year.
The explanation is that there is enough distributed capacitance in the winding to let some signal through. |
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Bob Hoffnar
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Austin, Tx
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 10:35 pm
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| Anyone else I can talk to about rewinding this old Fender pickup at a realistic price? |
Just so you know rewinding a pickup can be way more difficult and time consuming than building a new one. Plus you have no idea if it's going to sound right or work the same when you are done.
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 4:29 am
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I won't disagree with you Bob, but let me add this.. I have had several pickups rewound in the past, and they sounded terrific. Depend on who is doing the rewind I guess, but Jerry's rewinds sound great, and so do Lindy Fralins... I have heard similar stories about lollar, Rolph, etc...
I will agree with you that some guys that were doing rewinds for years and years no longer do them, so they can concentrate on new production. I can understand that. However, it is a rare pickup, and I would like to keep the guitar intact.. I am sure someone somewhere will rewind it for me... I hope...
Its just a longer version of a 60's Fender Jaguar pickup... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
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Bill Moore
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Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 5:47 am
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| Bob, I had a Sho-Bud with a pickup that read 0k. It did output sound, but very thin and not very loud. Jerry rewound it for me and it worked fine after that. That was a few years ago, not sure if he is still doing rewinds. I guess if you want to use the original pickup, you need to find someone that can/will do the rewind. |
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Tom Brantley
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 12:04 pm
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| Yes, pickups can still make a sound when open, although thin and weak, through capacitance. If your tone functions like a volume you can assume the coil is open and verify it out of the circuit. I am now doing rewinds only. I did Lindy's rewinds for 16 years before I moved to NC and he still refers the more difficult ones to me. I now have a shop dedicated solely to rewinds. www.rewindpickup.com Yours would be $50.00 plus shipping. |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 3:52 pm
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Sounds great Tom, I'll be in touch... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 11:04 pm
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Something you could try, that I've done wth guitar pickups--with varying results...
Find the end of the winding, where it leaves the pickup. Just start peeling wire away. Luck comes into play, here. Peel wire till you get to the broken spot. Solder it back into place, and either check DC resistance, or just install the pickup back in the guitar. Plug it up, and see how it sounds.If youlike it, leave it in.---Make sure that there's a reading on the wires-Doesn't matter what, you're just making sure your pickup's not grounded. |
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