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Re: Why are cheap pickups rubbish?

9/5/2002 1:45 AM
WolfeMacleod	Re: Why are cheap pickups rubbish? I think it's a combination of all it's parts together. I've taken quite a few junk, crap-ola pickups and made them into some great sounding stuff just by a simple rewind. I've also done something as simple as a magnet swap and got good results. With a rewind AND a magnet swap, even better results. I'm pretty sure the quality of the steel used in polepieces (in humbuckers) can play a big role too. So, it's really a cumination of everything together. Wolfe

9/5/2002 1:45 AM

WolfeMacleod

Re: Why are cheap pickups rubbish?

I think it's a combination of all it's parts together. I've taken quite a few junk, crap-ola pickups and made them into some great sounding stuff just by a simple rewind. I've also done something as simple as a magnet swap and got good results. With a rewind AND a magnet swap, even better results.
I'm pretty sure the quality of the steel used in polepieces (in humbuckers) can play a big role too.
So, it's really a cumination of everything together.

Wolfe