- These are brand new model T-168 genuine Collins custom hand wound vintage pickup set with some modern touches and made from the finest materials
- Texas Tea
Now you can have your own bit of Texas heat. Modeled after the late '60's single coil pickups wound hot.187 Alnico 5 magnets oriented South and calibrated for strength
These pickups are overwound 16% at the bridge for balance
High quality vulcanized fiber flatwork with period correct black.062 top & period correct gray.093 bottoms
Made in the U.S.A. hand wound in Texas in my own shop
- Though ohms are subject to change in temperature these read around
- 7.20 K(neck) 2.49 Henries
- 7.28 K (bridge) 3.38 Henries
measured around 70 degrees
- The sandcast alnico 5 magnets were sealed before winding in my own resin formula to prevent magnet to wire failure
Wound with a beautiful bright red modern poly-nylon AWG42 wire in the bridge and AWG43 in the neck and potted in paraffin/bees wax to silence microphonics.
White string wound to bridge pickup for coil protection
Vintage black/white cloth wiring about 12" long for the most demanding hookups. Vintage surgical rubber tubing with nickel screws
- With Chrome neck pickup cover
- Copper plated base plate with custom insulator
They have all the twang and chime early single coils are known for
Dripping with tone and ready to rock. They will shine in Blues, Rock, Jazz or Country any genre you put them through. Whether you are custom building, replacing a non working pickup or just want to breathe life into an old guitar this is your ticket
Much of your tone is in your hands while no one can promise that you will play like Gatton, Burton or Buchanan by a pickup upgrade but you will have the tools at your disposal to take you there
- Collins handwound pickups professional tools for the professional and novice musician