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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by javier-san » Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:13 am

Another person to sing the praises of Tim @ Sunday Handwound.

He's made quite a few pickups for me. Firebird under Jazzmaster covers, Jazz/Jag set for baritone, custom JM set for MIJ jazzmaster.

His work is great, very approachable and down to answer questions.

I will say that the custom set he made for my MIJ Jazzmaster made a good guitar into a great guitar.

Also, I don't know what he's doing, but his jaguar pickups sound amazing. Best I've heard.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by andy_tchp » Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:28 pm

TaftysGuitars wrote:
Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:52 am
I'm new here but wow, it's great to see that Tim is doing well with pickups here.
If I recall correctly (and there's a slim chance of that) he started selling his pickups here before the Reverb store/etc.
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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by GilmourD » Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:08 pm

andy_tchp wrote:
Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:28 pm
TaftysGuitars wrote:
Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:52 am
I'm new here but wow, it's great to see that Tim is doing well with pickups here.
If I recall correctly (and there's a slim chance of that) he started selling his pickups here before the Reverb store/etc.
Before my time as well but I believe you are correct.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by JVG » Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:15 pm

Adding to the chorus:
I have had a set of Woodies in my JM since 2017 (when he was selling them for $70 a set!!), and have never considered swapping them out. They are extremely good, and even at their current price they remain great value.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by solfege » Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:23 pm

All the love for Tim.

Own three sets from him, a set of vintage-correct Broadcaster pickups, some of his A4 Jag pickups, and a set of three custom A3 'mustang' pickups in my strat, and they're basically the three guitars I cycle between the most. His work is flawless. His pricing is absurdly low for the quality, and I cannot recommend him highly enough.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by OffYourFace » Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:46 pm

i want to get a set of Woodies when i have the $$.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by javier-san » Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:07 am

Having had a set of the "Woodies" and the "Iolas" (sp?), I much prefer the bridge pickup on the "Iolas". Something about it sounds so good with OD and even clean.

But either way the Woodies are great, especially for the price.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by OffYourFace » Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:59 pm

javier-san wrote:
Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:07 am
Having had a set of the "Woodies" and the "Iolas" (sp?), I much prefer the bridge pickup on the "Iolas". Something about it sounds so good with OD and even clean.

But either way the Woodies are great, especially for the price.
That's just a hotter woody for the bridge and 58/59 for the neck right? That's what I installed for my friend. It is a great set. TBH, that's what i'll probably get.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by javier-san » Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:24 pm

OffYourFace wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:59 pm
javier-san wrote:
Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:07 am
Having had a set of the "Woodies" and the "Iolas" (sp?), I much prefer the bridge pickup on the "Iolas". Something about it sounds so good with OD and even clean.

But either way the Woodies are great, especially for the price.
That's just a hotter woody for the bridge and 58/59 for the neck right? That's what I installed for my friend. It is a great set. TBH, that's what i'll probably get.
Precisely!

I bought a set a few years before he released them and named them “Iola’s”. Great set of pickups!

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by Daitong II » Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:29 pm

Has anyone used the Jaguar pickups? I may be in the market for these soon.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by Fiddy » Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:51 pm

Tim is a great guy. I tip my hat off to Tim.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by javier-san » Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:36 pm

Daitong II wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:29 pm
Has anyone used the Jaguar pickups? I may be in the market for these soon.
I have a jaguar pickup in one of my guitars and it sounds really really good. Very articulate! One of my favorite jaguar pickups that I've tried.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by Mondaysoutar » Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:51 pm

I’m going to order a set of these for my Jazzmaster. Spoke to the him via Instagram earlier and he’s suggested 5859s or woodies. Both sound great going by his descriptions, but guess just wondering if anybody has tried them both? I have an AO with the PV65s that came stock currently, I love them but a wee bit thin sometimes, a wee bit muddy and boomy and lacking in articulation sometimes though. So guess I’m after a better version of the traditional Jazzmaster sound haha. I play country, surf, jazzy, ambient type stuff through a twin reverb usually.

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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by GilmourD » Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:05 pm

Mondaysoutar wrote:
Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:51 pm
I’m going to order a set of these for my Jazzmaster. Spoke to the him via Instagram earlier and he’s suggested 5859s or woodies. Both sound great going by his descriptions, but guess just wondering if anybody has tried them both? I have an AO with the PV65s that came stock currently, I love them but a wee bit thin sometimes, a wee bit muddy and boomy and lacking in articulation sometimes though. So guess I’m after a better version of the traditional Jazzmaster sound haha. I play country, surf, jazzy, ambient type stuff through a twin reverb usually.
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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.

Post by JVG » Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:21 pm

Wow - he’s made a website!

20% off is a pretty decent deal, a pity i really don’t need any pickups right now!

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