I recently had this ‘63 Jazzmaster pickup re-wind at the workshop and thought I’d take the opportunity to talk about what gives them such a unique sound.
What gives a 63 Jazzmaster pickup that smooth, full ring? The simple answer is ‘coil geometry’.
As you can see it’s a very thin pickup. That means that less of the winding is close to the magnet.
A Strat is a much taller pickup, the windings are closer to the magnets and so has a more immediate, snappy tone. You could say a Strat is more efficient.
The gauge of wire and number of turns is very similar to a Strat but this geometry makes all the difference. The further away from the magnet a winding gets the less treble and the less response.
And to accommodate enough wire in such a thin pickup it needs to be wide.
Please feel free to contact me about any faulty pickup by email (mrglynspickups@gmail.com) or by phone (021 912 678). www.mrglynspickups.com
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Jazzmaster pickup re-wind
