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Topic: Recommendation for pick up rewinding. |
Len Amaral
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Posted 7 Dec 2019 5:02 pm |
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Any recommend someone that rewinds pickups? I have some narrow field PRS pickups that sound harsh.
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Paul Wade
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 8:05 am
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Tom Brantly did a great job for me on a dead Dekley pickup.
www.rewindpickup.com |
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ajm
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Los Angeles
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 9:44 am
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1 - Are these GUITAR pickups, or STEEL GUITAR pickups?
2 - Have you contacted PRS?
They might not be repairable, and/or they might not be worth it and better to buy new ones. |
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Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 10:20 am
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They are guitar pickups and not a traditional shape so there is no drop in replacement. The pickups are loud and sound harsh. My only option is to have them rewound with less output.
Thanks,
Lenny
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 1:08 pm
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| Have you tried adjusting the pickups farther away from the strings? Or simply turning the amp up and backing off the control(s) on the guitar? A different value on the pot(s) and/or the tone capacitor may also make a difference. |
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 2:07 pm
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| Len Amaral wrote: |
| The pickups are loud and sound harsh. My only option is to have them rewound with less output. |
May be many good reasons for rewinding PUs, but "loud" and "harsh" rarely ever are one of them. Why not try to attenuate them for a lower output first, before modifying them?
If they sound better through a VP at half volume or less, then two resistors as a fixed attenuator at the PU will do since it often is an overdriven amp input stage that causes harshness. |
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Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 4:23 pm
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Hi Georg, the pickups are a different animal and I’m not the only owner of a guitar with these narrow-field pickups that is questioning and complaining about the sound. I tried lowering the pickups and that eases the volume a bit but the overall tone is muddy and not pleasing. I emailed several pickup companies mentioned and waiting for a reply.
Thanks to all that responded👍
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Michael Brebes
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Northridge CA
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Posted 8 Dec 2019 4:39 pm
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"Muddy" is a lot different than "harsh". If they are too loud and muddy, then removing some of the windings might be a real alternative. Have you measured the DC resistance of the pickup in question?
I do pickup repairs and rewinds and have done some for forum members.
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Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
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Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
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Carl Mesrobian
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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2019 10:47 am
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I think Len meant that when attenuated, they sound muddy instead of harsh??
Len - do you have an optical pedal?
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 10 Dec 2019 4:41 pm
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Update, I contacted Tom Brantley that Dan mentioned to rewind the pickup. He said that the Narrow-field pickup has 2 coils and he suggested winding one coil standard and the other coil wound to a much lesser degree and that should put the pickup somewhat near P-90..
Carl, you are correct, I should have said “muddy” rather than harsh. The output on these pickups is very strong and it hits the input of the amp. I can understand as rock player wanting that vibe but I’m looking for a sweeter tone. It’s a beautiful guitar and I want to keep it so I’m going for the rewind.
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J Fletcher
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London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 12 Dec 2019 11:23 am
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| Can the two coils be split ? My PRS MacArty has the ability to split the coils of each pickup. Can get a lower output and clearer tone. More strat like. |
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