How to Make a Pickup Part 1

[GuitarzMyThing]

8:35 Huh.... So Whenever I get close to my amp to get feedback it slightly demagnetizes your pickups...

[guidobela]

I hat when my MAGGOTS get demagnitized

[theshyguitarist]

At first, I thought the guy on the right was a chick, but then he spoke.

[randomdude6662007]

@LeetTemujin Touché xD

[toaharris1]

Ultra high-tech bent paperclips xD

[MrElfro89]

impregnated.

[whatsmyname252]

interesting

[flyingmonkeysquad]

"we don't know if it hurts, but we also don't know if you can have children after using it" xD

[cdh79]

that guy seems to be really cool.. he has a good sense of humor and actually very good technical knowledge (what you usually don't get from a VP of marketing in most companies :P)

[winster626]

8:27 if that happens to you, maybe you should stop playing guitars

[rockster07]

lol, 'We don't know if it hurts, but we also don't know if you can't have kids afterwards'.

[AlanOfAmine09]

"Ultra, high-tech Paperclips" ROFL

[BayviewAvenue]

ultra high-tech paper clips

[rockhead61]

i love how everything is done by foot switch in the guitar world !

[robban97swe]

I don't know why I needed to know that, couse if I was going to make seymour duncan mics I have to buy a magnetaicer and all the other stuff (will cost alot xD) instaid of just buy it for 200$ , but it's fun to know:P

[wenchcarroteh06]

Impregnated???

[General1lol]

5:40 his answer... lol

[Mo7Vsta]

sooo how do you make the EMG and Black-Outs?...

[NO4Q2]

@Mo7Vsta Black outs and EMG's are made the same way but with more wire and higher magnatisim. The only difference is that it has a cover which helps out the magnet and strings magnetic field, to produce a higher output.

[avhcbeaver1]

duncan's are the shit, I've had nothing but success in everyone

[randomdude6662007]

6:03 "If we take an unmagnitised magnet-"

I think he means a piece of metal lol

[LainOfTheRealWorld]

@randomdude6662007 A very special piece a metal

[YouSee804]

@randomdude6662007 Piece of AlNiCo more precisely.

[huyiy]

@randomdude6662007 not all metals can be magnetized.. alnico for example in this case is supposed to be magnetised hence why he used unmagnetised in this situation.

[randomdude6662007]

@huyiy I know, I do actually have an education! I'm not calling the guy stupid and I fully understand what he meant, I just saw a bit of comedy in the way he phrased it!

[etrinityguitar]

@randomdude6662007 alnico and ceramic magnets have to be magnitised

[randomdude6662007]

@etrinityguitar Otherwise you would have a piece of metal and/or a piece of ceramic rather than a magnet. I understand.

[wbwillie]

@randomdude6662007 you get the magnets unmagnetized so they're easier to handle

[earsBLEEDmetal1]

guy does not know how to use a mic xD

[scrEMOhoLic044]

its very usefull...!

[vespacurry]

Good information, very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Lord have mercy some hard old critics.

[baadshepherd]

This was the longest 9 1/2 minutes of my life.

[hartistry1957]

@baadshepherd bahahahahahah..yep.

[Snigglesnock]

LOL at 8:52 sounds like he says maggots

[mrjwmz1995]

5:39 lmao does it hurt XD

[TheMacHelpChannel]

Guys, in 4:45 , he tells the guys to tell him the difference between alnico 3 and 5 for a BASIC standpoint, and the pickup guy gives him an entire Science lesson! lol XD

[strat002]

is their anything that doesn't demagnetize a pickup? jesus christ

[coronet67]

I dont think it's a big a problem as they would have you believe.

[TWAZZACK2]

yeah just no one knows about it obviously its kinda like people saying orange juice causes cancer and tomatoes lol fail

[kernunoos]

AlNiCo is NOT subject to demagnetize with "temperature change" it's 100% bullcrap since it's maximum operating temperature (not to be confused with Curie temp) is the HIGHEST of all magnet materials (500° C ) . Ferrite's (ceramic) max is 250°C , NdFeB(neodymium) is 80-200°C, SmCo(samarium) is 250-350°C.

IS ambient temperature around 500°C ? come on...But AlNiCo magnets are effectively easily demagnetized with mechanical shocks, friction etc

[SearcySW]

True, I've been working to dispel the "aged alnico magnet marketing myth for a few years now. I have invested lots of money in gauss meters and have checked Fender and Gibson magnets all the way back to the 1950's. Their charge can be affected by strong magnetic fields but that doesnt really happen to guitars much in the real world.

[LesParadyz]

it is very senceless to say, the Magnets would have different sound... A Magnet is a magnet... thats it...

[trousien]

why not just recharge the pickups again instead of getting new ones if they lose their magnetic field

[coronet67]

7:05 That guy sits there all day and sucks up lacquer fumes?

[guitarmaniac43]

but he does have a cool job

[coronet67]

He's standing right by the warning sign showing you to wear a respirator.

[catchatubescreamer]

Notice how he's pretending to do stuff. That's 'cos his boss is there!! :0)

[ShwanPugHah]

@coronet67 Laquerhead knows but one desire? Laquerhead sets his skull on fire?

[anon540]

@coronet67 Is it just me, or is the front of his face a darker shade than the back of his head?

[coronet67]

@anon540 Yeah, he died.

[NosajDurmit]

Its like they had Bill Preston Esquire Interview this guy.

[rmxrider20032000]

And Ted Theodor Logan lol Seymour duncan rules.

[spentonmediocrity]

Having worked with alnico 5 I can say that there is not a whole lot of consistency among manufacturers and even lots in quality.

Even gausing a magnet twice,seemingly the same way, often produces moderate but noticable variances in magnetism.

That's why I prefer to actually hear the pickup before I buy it.

[racefaceec90]

very interesting.have just bought an indie super t guitar(basically a telecaster)and have a single coil at neck,humbucker at bridge.when i can,would like to upgrade pickups,but do not know which ones to go for.i attempt to play styles ranging from metal to bluesy to clean.i just wondered,what someone might recommend?thanks for your time!!!

[RRJHDB]

same here plzz respond someone or if not raceface did u find oneÉ i need a pickup that does what u say bluesy to metal

[racefaceec90]

to be honest,i haven't yet looked for new pickups,but i am thinking about ringing a company called bareknuckle pickups,here in uk,as they make hand wound pickups.they have had some rave reviews!!!sorry i wasn't more help!!!

[utahjai]

Rest be assured Magnetism do not reduce sperm counts. That Duncan guy was very funny.

Thanks for the info.

[freddiefracture]

i have 2 ALNiCo pro 2s in mine very nice sound to them

[yurzappa]

I really liked the explanation: old guitars sound different, because they are technically *worse*: their pickups being de-magnetized after the years in labour. Actually, I do remember something from my youth: my high school classmate said the pickups need to be properly oxydized! Well... what would Jimi Hendrix pick: brand new high tech pickups of his era, or the classic pickups from the past?

[SkeletinProductions]

why are thier pickups so expensive

[Rocket1771]

theyre high quality, I got a JB, and 2 hotrails in my Charvel, thats almost 300$

[SkeletinProductions]

but lace pickup to me sound good to and they are at a bit better price but i have to agree they do sound good but i mean their to expensive for mt taste but the website is very informative

[Rocket1771]

yeah, there pretty nice, you can pick a humbucker up for 30$

[youaergay]

because thay sound so good. you will always pay for what you get but you can get a jb or a 59 for £40 to £60, the same one van halen used

[AezSmokeyGanja]

Also I was not told, or forgot not to place my guitar and where, against the Amp or on top of it.

And even more messed up out of all the things I have come across about guitar repair, I do not ever remember anyone saying about keeping you guitar AWAY FROM YOUR AMP..

[AezSmokeyGanja]

Very cool and awesome video, on how Seymour Duncan pickups are made.

Enjoyed Evan Scott's smart mouth comments, on some of there High Tech equipment.

The host is just creepy looking, almost like retro 80's hair-cuts.

[kareemb0]

Great informative video. And Evan Scott has humor. Ultra-High Tech Bent Paperclips. Gotta get me some of those.

[Farhanians]

"and hang it dry on this ULTRA-HIGH TECH BENT PAPERCLIPS here" said at 7:17

hmm.

[likehell1]

Champfer Drill Technician? seems like a satisying career choice

"Honey, I'm home!"

"Oh hi dear, hows the champfering?"

"Champ-tastic!"

[cresblain]

"we also don't know if you can have children after you use the machine" hahaha

[NoJake]

Very good video...was wondering why something like this wasn't on "how it's made."

[two4motion]

That's incredibly informative.

[86108610]

Copper isn't magnetic.