Sound difference between hand wound and machine wound pickup

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Sound difference between hand wound and machine wound pickup

Post by Guitarman555 » Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:11 am

Does any body have a sample or link on youtube, where I can see difference between machine and handguided wound pickup? I got this one and not sure if it is hand guided or machine wound. It is formvar from late precbs. It is staggered pole pickup so much more height than flat pole pickups, 6,2 Kohms.

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Re: Sound difference between hand wound and machine wound pickup

Post by SashaB » Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:04 am

I think it would be unreliable to judge on the winding of your pickup based on the comparison to a youtube sample.
Apparently, every other aspect like magnets, type of wire, etc will have a larger impact on the sound

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Re: Sound difference between hand wound and machine wound pickup

Post by Guitarman555 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:52 am

SashaB wrote:
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:04 am
I think it would be unreliable to judge on the winding of your pickup based on the comparison to a youtube sample.
Apparently, every other aspect like magnets, type of wire, etc will have a larger impact on the sound
Sounds reasonable, material is more important than technique of winding. Interesting is that this staggered pole pickup is from beginning of 65(white pencil dated) and still has formvar and black bobbin. Sounds much brighter than flat pole jag pickups.

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