Unlock the Secrets to Building a Bigsby Pickup Part 1 | Bigsby Lap Steel Part 4

If you're a fan of guitars, you'll know that the Bigsby pickup makes the instrument truly stand out. It's the unsung hero that gives these unique guitars their iconic tone, and once you hear it in action, you'll understand why it's so vital. In this series, we will take a closer look at how these pickups are made. Part 1 will cover the CNC milling process, while Part 2 will delve into the winding, potting, finishing, and assembly. While this tutorial is part of the Bigsby lap steel series, these pickups sound fantastic in almost any instrument, so you can expect to see them in some of my other builds too. Let's get started and discover the magic of the Bigsby pickup!
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[@twang5]

Nice knolling, but- and I'm sure you know- the materials and construction of that pickup aren't Bigsby at all. You gave a P90 some Bigsby cosmetics, it seems. Might sound just fine and pass as a Bigsby visually but it won't sound like the real thing. Yours is similar to how they built the pickups for the reissue Bigsby guitars that Gretsch came out with a while back.

[@TwoCherriesIns]

Yep, but it actually sounds very close to the actual remakes, if Paul had access to the tools we have today I'm pretty sure he would be making them in a very similar way.

[@TwoCherriesIns]

Oh, and these are not p90 dimensions it is to scale and modeled from the originals, It won't fit into a standard cavity.