DIY Guitar Pickup
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Uploaded by HackaweekTV on May 28, 2011
Watch this and learn how to make your own guitar pickup from a magnet and some wire! There's also a basic explanation of how pickups work.
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what gauage wire is that ?
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beatles subliminal messages man
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@MrGuitarbike actully i dont have a amp. so i tried the pick up with my PC's audio jack.
.there was no response. I used a thin wires and my speaker magnet was a bit thicker than the one in the video.
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@hemax1000 The key to a good sounding pickup is to have coated enamel wire wrap around a magnet, the wire has to be fairly tight and for a better sounding pickup you want to randomize the spooling. You might not have enough wire wound or might have too much or a bad magnet. I would check first the connection to the amp.
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really interesting
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WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE COIL..actually i made a pickup and didnt work.so i want to try again.and IS IT NEESSARY TO WIND IT WITH A ACHINE. i dont have any, so i winded in hand,,,,
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@mohiitjaitly Magnet wire
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Or instead of normal pickups cn i use bar magnets in d way u used disc magnet to coil around and also cn covr all 6 strings?
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Which wire is used here? Is it plain copper wire?
mohiitjaitly 2 weeks ago
@mohiitjaitly It's enamel coated "magnet wire"
HackaweekTV 1 week ago
So, from looking at this and some other things I saw on this subject, you can also coil the wire around a bunch of screws, and then glue some of those lil' magnets on top of them? What would happen if I made two "half" pickups and position them slightly angled, one in slot one and one in slot three (leaving slot 2 open for something else)?
Broommaster2000 1 month ago
@Broommaster2000
It will work and have it's own unique sound. You should experiment with placement in relation to he bridge as well. Lot's of difference in tone near the bridge vs neck. :)
HackaweekTV 4 weeks ago
Does the wire have to be insulated? I built one but it doesn't work :(
GenericPurpleTurtle 3 months ago
@GenericPurpleTurtle Yes it has to be "magnet wire" which has a very thin enamel coating to insulate it. The thin coating allows the wires to be wound very close to each other which is important for the induction effect. Radio Shack sells this wire as do other electronics supply sources. Search for "magnet wire". :) Good luck.
HackaweekTV 3 months ago