Posts by nakedzen

Another prototype, smoother less aggressive tone than the SMBH.

Handwound 15k DC resistance coils, alnico 5 magnet. Steel bar blades.

Thanks man! Any criticism? Now's the time, before I start making these to sell.

Here's a blind shootout between some prototypes.

I've been working for a while now on some handwound active pickups. First couple prototypes are done.

Here are some clips through a Recto profile:

I'd say straight 8th notes too.

Build #14. Black limba neckthrough, padauk fretboard, ss frets, Schaller trem, EMG 81.

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One more for the road. Same pickup as previously, just swapped the magnet for alnico 5. Ceramic has more 100Hz, and the mid peaks are slightly lower than on the A5.

Made another new pickup, everything else the same as the previous one but 42AWG wire, 6.4k DC. Maybe not so surprisingly this one has a tighter low end and less low mids.

The 44AWG 13.4kDC pickup has more lows and low mids.

The more I listen to it the second one seems to work really well in a mix. I'll need to do a couple more test pickups to see how a lower wound pickup works, and a really overwound.

It's a possibility, but more of a bandaid fix. Better to have the source tone right first.

What I've learned so far it's the pickup itself that makes 99% of the sound. The op amp is very clean, just gives it that active pickup feel and output.

So the rest of the work mostly just making a good balanced pickup to pair with it.

Different pickup, same preamp. The previous one had way too much low end.

Made a completely new pickup so I can adjust the height better. The one I used previously had a base with long legs.

6000 winds of 44 AWG wire, 13.4k DC resistance. Ceramic magnet, hex screw pole pieces.

Here's the mess'o'wires prototype vs. a "known manufacturer"

Thoughts? The preamp is attached to a handwound 9.9k DC res. alnico 5 humbucker.

Thanks man!

Made a couple more pickups, medium output hb with A5 and a hb sized P90 for the neck. Pretty pleased with these ones.

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I'll wait to see Ola before I judge.

ew (j/k)

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it chugs great , just brighter and with an extra sc grit

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Sounds super aggressive to me, nice riff!

Thanks guys!

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Might be the first rap song ever done because it was banned in the UK in the 30's. I'm reading about Eddy, BTW.

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Pretty sure she sings "fxck fxck fxck it" at some point instead of buck buck bucket.

Me too! I've never owned a P90 equipped guitar, so I don't even know how it's supposed to sound.

Thanks for checking it out! Yeah I made them for different purposes, the humbucker I wound a bit low in output for jazz/blues, and the P90 heavier for rock. I think the hb is around 9k DC and the P90 is 12k.

Completed this build. Honduran mahogany one piece neck, ebony fretboard, Jescar stainless frets, ziricote veneer, maple cap, khaya back. Handwound P90, blower mod on the push-pull.