Making a Pickup

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Author Message tmoney61092 Junior Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 19 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 12:52 pm:    hey guys, i just watched the video about pickups that Alembic made ( http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/insights/guitar_pickups/ ), and this made me really want to try to make 1 or 2 pickups so i was just wondering, what kinds of magnet/wood do you use to make these ?where can i find these? what kinds of wire do i need? tmoney61092 Junior Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 21 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 9:42 am:    this is directed mostly toward mica or other moderators who know, but anyone is welcome to say what they know/ have done dela217 Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 924 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 7:48 pm:    This is interesting reading: http://www.diyhappy.com/how-to-make-a-guitarbass-pickup/ artswork99 Senior Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 514 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 8:45 pm:    Thanks Michael, That was interesting! Best, Art I really liked the two videos over at thefutureschannel.com too! (Message edited by artswork99 on November 27, 2008) tmoney61092 Junior Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 22 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 9:06 pm:    wow, that was very helpful, i am definetly going to do that when i get the chance, do you know how to make a pickup with just one large magnet? white_cloud Senior Member Username: white_cloud Post Number: 516 Registered: 11-2007 Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 4:27 am:    Very very interesting indeed - I might just try this and make some wood covers