Low-Z pickup and components values - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T12:20:03Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/low-z-pickup-and-components-values?groupUrl=home-made-guitar-amps&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3484845&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A753898&feed=yes&xn_auth=no I hope to someday build a tu…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-05-13:2592684:Comment:34874822020-05-13T22:37:20.682ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay
<p> I hope to someday build a tube amp or two in the future. I have a healthy respect for electricity and won't be rushing into that sort of thing until I get some experience in this. As far as winding counts go, I saw some a while back that had something like 10,000 winds. Staggering. </p>
<p>Thanks for all the info and good luck on your builds!</p>
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<p> I hope to someday build a tube amp or two in the future. I have a healthy respect for electricity and won't be rushing into that sort of thing until I get some experience in this. As far as winding counts go, I saw some a while back that had something like 10,000 winds. Staggering. </p>
<p>Thanks for all the info and good luck on your builds!</p>
<p></p> Something to take into mind i…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-05-07:2592684:Comment:34848452020-05-07T00:56:02.914ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>Something to take into mind is when Les Paul & Seth Lover were doing their pickup experiments, everything was tube driven, including mixing boards & recording equip, not solid state, like the modern LM386. A lot more power, plus they used output transformers & chokes on most speakers back then, which worked in favor of Lo Z . Did you know there are over 7,000 winds on a Strat pickup, actually between 6,000 & 8,000, depending on what model you get? I was amazed when I first…</p>
<p>Something to take into mind is when Les Paul & Seth Lover were doing their pickup experiments, everything was tube driven, including mixing boards & recording equip, not solid state, like the modern LM386. A lot more power, plus they used output transformers & chokes on most speakers back then, which worked in favor of Lo Z . Did you know there are over 7,000 winds on a Strat pickup, actually between 6,000 & 8,000, depending on what model you get? I was amazed when I first learned about that? I say build the amp & see what it sounds like, there’s only one way to find out? I have 3 I’m working on right now: a point to point build, stripboard build & perfboard build- lil’ gem, minty & smokey amps. They’re way to easy after you build a few? </p> By the way, thank you for the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-05-07:2592684:Comment:34849372020-05-07T00:27:52.235ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay
<p>By the way, thank you for the help!</p>
<p>By the way, thank you for the help!</p> I've done quite a bit of stu…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-05-07:2592684:Comment:34848392020-05-07T00:27:13.281ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay
<p> I've done quite a bit of studying on the low-z pickups and how to use a buffer or a microphone connector or some kind of effects pedal with a buffer. I was intrigued after reading about the beginnings of the magnetic pickup and how Les Paul built the first studio LPs with Low-z pickups and how he started doing lots of research on it. Also read how the guitar community pretty much just went the Hi-Fi route. Some people think they went the wrong way and should have gone the other way. I…</p>
<p> I've done quite a bit of studying on the low-z pickups and how to use a buffer or a microphone connector or some kind of effects pedal with a buffer. I was intrigued after reading about the beginnings of the magnetic pickup and how Les Paul built the first studio LPs with Low-z pickups and how he started doing lots of research on it. Also read how the guitar community pretty much just went the Hi-Fi route. Some people think they went the wrong way and should have gone the other way. I wanted to do some experiments since I am curious about almost EVERYTHING. Mostly though, I chose making pickups from wall-wart wire because of the cost. I just couldn't afford 42 or 43 wire. I have since been given a small unused roll of Remington 42. I twisted a pickup up last night and should be finishing it in the next day or two when I install it in an unassembled guitar. I'll post a sound file on my page when done. I got about 3200 winds out of it before I chickened out and stopped winding. </p> Forgot to add, the Lo Z has n…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-05-06:2592684:Comment:34846342020-05-06T08:05:35.216ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>Forgot to add, the Lo Z has nothing to do with the tone of the components, it has to do with impedance & output? Generally you want a pickup with at least a 2K resistance to get proper output? </p>
<p>Forgot to add, the Lo Z has nothing to do with the tone of the components, it has to do with impedance & output? Generally you want a pickup with at least a 2K resistance to get proper output? </p> One question, why did you bui…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-05-06:2592684:Comment:34847422020-05-06T07:55:25.677ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>One question, why did you build Low Z pickups, commonly they’re used for getting fat sounding bass & use an active system? You could use a preamp or a Lo - Hi Z line matching transformer like they use for microphones? Lo Z will always give you lower output, so you’ll need something to boost & balance it? My advice, more windings on future pickups. You should be alright with a Ruby since it has an impedance boosting buffer in the circuit?</p>
<p>One question, why did you build Low Z pickups, commonly they’re used for getting fat sounding bass & use an active system? You could use a preamp or a Lo - Hi Z line matching transformer like they use for microphones? Lo Z will always give you lower output, so you’ll need something to boost & balance it? My advice, more windings on future pickups. You should be alright with a Ruby since it has an impedance boosting buffer in the circuit?</p>