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Inspector #20

Inspector #20

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From my box of junk and take outs...a mix of Duncan, Gibson, DiMarzio, Guitar Madness, Ibanez, Jackson/Belcat, Artec, Epiphone and Planet Tone...

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Hmmmm....what can I make from this???

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One coil from a Planet Tone Dominatus, One coil from a Gibson 500T atop a Duncan, nickel-silverbaseplate.

Let's try a long, polished AlNico IV magnet and reverse the polarity to make it "Peter Greenish" in the #2 switch position...

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Still working on this. More to follow...
 
So, I ended up with two pickups:

#1 is 1/2 Artec Classic Standard, 1/2 Gibson Wildwood Spec, nickel-silver baseplate, long, polished A4 magnet, 42AWG, and measures 7.95k.

#2 is 1/2 Jackson/Seymour Duncan, 1/2 Gibson 498T, brass baseplate, long, polished A4 magnet, 43AWG, and measures 16.3k.

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Both magnets are reversed to give it 180° out of phase in the #2 switch position only.

Thoughts????
 
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Robert Herndon said:
So, I ended up with two pickups:

#1 is 1/2 Artec Classic Standard, 1/2 Gibson Wildwood Spec, nickel-silver baseplate, long, polished A4 magnet, 42AWG, and measures 7.95k.

#2 is 1/2 Jackson/Seymour Duncan, 1/2 Gibson 498T, brass baseplate, long, polished A4 magnet, 43AWG, and measures 16.3k.

Both magnets are reversed to give it 180° out of phase in the #2 switch position only.

Thoughts????
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Your ears are the judge my friend.
Nice project, I would have already screwed it all up ..
 
Note the slugs on the 498T bobbin are raised above the bobbin surface. I also ended up with a gap between the bobbins - on both pickups - that I couldn't get rid of...

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