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There's no reason why you couldn't use one of those revolution counters like this one ( a.co/d/0DJSebc) with your mini lathe. Good luck with whatever method you use :)

Thank you! I'd go for around 5.0 - 5.5k. It'll give lower output, but with reduced mid-range, and clarity in the lows.

​@@hotglassbottlesThank you.

I didn't charge him anything actually as he's family :)

@@hotglassbottles aw man, that’s fantastic. Too many people try to make a quick buck instead of just being kind.

@@jimilee459 i think that tube amp repair has got quite expensive these days. So I try and do things 'at cost'. It's not my day job either, so I refuse to ruin a good hobby by making it a job.

@@hotglassbottles yep, I’ve seen that happen and done it myself, too many times. As a pedal builder, myself, I just give them away.

@@jimilee459 I am in total agreement. Same for me with pedals, pickups, guitars etc. People tell me "oo you could make money with all that". I reply..."no...fuck off...that'd ruin my hobby completely". It's like we're all supposed to have a side hustle these days.

Hi! and thank you. Those pickups are a pair I wound myself. The slugs are 0.25"s opposed to the more conventional 0.187".

I don't understand what you mean. How is the count not ok?

​@@hotglassbottlesbuttons not functioning exactly. Count not single it's multiple

@@electronicsideas1361 are you saying you’d want the buttons to increment by one and not one hundred?

@@hotglassbottles yes

You’re welcome. Are you planning to wind your own too?

Thanks Eric. I am glad you liked the results. I do plan on winding another 'layer' on top of what I did here to get that switchable overwound single coil like the original Schecters of the 80s. That's why I used 43AWG so i'd have the room.

Thank you! I am glad you liked how they sounded. I do plan to wind another 'layer' on top of these coils for that switchable Schecter feature.

You can still do exactly the same thing, assuming you will use the Plethora in the effects loop. You will have to decide whether to put it before or after the Plethora. Or....put the volume pedal in the Plethora's loop, which would mean you can move it about in the signal chain as you see fit.

@@hotglassbottles Thank you for your reply to my answer! 🙏🎶🎸

Didn’t work. Ear plugs helped a little though.

Yes, these are the large full width magnets inside the coils as opposed to the mini hum-buckers that have the magnet underneath touching the steel slugs.

@@hotglassbottles thanks for the fast response! I like the sound of yours although I'm definitely surprised at how close it was to the sounds of the telecaster (if this is a typically configured pup) - clearly less aggressive than a mini humbucker or a P90. I'm not planning on building my own Firebird pickup do do you know of any decent budget producer of these? Lollars might be quality but I'm not paying £350 for a set when an entire Epiphone Firebird costs £600!

@@donw.k.6877 I agree that each bridge pickup sounds largely similar. I find the biggest difference with the neck pickups, with the firebird being my favorite. It’s a perfect combo of the heft of a PAF but the bite of a narrow single coil. Love it! I don’t know of anyone making these cheaply.

@@hotglassbottles why are they expensive to buy? I am no guitar tech but I am not sure they are exponentially dearer to make than say mini humbuckers.. Just a lack of demand?

@@donw.k.6877 precisely lack of demand. I can buy PAF parts for half what I can Firebird pickup parts. And I’m not about to start injection mounding my own bobbins or pressing the steel parts.

Well, you need a non-latching switch that you could connect right before the output socket. Then you'd have to find a space on the pick guard to mount it. That part might be the hardest aspect of the project.

@@hotglassbottles oh great idea. so I just momentalily break ground or the circuit and wire it all the way up to the horn of the guitar if I want it up there.

@@AM2PMReviews I’d use the switch. To ground your signal. And yes, you can route it anywhere you have access really.

I checked my notes and I used 42AWG for the bridge pickup, and 43AWG for the neck.

Hi! Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I am currently producing a schematic and layout with intent to use you guys. I had been contacted by a colleague of yours Liam a few months ago as he had seen my blog. Sadly my day job takes up a lot of time but I hope to have something ready in a few months.

@@hotglassbottles Hey Simon, glad to hear that. Warmly welcome to try our PCBs anytime your Gerber file is ready! Liam will follow up our upcoming cooperations. Btw, would you mind sharing your blog link?

@@zoeyzhang9866 Certainly. It is here: hotbottles.wordpress.com

@@hotglassbottles Thank you, that's informative articles!💯 Promise me, updating it anytime you are available.😄

...or if there's an acknowledged manufacturing defect. That's what happened in this case.

@@hotglassbottles yup, can't put the blame on a "defective resistor"

@@geezberry8889 ....when asked about the problem a Fender representative said, "we had a vendor problem with these resistors. The problem would cause the resistors to eventually hair-line fracture and open under normal operating conditions. The vendor has since analyzed and corrected the problem with their process."

@@hotglassbottles interesting. could be bs from fender

You’re confused, Mr Riddle. That’s not a Gibson.

I agree. They’re like tele pickups with a bit more heft behind them. And they’re dead quiet too 🤓

Thanks Ryan. Very kind words.

First of all, turn your amp off immediately! Red plating usually means a bias problem. Check the bias circuit as that has probably failed.

@@hotglassbottles Thank you very much and I wish you a lot of health

@@paweg4321 To you too, Pawel

You're welcome. This was definitely inspired by all the more pricey ones you see available these days. It struck me that it really is just a box with some jacks in it, so why not make one?

Agreed! I love TC modulations so I wanted the Corona Chorus as well as the Viscous Vibe in one unit. And the Hall of Fame plus delays is the icing on the cake.

Thanks for saying so 😎👍🏻

Each pickup has an on-off switch. This means you get more combinations than with a standard 5-way switch. As in: All pickups on, and neck & bridge on.

@@hotglassbottles neck, mid, bridge, neck mid, neck bridge, mid neck?

@@aurora3655 Yes, all possible combinations.

Nope. No octaver on it. I agree with your assessment on bite and snap.

@@hotglassbottles weird..,Maybe it was the internet connection. The sound isn’t there anymore.

Thanks Brian! I’m not currently setup for manufacturing. Once I’ve recreated the tapped version of these pickups I might reconsider.

Thank you so much!

I've been writing code for 30 years now, so yes I have a background in that. But the Arduino is extremely easy to code for. Indeed it was designed for non-programmers to use. You can get a cool starter kit for about 50 USD with a load of great lessons. It's a lot of fun.

That affects the gain of the clean channel. It's common to change that to 68k or 56k to tame it a little bit.

@@hotglassbottles Hello. Thanks for comment. My HR deville has a R44 56K, if I change it to 68K will I get more drive?

@@smartlevel1450 no, but this is not what the clean channel is for

@@hotglassbottles Sorry my mistake. I dont want drive from the clean channel, but since I lowerd C1 and 56 from 44uF to 22 uF, V1 from 12AX7 to 12AY7, V2 to 12AU7 and V3 to 12AT7 ...... I have lost some natural volume or gain from the clean channel. So is R9 and R44 the place to recover some of that volume or gain lost?

Thank you very much. I am a huge fan of his, so you've paid me an enormous compliment.And good luck with the X3...an excellent choice!

Good remark 🙂 but I'm also hearing some old timey blues in there. Wished you'd played longer passages when demonstrating the effects.

Thanks! The TC Electronic Viscous Vibe is what you heard. It’s an excellent univibe clone.

No, not at all. With the plastic jacks they remain isolated.

@@hotglassbottles If I don't have plastic jacks how do I isolate it? Use plastic rings between the connections or do I need to solder some extra cable somewhere?

@@nick_be9159 yes, some manufacturers will sell you plastic isolation washers to go with their jacks. Also you could come from the other directions and use a plastic enclosure.

@@hotglassbottles hi, Im encountering noise issues when the box is plugged into my rig but no guitar plugged into the box. Would you say this is normal?

@@zacharykim295 No that's not normal at all. Are you using electrically isolated sockets, like the plastic Neutriks I used? Each pair of sockets...in to out...should essentially be just like a tiny patch cable. i.e. nothing to do with the one next to it.

I made them myself! I’ve been building a winding machine to satisfy my need to understand things. SO I’ve wound regular humbuckers and tele pickups. Here’s my video on that ua-cam.com/video/da3B76YiMu4/v-deo.html

@@hotglassbottles Very nice, I'd love to make my own pickups one day! Did you wind these with A5 mags?

@@MarkB.Guitar yes. They’re Alnico 5 magnets. But i used 43AWG wire which is more typical for a tele neck pickup. I am very pleased with how they sound.

@@hotglassbottles Interesting, the neck definitely has a very Tele-ish vibe to it. Nice work!

@@MarkB.Guitar thank you so much. I love their tone….right between tele and les paul.

You're welcome

Have a look at my other video as there’s a link for my blog post. This details everything ua-cam.com/video/da3B76YiMu4/v-deo.html

@@hotglassbottles I asked about the project of the coil winding apparatus, what are the necessary materials, the connection diagram

Yes, here's the blog post I was talking about. It goes through the ARDUINO code I wrote. hotbottles.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/arduino-based-guitar-pickup-winder/

Excellent! I hope you enjoy your new amp! You probably already have it, but this link is massively useful. hotroddiy.com/original-faq.php

@@ozzy541 too late for that. And I can't take you seriously if you don't elaborate as to why...

@@ozzy541 why?

Apparently Fender was sent a batch of these plate resistors and they all had a physical problem that caused them to literally break internally. But they had installed them in many, many amplifiers so it was too late. I don’t think there are official numbers anywhere as to what percentage were bad though. So definitely a bad component from the outset.

Thanks ✌

Yes, absolutely. I have not gone for reverse-wound, reverse-pole in this guitar. So they are both the same magnetic orientation.

thanks!

thanks Georg....you're kind to say so. You're right...we are all hunting our own tone. I don't think that quest ever ends, right? You should check out my video on firebird style pickups. I think they sound better as a neck pickup than a tele neck pickup! Also 43AWG wire.

Very cool. That's what I plan on doing this year to one of my teles.

Thank you very much for saying so. How is your machine coming along?

I agree on the middle. But I’m in love with firebird neck. I want them on all my guitars now lol