unpotting pickups

[djl]

Hi all

I've got a PRS with mules in, which I really like. More recently I've found I prefer the sound of unpotted p/us and I very rarely use massively high gain stuff anyway. Is it possible to "unpot" a BKP pickup? I know it is possible to remove some wax from them, but will this have the same effect?

Cheers

[FELINEGUITARS]

Sit it on a radiator with some kitchen roll under it - some wax may bleed out.
It may not be possible to do it 100% but it may be enough to stop it being heavily potted

If you had a wax pot you could redip it and once the whole pickup is up to temperature try to wipe off as much as possible while still molten - once again it won't be complete , but some potting is ok.

[gwEm]

be careful not to overdo it and warp the plastic bobbins.

as feline points out, it will be hard to remove all the wax from deep within the coils - capillary action and the stickiness of the wax will tend to make it stay there.

i'd be tempted to leave it myself