Owen Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 I have just picked up a 2nd hand Harley Benton 335. The pickups might be lush, but they are probably not. Is there any point in rewinding them or should I just pick up a 2nd hand pair of decent pickups?
Beer of the Bass Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Would you be taking them to a professional rewinder? That might cost as much as a used set of Seymour Duncans, Gibsons etc. The better quality end of far eastern made pickups could be worth a look too.
Owen Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1474106386' post='3135626'] Would you be taking them to a professional rewinder? [/quote] You mean people do anything else????!!??!!! My guess was that 2nd hand ones would be the way to go, but it never hurts to ask
Beer of the Bass Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1474147139' post='3135963'] You mean people do anything else????!!??!!! [/quote] I've wound a few pickups at home with shonky arrangements of variable speed drills clamped to bits of scrap wood with varying levels of success - a couple of them were quite good, several more weren't. So I didn't like to assume whether you meant DIY or not. But I think the going rate for a proper rewind is from about £45 per humbucker, and you could get some nice used ones for that.
Owen Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 You are very generous with your assumptions. I cannot even put a shelf up let alone bodge up a pickup winding jig I will get onto ebay.
therealting Posted September 24, 2016 Posted September 24, 2016 If you're not wanting to spend too much money, I put some GFS pickups into a PRS SE that I used to have, and they sounded very good. Cheaper than a rewind for sure!
Owen Posted September 24, 2016 Author Posted September 24, 2016 Thanks, I will go and look at GFS now. And Ebay for 2nd hand humbuckers. Cos I play so much guitar that I need good tone. As if! But I cannot stop myself.
Grangur Posted September 25, 2016 Posted September 25, 2016 If I were you, I'd take a look on evilbay for some Wilkinsons. I've got a bass here belonging to another BCer. It has a Wilkinson split pickup and sounds fantastic.
NancyJohnson Posted October 7, 2016 Posted October 7, 2016 Could I suggest Warman pickups? I've absolutely no idea where they're manufactured, but they're sold by Josi Warman on eBay (he also builds). I put a pair of P94 pickups into an Epiphone (a P94 is a humbucker sized P90) and it came alive. Lovely lovely. I'd also concur that Wilkinson stuff is affordable and nice too.
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