Pickup Winding Resources?

CHEEZOR · Post by **CHEEZOR** » 14 Apr 2025, 20:52

I was wondering if there were any sources for reverse engineering pickups? I've seen this page a bunch with it's table of vintage Fender pickup specs: https://www.guitarhq.com/pickups.html, but I was wondering if there were any resources like that for other pickups? I'm aware of this forum, but it's less focused on specs of existing pickups: https://music-electronics-forum.com/for ... kup-makers

Things like, bobbin dimensions, magnet type, coil wire type, number of turns, etc... I basically want a FreeStompBoxes for pickups, but I'll settle for whatever I can get. haha

karul · Post by **karul** » 14 Apr 2025, 22:02

It's a big subject. That forum used to be very active long time ago, I don't know how it is these days. As I remember there was a lot of info mostly fender oriented on www.tdpri.com but you have to dig for it. And there is youtube.

karul · Post by **karul** » 17 Apr 2025, 21:55

I forgot Helmuth Lemme. He's web page is great resource too.
https://www.gitarrenelektronik.de/de/elektronik

CHEEZOR · Post by **CHEEZOR** » 20 Apr 2025, 20:08

karul wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 21:55 I forgot Helmuth Lemme. He's web page is great resource too.
https://www.gitarrenelektronik.de/de/elektronik

Wow. Looks like there's a lot of info there. Thanks!

karul · Post by **karul** » 20 Apr 2025, 21:56

Look at this forum also, plenty of info over there.
https://guitarnuts2.proboards.com/board/16/pickups

Look in US Patents, you can find DiMarzio's and others, a lot to read.

If you don't have Gauss meter, with arduino and hall sensor A1302 you can make decent one. Even better one with AD22151.

I've mentioned youtube. Unfortunately these days, there are lot of "content creators" that make videos just for views, not for sharing knowledge. On the other hand there are videos like this one. Look at other videos on his channel, they are useful.

Do we have have pickup sub forum on freestompboxes? I know David form SGD pickups is member here, maybe someone else from that field is too.

karul · Post by **karul** » 20 Apr 2025, 22:09

Sometimes pickup is damaged, need rewinding and there is no info available, not even DCR, you don't know how many turns you need or how much the bobbin can take. This PICKUP COIL ESTIMATOR is handy for situations like that.
http://www.jdguitarworks.com/coil/coil.html

CHEEZOR · Post by **CHEEZOR** » 21 Apr 2025, 04:46

Holy shit! I haven't been on the Guitar Nuts forum in decades. I forgot it existed! I read that forum a bunch when I was first learning guitar wiring and mods! It looks like they do have some pickup info.

karul wrote: ↑20 Apr 2025, 21:56 Do we have have pickup sub forum on freestompboxes?

I didn't see one. Which is why I posted here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯