winding a '51 p-bass pup

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Rob DiStefano
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winding a '51 p-bass pup

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i built the bobbin, loaded with .710" alnico 5 rod mags, then wound it with 42awg coil wire at 12600 turns ...

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... terminating the coil wire, adding leads, taping and cord wraping the coil prior to vacuum wax potting ...

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Excellent, was hoping you'd post something like this looking at your Bronco thread.
Can't get enough of DIY pickup vids, been wanting to give it a go for some time.
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awesome stuff! i saw a guy in st. louis with a nice lil setup years and years ago, and fredo(sublimedo) made some p-90s for me years ago. thats the one thing i have never attempted to tackle on my own.