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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Linkizcool on December 26, 2006, 03:17:28 AM

Title: Guitar Help
Post by: Linkizcool on December 26, 2006, 03:17:28 AM: Alrighty people. I wanted to make my own set of pickups for my guitar. I looked all over the Net, and found a few sites with even less information. I know it's possible to do so, and so can anyone tell me where to start, like what kind of wire, magnets, etc. contribute to what kind of tone, feedback, etc. Thanks people, and Merry Christmas.
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Post by: MrMister on December 26, 2006, 03:56:11 AM: Why don't you just dissect an existing pickup..
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Post by: Linkizcool on December 26, 2006, 09:06:11 PM: Because my pickup sucks like a black hole.

Anyways, I found a really good site. If anyones interested in customing your axe, here y'all go.

Spiff ur AXE (http://galileo.spaceports.com/~fishbake/buck/humbuck.htm)
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Post by: Desimodontidae on December 26, 2006, 10:17:42 PM: http://users.atw.hu/guitarbuilding/building_electric_guitars.pdf

Pretty good section about making pickups. And everything else. Although I doubt you'll be making a better pickup than factory preset anytime soon...
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Post by: Linkizcool on December 26, 2006, 11:35:18 PM: WOW. Thank you like a million times. I've been looking for something like that for ages. I mean years. SWEET VIRTUAL HIGH FIVE DUDE.
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Post by: Desimodontidae on December 26, 2006, 11:57:05 PM: Yeah. I also recommend looking up some Carvin products... I got this Carvin magazine once in the mail... it had all kinds of guitar parts, starter guitar-making kits, bodies for basses or electric guitars, necks.. all kinds of cool stuff. Course Im sure you can find them elsewhere... but Carvin's the shit.
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Post by: Linkizcool on December 27, 2006, 02:04:53 AM: Yea, I checked them out, and I'll get their catalogue.

That PDF is awesome. Me and my friend were gonna make a custom axe in his woodwork shop and that's exactly what we needed to start. I'll let you know how that goes.
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Post by: Desimodontidae on December 27, 2006, 02:51:43 AM: Yeah... I've been meaning to make one, but Im lazy. So if it turns out good... let me know.