My money says you may be able to hook your magnetizer up to a rheostat to vary the strength of your magnets. You won't be able to make them stronger but weaker should be an option for making specialized pickups. I've got a very old watch demagnetizer that was in my father's jewelry store. It's designed to demagnetize but if you pull the object out of the field while the button is still energizing the coil it has the opposite effect. We used to use this feature to magnetize and demagnetize screw drivers to hold screws for placement and find them on the floor. And then demagnetize them so the screwdriver wouldn't accidentally magnetize a balance wheel in a clock or watch.
@ScottfromBaltimore Жыл бұрын
I still have a tape head demagnetizer that I bought in the 80s. That thing is gnarly. I can feel it vibrate when I press its button.
@FuriousTortoise Жыл бұрын
LoL that’s because it’s actively degaussing a field somewhere. Check your wallet and phone at the door! I’ve got a larger tape head degausser for VHS and it’s the size of an iron. Respect the tool!
@phinestro5 ай бұрын
Is there anything I can buy like that now? Like to use on guitar or fender Rhodes ? My Rhodes demagnetized and I need it restore one quite a few pickups
@everTriumphАй бұрын
@@phinestro Just get a strong neodym and touch one pole to the poles of the demagnetised pickup. May not fully charge it but it should make a noise.
@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. This is more interesting and more unique than the other guitar KZfaqrs
@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy Жыл бұрын
Dylan, you put in ALOT of work to make your Pick-upS Thanks For Sharing 🎸 🎶
@jeffreyeagen4896 Жыл бұрын
Too cool! Well worth the money for someone making a living making pickups!
@roberthastings708 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dylan. That was pretty cool. You've motivated me to organize my shop. And the tech talk was great too.
@ryangiles9555 Жыл бұрын
thanks for making this video... I've been wondering how that thing worked since you posted the picture of it when you got it.
@michaellevinson96669 ай бұрын
This is an incredible video for anyone looking to make their own pickups to watch. Thanks!
@kodafixed Жыл бұрын
Very cool new toy! For those on a smaller budget, a really good source for high quality magnets is United Nuclear. They have lots of other very cool stuff too
@danandratis Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Dylan - should really help with business - time is money - Cheers from Canada
@gillesthibodeau707811 ай бұрын
Can you make a video explaining the sonic difference between different magnets. Alnico 2-3-4-5 vs ceramic. Some pickups have pole piece alnico 2 for strings 1-2 alnico 3 or 4 for middle strings and Alnico 5 for bass strings 5-6. Thank you! Really enjoy your videos!
@shaynetracy6916 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, found your videos recently and have been lost in the world of wiring. But I know nothing about wiring and I have a 95-96 washburn dimeslime that has gone to the shop 3 times and still won't work. So I'm just buying all my components and doing it myself. I was hoping you could make a video on wiring two humbuckers, a 3 way switch, two volume knobs, a master tone knob and the jack. I will still keep looking for a video specific to that. I still have more of yours to go through but I appreciate how well you explain.
@dirtylove0002 ай бұрын
the big cuestion is how to demagnet a pickup in a control way
@alwayslearning8365 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dylon have a great day.
@user-th8cq6nk7n5 ай бұрын
To undercharge a magnet, put wood or plastic spacers between the neodymium and the alnico in the vice. The thicker the spacers, the less the charge. This works because it keeps the alnico farther away from the neodymium, not because the spacers offer any sort of magnetic resistance.
@artekm8089 Жыл бұрын
Very unique material. Thank you.
@codelicious65907 ай бұрын
Does it matter for a typical pickup slug which pole is towards the strings?
@LRHutch2 ай бұрын
That's pretty cool Dylan.
@isolendidro5591 Жыл бұрын
Hi, Dylan! Can you explain the sidekick pickup construction, which makes Dean Zelinsky.
@ChrisEck13 Жыл бұрын
This was very interesting and informative. I have a question though. Do pickup magnets wear out? I use a screwdriver a lot for my job and I have a magnetizer for it that I slide the screw driver back and forth to magnetize, very similar to how you slid the magnets back and forth in the Mojotone. But the magnetism wears out on my screwdriver and I have to remagnitize it pretty often. So can a pickup become less magnetized over time?
@qddk95456 ай бұрын
I think that is the difference between a real magnet and tooling steel. Magnets have the ability to keep magnetized.
@user-xz1jq4ff7t9 күн бұрын
You can heat a magnet all the way down to non magnetic
@vanshankguitars Жыл бұрын
I noted your Tesla meter comes in various sensitivities. From like 2% to 10% I think. How accurate is yours?
@DDE_ADDICT Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this explanation
@tenlittleindians Жыл бұрын
You got me curious now as to what effect an E-bow has on pickup magnetism. A cheap passive magnetizer/demagnetizer from Harbor Freight will show anyone how to magnetize and demagnetize items such as a screwdriver.
@user-ve5xg2xf7m7 ай бұрын
Very informative. The one thing I am still wondering about is the importance of the gauss meter. Are there charts as to what readings should be for each magnet A2, A5 A8?
@vanshankguitars Жыл бұрын
Time to watch again!
@pauloterenzi Жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan, thank you for the video. Could you tell us the link for the Magnetool Control, please? Thank you!
@esd3572 ай бұрын
So you just put the neodinium magnets in a vice?
@FuriousTortoise Жыл бұрын
WHOA! This is next level information. Thank you so much for the demo. Question: what is the desired gauss level you’re looking for a typical strat pickup? Also, can you do this to a ceramic magnet too?
@wizardin9365 Жыл бұрын
Make a humbucker made with 2 p90s
@pjmtry7 Жыл бұрын
Way cool engineer nerd level stuff! Thanks for making this vid!
@vincentbrun Жыл бұрын
great video. Where can we find the gauss value to obtain with each magnet? Vincent from France
@waynegram8907 Жыл бұрын
DYLAN, can the Magnetron Electromagnetic control unit set how much Gauss you want? like if you want 500 gauss or 1000 gauss how would you be able to do this so that all your A5 magnetics or A5 pole pieces will have the same gauss?
@phinestro5 ай бұрын
I have a question! The device that you use to magnetize your magnets to your guitar can I also use this for my fender Rhodes?
@WelderMetal Жыл бұрын
Thank you ! 👍
@drisiguitars3 ай бұрын
Link for THIS Maagnetool?
@Hiphopdabop7 ай бұрын
Does this SAVE a pickup that has been DEMAGNETIZING.. Repair wise
@qddk95456 ай бұрын
Yes.
@bobless551710 ай бұрын
I don't have the ability to replace or flip the magnets in a single-coil pickup without the risk of damaging the winding. Is it possible to change the polarity of Alnico 5 single-coil magnets using strong two Neodymium magnets? Thanks!
@SpencerPhreak Жыл бұрын
I have a question: when using your electromagnetic machine, it only takes 1 second. Does it make a difference if you go longer? Will the magnet become stronger, possibly leading to inconsistent strengths across multiple magnets? Or does it just charge the magnet up to 100% capacity of strength? I’m looking to magnetize some pickup magnets, and I’m wondering about charging them “too much” to lead to inconsistent strengths. Thanks for your time Dylan !!
@qddk95456 ай бұрын
Different magnet types have different ´capacities´ and many people charge them to full charge, but that might not be the best thing to do.
@AcysLounge Жыл бұрын
Thanks, very nice video, no bullshit talking ....... rock on!
@vindknt Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the question, but, is it normal for buzz to increase when I touch the pickup pole? I feel like that's wrong, but not at the same time...
@bigbasil19087 ай бұрын
Couldn't you just use something like a PC power supply transformer to magnetize the magnets?
@allenmitchell09 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking, if pickups are so simple devices, why are there so many “bad” pickups. I think this video kind of answers that
@OzziePete19 ай бұрын
Great video Dylan, thanx for all that info. The polepieces ina single coil are the magnets, right? What would be the effect IF the pole pieces were opposite to each other? For example: E = North up, A = South up, D = North up, G= South up, B = North up, E = South up?
@qddk95456 ай бұрын
Half of them would be out of phase, cancelling some frequencies.
@key_session10 ай бұрын
!!!! H E L P !!!! hi, I cleaned my pickups with a magnet... because it had ferrous dust all around.., result: 3 strings no longer play.. the magnets no longer have a charge. they are single coils from a fender signature artist David Gilmour.... I'm very desperate.., this video has given me hope again, but I have a question: does remagnetizing a pickup change its specs? there is no value of reference that characterizes a pick-up? doing a magnetic charging... does the original performance change? do the factory values change?!, thank you for your time
@qddk95456 ай бұрын
Contact a pickup repair guy, he will be able to ´recharge´ the magnets. You can charge a PU material to a certain level, almost like a battery, but maybe they don´t have to be fully charged. Hopefully the repair guy will know. My believe is that vintage sounding PU´s don´t need full charge, but that is IP for the manufacturer.
@cockysonuvaB Жыл бұрын
$900!!?? When I grrew up, my grandfather had one in the basement. My stoopid uncle threw it away when Gramps died. I played with it only once.
@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын
It’s not unusual for people to throw away expensive gear they don’t understand that was in the house. In the real world, most people are not aware of gear
@Brykk Жыл бұрын
Do yourself a favor and take your wallet out of your pocket before you run that magnetron. Your credit cards, debit cards, license, etc will all appreciate it.
@nxtlvh Жыл бұрын
Dude I bet you my pickup was made with the old it was done with the old machines magnets not as accurate I'm not going to have perfect tone. I'm just messing around good content like always later
@jonm1544 Жыл бұрын
In this video you claim that 5,000 single coil pole magnets and 2,000 humbucker magnets last you a couple months... By that math you are selling and making about 45 pickups every single day. And you are potting all these pickups in a little crock pot that holds a few at a time?? Forgive me but I'm calling bullshit. With that level of sales, you would upgrade that crock pot inside of a week and you wouldn't have time to make videos. I'm sure you sell a lot of pickups but why make silly claims like this? It doesn't advance the point of your video. Just be you. You don't need to exaggerate.
@DylanTalksTone Жыл бұрын
this month was about that... and if you look at the schedule, you will notice..... we missed some videos AND.... ill sleep when I am dead