Ohms question for single coil pickup

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 12 Aug 2001 7:13 am

Ed Fulawka is going to make me a new single coil pickup for for my Fulawka 12 string universal. How many ohms would you recommend this pickup be would at?
Thanks in advance...

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 12 Aug 2001 10:45 am

Ohms???

jerry wallace · Post by **jerry wallace** » 12 Aug 2001 1:23 pm

Len , I would ask Ed for his recommendations..Since its his Steel and pickup I am sure he will have more experience with what is best and the most popular with his products..

Most builders that make their own pickups,still wind by DC ohms as a guide line for the "tone desired" for their pickups..Its a "rule of thumb" for determining the highs/lows of a pickup..

Generaly speaking,the more windings,the higher the DC resistance,and the longer the length of the coil,the bassier the pickup..
While many other factors are involved ,the DC resistance {OHMS}or number of turns of the wire,is a reference point for comparing the final "tone" of a given pickup..

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Graham · Post by **Graham** » 12 Aug 2001 7:40 pm

Len:
Talked with Ed on the phone after receiving your email this am. He says he will wind a new single coil at 18,500 ohms. Should give you the accented highs you are looking for. Perhaps someone here can verify this.

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Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 13 Aug 2001 5:06 am

Hi Graham:
Thanks for the recommendation about the pickup. I can't make the St. Louis convention this year but next year for sure. Ed Fulawka is the only man I ever met that could eat canned oysters at 4:00am. What a stomach!