Rick pickup specs

d_funkie · Post by **d_funkie** » Fri Mar 29, 2002 2:17 pm

HI EVERYONE! I NEED SOME HELP FOR MY FIRST HOMEMADE PICKUP. I'M TRYING TO BUILD ONE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE STANDARD RICKENBACKER BASS PICKUPS. I HAVE ALMOST ALL THE SPECS I NEED. I'M A BEGINNER AT THIS KINDA THING AND I NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THE COPPER WIRE IS WRAPPED AROUND THE NECK PU AND THE BRIDGE PU ON THE STANDARD ONES.

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Fri Mar 29, 2002 3:14 pm

Wrap it till it looks correct , then test it with a meter ...you will get about 5K on the meter ...that will work .

Or make it full and wind it till you get to 10K , that to will work .

As with anything you try ....the first time will not be perfect .

Have fun with it .with the amount of materials you will need to buy , you will have plenty to try lots of variations.Who knows ...maybe YOU are the next Seymour Duncan!!!!!!

d_funkie · Post by **d_funkie** » Sun Mar 31, 2002 3:50 am

THANKS MARK!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri May 31, 2002 10:40 am

Go for it, Dan. I started making pickups back in early 1981. I have made a few for genuine Rickenbacker basses (bridge pickups mostly) and for some of the basses in my collection. Are they any good, you ask? They have a little more fire, are fully shielded - no noise whatsoever! - and have adjustable pole pieces. As for looks, they resemble Rick pickups except for the pole pieces, which, like I said, are adjustable. Feel free to ask for any tips. Wind on!