{"id":361,"date":"2011-03-06T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T21:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=361"},"modified":"2011-03-06T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2011-03-06T21:11:35","slug":"unwinding-pickups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"Unwinding pickups"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few weeks ago the bridge pickup in my Tele failed at a gig. I’ve heard this can happen, but I’ve never seen or experienced it first hand. After exploring several options for replacement\/repair, I decided to snag another Dimarzio Twang King on ebay. It’s a great pickup and I got this one new for $50. I never did any shielding on this guitar so I took this opportunity to fix that. I opted to go the conductive paint route, instead of using copper foil. The paint is actually really expensive, about $15 for 1oz. Luckily, that amount was enough for two guitars. Anyway, I decided to salvage the magnets in the original pickup and I was amazed at how much wire is used. Here’s a picture in case anyone is curious about what the inside looks like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago the bridge pickup in my Tele failed at a gig. I’ve heard this can happen, but I’ve never seen or experienced it first hand. After exploring several options for replacement\/repair, I decided to snag another Dimarzio Twang King on ebay. It’s a great pickup and I got this one new for … <\/p>\n

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