Can you make a humbucking pickup to sound like a Gretsch pickup in my Les Paul guitar?
Last year I made some custom Gretsch Style pickups for actor Bill Mumy who played “Will” on the television show “Lost in Space”. It was a fun project and wanted to do the pickups for Bill who is also a great guitarist and song writer. My idea was to wind a standard humbucker with the specs of an early 60’s Gretsch pickup. I knew the importance of the alnico magnet and 6/40 Fillister head pole pieces. I worked out the winding formula using a special gauge 42 with formvar insulation. The turns had to be adjusted for the bobbins I was using and proceeded to made the first proto-types for Bill. He was a real happy camper and I really enjoyed working with him on the project. Working with artists and doing projects like that makes developing new products fun and important for future tones.
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