I have a dead strat pickup, what's the usual cost to rewind one and any suggestions on where to have it done? It's nothing special, but the set sounded decent before I pulled it out of the guitar.
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Contact Ken Currie at Rose Pickups. He made several sets for me and has done a lot of my rewind work. He'll work with you to get the sound you want out of it. He's a good guy, he does nice work, and he doesn't charge a fortune.
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Originally posted by chadd View PostI have a dead strat pickup, what's the usual cost to rewind one and any suggestions on where to have it done? It's nothing special, but the set sounded decent before I pulled it out of the guitar."Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
"And Blueman, I am pretty sure you've pissed off a lot of people."
"Wait, I know! Blueman and Lew can arm wrestle, and the winner gets to decide if 250K pots sound good or not."
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FWIW I have a Hofner bass that Seymour rewound the pickups for, and it sounds like a record.
I guess one question would be is cost more important or sound? The OP said 'nothing special' and 'sounded decent', so I suppose finding an equivalent off-the-shelf replacement would be the better option.
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Considering the cost of rewinding a single coil pup, you could buy a new one...many to choose from in that price range. Maybe even one that sounds better than "decent".Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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Originally posted by aleclee View PostI'd suspect that getting a pickup custom wound is often more expensive than getting a new non-booteek pickup."Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
"And Blueman, I am pretty sure you've pissed off a lot of people."
"Wait, I know! Blueman and Lew can arm wrestle, and the winner gets to decide if 250K pots sound good or not."
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Originally posted by chadd View PostI have a dead strat pickup, what's the usual cost to rewind one and any suggestions on where to have it done? It's nothing special, but the set sounded decent before I pulled it out of the guitar.
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Originally posted by aleclee View PostI'd suspect that getting a pickup custom wound is often more expensive than getting a new non-booteek pickup.
As for the end results, totally satisfied! The guy asked me all sorts of questions as to what I wanted out of them, what kind of guitar they were in and construction, and so on. He was able to keep and use the same magnets and pole pieces, but just rewound the coils and re-potted them. Well worth the money and now I'm not in a rush to buy 2 new sets of pickups for my ESP LTD Alex Wade sig - 1 set of Duncan Distortion 7's with the black metal covers, and 1 set of the new EMG 57-7 & 66-7's in the black chrome.
The guy that did mine, his name is Mike Jamgochian in West Chester, PA. His website is http://www.jgcpickups.com and he's got a really good and solid sounding review of a set of his pickups by The Tone King. The video can be found on YouTube if you look up JGC Pickups. Again, I'm totally thrilled with the set he did for me as well as the price, and can't believe how he nailed the sound I was looking for. So if your still curious, at least stop by his site, get his number or email and hit him up. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the results, trust me when I say it...
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Ebay, nothing special, decent, under $20 all day.6 pieces of wood with wires
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1 little black box with 2 slightly bigger black boxes under it.
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Originally posted by Despised View PostFor starters, usuaally a rewind won't cost anything near what a new pickup will cost you, whether it be a humbucker or single coil. I can speak from experience as I had a set of spare Duncan Designed 7-string humbuckers rewound from a guy locally, and it only cost me $110 for the set including shipping. Now compare that to an average of $75 or more per pickup (humbucker, singles are usually a little bit cheaper...), I saved about $75 as compared to buying a new set of Duncans or Dimarzios."Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
"And Blueman, I am pretty sure you've pissed off a lot of people."
"Wait, I know! Blueman and Lew can arm wrestle, and the winner gets to decide if 250K pots sound good or not."
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