Overwound 59B anyone ?

[JB6464]

Has anyone had a 59B overwound to bump the mids up like a JB , maybe 9k output range ?
Love the 59 set and wondering if it's worth the CS price to have this done , not sure what it would sound like .

[Lewguitar]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

You don't need to overwind it. You can simply put an alnico 2 magnet in the 59B and that'll bump up the mids. I used a roughcast A2.

[elelpe]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

PG+ solves my problem with '59b. Vintage-hot. Just exactly what I need without paying CS price. And there's also WLH.

[Golem]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

PG+ solves my problem with '59b. Vintage-hot. Just exactly what I need without paying CS price. And there's also WLH.

This does sound exactly like what he’s asking for. I didn’t love mine in the big Apple I had but it is definitely the closest match for what he describes.


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[Mincer]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

You don't need to overwind it. You can simply put an alnico 2 magnet in the 59B and that'll bump up the mids. I used a roughcast A2.

This is exactly what I thought, too. A very overwound 59 is essentially the Custom 5, and it has almost no mids. You would need an A2 magnet in there for that.

[ToneFiddler]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

i agree with elelpe:
Whole lotta humbucker set would be worth a shot

[JB6464]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

This is exactly what I thought, too. A very overwound 59 is essentially the Custom 5, and it has almost no mids. You would need an A2 magnet in there for that.

How so , doesn't the Custom 5 use different wire ?
Tried the A2 and it did bump the mids , I would like stronger mids like a JB but in a lower wind .

[pittbull]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

How about a alnico 8 magnet

[jeremy]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

i had a 9.4k antiquity and 10k antiquity and they are both amazing pups, the 10k helped kick off the brobucker project. cant really go higher than 10k with #42 wire and normal bobbins and i believe they used min-nom for the 10k.

[frankfalbo]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

How so , doesn't the Custom 5 use different wire ?

Correct, the Custom 5 is not anything like an overwound 59 because the wire gauge is different. (and insulation for that matter) The Custom 5 doesn’t teach anything about what an overwound 59 would sound like, with all due respect to Mincer.

[Clint 55]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

How about a alnico 8 magnet

I think this is the easiest solution. If you want the exact sound of the JB, you can hybrid the JB with a vintage output coil such as the 59. I did it with a Seth and it sounds great. If you don't want to make hybrids, there are other middy lower output humbuckers like the WLB as people mentioned or the Jason Becker.

[beaubrummels]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

Whole Lotta Humbucker was my first thought. It's like an improved 59.

[ToneFiddler]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

Whole Lotta Humbucker was my first thought. It's like an improved 59.

Yes, me too because of the OP title (overwound/rounder/warmer/middier '59).

but now i think, it does not sound close to a JB at all, but it turns out that's what PMJB6464 really wants.

doesn't Dimarzio have some of those mid heavy PAF style pickups?

[Mincer]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

How so , doesn't the Custom 5 use different wire ?
Tried the A2 and it did bump the mids , I would like stronger mids like a JB but in a lower wind .

I am talking EQ-wise, not construction-wise.

[allstarrme]

Re: Overwound 59B anyone ?

The pearly gates plus is just about 9k and A5 rather than A2. It is more 59 than pg from what I seen. I would give it a try.