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First time making pickups


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Are you building them with Alnico poles in the Fender/Musicman style? All poles within each coil need to be oriented the same, but if you are building a humbucker or a pair of single coils then one coil should be North upwards and the other should be South upwards. This allows you to set them up as a reverse wired/reverse polarity pair for hum cancelling.

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[quote name='JJW' timestamp='1477416818' post='3162096']
Hey, so im going to try and make my own pickups for the first time and was wondering if anyone has any tips? Also I was wondering what way the magnets go? Does the pole of the magnet matter which way theyre facing?
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Not before it's magnetised.

Most builders use unmagnetised pole pieces - for convenience (imagine separating twelve hundred magnets apart one by one if they were shipped magnetized!). Magnetising them once the bobbin is assembled. This can be done before or after winding.
For a ceramic magnet - it's usually added to the bottom of the pickup after the rest is finished.

Good luck!

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