i built a diddley bow and im now making some adjustments on it. I found this pickup and it only looks like it have one wire coming from it. i thought there were supposed to be at least two wires coming from these? maybe a red and a black. if you scroll down the page, it looks as though one pickup has a red wire and the other has a black. i dont want to ask the seller about it because he might lie to me just for me to buy the thing. what do you guys think? and is there a thread showing people how to solder a pickup to an audio jack?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171003151096...

 

thanks!

Views: 1221

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

mike,i think you will find that pup does have 2 wires inside 1 sheath,kinda like anntenna wire

now that i look at it closer i think i do see two wires coming out of the black and red covers. guess i just didnt look hard enough.

it has  2  wires  in the  sleeve    . its     fine 

Don't know what you guys think you are  seeing, but it's just regular shielded hook-up wire, like most pickups - one insulated inner (live) with an outer shielding (ground). Not quite sure how you'll place this under the string for a diddley bow in terms of which poles you'll line up under the strings, but I'm sure it will work! Wiring to a regular 1/4 jack is simple - solder the inner wire to the lug with makes contact with the tip , outer shield wire goes to the ground lug, ground the strings and you're good to go.

think that,s what i said john

yup. 

where could I get an audio jack that has a wire connected to it that doesn't have another jack of some kind attached at the opposite end?

That's a good price for a pair of general purpose humbuckers, but why not use something like this? It's a single pole hand wound pcikup I made for this diddly bow hockey stick cbg.

how'd you do that?

you can research pickup winding on Youtube...or ask someone to make it for you. perhaps

so I looked up pickup winding on youtube like u said and right now im not feeling like going to all that trouble. I would rather just buy the ones I posted form ebay. lol

RSS

The Essential Pages

New to Cigar Box Nation? How to Play Cigar Box GuitarsFree Plans & How to Build Cigar Box GuitarsCigar Box Guitar Building Basics

Site Sponsor

Recommended Links & Resources


Forum

Nut

Started by Bill Andy in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Taffy Evans on Sunday. 6 Replies

crossover guitar.

Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Apr 10. 14 Replies

Tune up songs

Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies

Duel output jacks

Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies

Latest Activity

BrianQ. commented on Cigar Box Nation's status
"Got my popcorn ready, waiting for the show! :)"
2 hours ago
BrianQ. commented on Rich's photo
Thumbnail

RTL Drawing box 1

"Defending the nation, one cbg at a time!!!"
2 hours ago
BrianQ. liked Rich's photo
2 hours ago
Doug Thorsvik commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Six Chugger CBG Build

"Just stealing a page from your playbook Rich! Since all the boxes are vintage, I decided to place…"
4 hours ago
Rich commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Six Chugger CBG Build

"Interesting,  the juxtaposition of the 3D printed handmade items and the Singer sewing machine…"
6 hours ago
Rich liked Doug Thorsvik's photo
6 hours ago
Rich commented on Cigar Box Nation's status
"Looking forward to it."
6 hours ago
Rich posted a photo

RTL Drawing box 1

Coming soon to a CBG near you.- Marching right out of the frame.
7 hours ago
Cigar Box Nation posted a status
"Working on updates to the updated Cigar Box Nation! Lots to do. Coming soon -shane"
11 hours ago
BrianQ. left a comment for Darren Rooke
12 hours ago
Doug Thorsvik commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Six Chugger CBG Build

"You got it BrianQ! I just need to recruit a player for each. I certainly would Alan! I used to have…"
14 hours ago
Darren Rooke is now a member of Cigar Box Nation
16 hours ago

Music

© 2024   Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

\uastyle>\ud/** Scrollup **/\ud.scrollup {\ud background: url("https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/963882636?profile=original") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;\ud bottom: 25px;\ud display: inline !important;\ud height: 40px;\ud opacity: 0.3 !important;\ud position: fixed;\ud right: 30px;\ud text-indent: -9999px;\ud width: 40px;\ud z-index: 999;\ud}\ud.scrollup:hover {\ud opacity:0.99!important;\ud}\ud \uascript type="text/javascript">\ud x$(document).ready(function(){\ud x$(window).scroll(function(){\ud if (x$(this).scrollTop() > 100) {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeIn();\ud } else {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeOut();\ud }\ud });\ud x$('.scrollup').click(function(){\ud x$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600);\ud return false;\ud });\ud });\ud \ua!-- End Scroll Up -->