Scatterwinding

[JamesHealey]

to me BKP sound like theres more space in the sound scape everything has more room to contain detail, the dynamics are greatly improved.. the entire sound is less compressed and picking detail is far more alive on shredded runs than something mass produced.

and i sat with my strat today with a Seymour Duncan JB, BKP VHII, Peavey Wolfgang EVH Pickup, BKP MM, DiMarzio Evolution and tried them all in the same guitar to decide which pickup i was finally going to use in the bridge of my main axe.

it's got a BKP MM in there now after far too many sets of strings to be cost effective in a testing method.

[tremblox]

sorry for the late arrival - I just wanted to add my bit. I once had Tim rewind a couple of Fralin single coils for me. There was no difference to the originals apart from the scatter-winding (same wire gauge, same resistance values = no. of windings).
The tonal difference/benefit with the scatter winds astounded me - much more complex and individual tonality. I would have never previously have guessed that there could be such a difference.

As  a result I embarked on the BKP route (no more rewinds) and haven't looked back since.  

regards
          tremblox

[Pale Rider]

Don't forget that a big part of the early PAF sound was down to the hand winding which naturally produces scatter. Leo Fender also new the benefits as he resisted the move to automated winding machines!

That's what I was always thinking as the most important proof of the fact that scatterwinding makes a huge difference.

[tremblox]

HJM wrote:
 

That's what I was always thinking as the most important proof of the fact that scatterwinding makes a huge difference.

Indeed - this huge difference is one reason why some manufacturer's went with and go for automatic winding machines. This approach removs the variability in the product - in effect one has more control over the final tone of the pickup.  You cannot do scatterwinding consistently - all scatterwound pickups sound different, have different sonic "fingerprints".  I like it, some don't.

 tremblox

[JamesHealey]

I quote the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Website.

"Scatterwinding (Call For Pricing)" - or something similar to that effect.

The point is people in the know, deffinatly know it makes a difference do you think Mr Duncan plays factory made pickups? I bet u anything he winds his own to his exacting specs with that lovely "Seymour Duncan" logo still on the front..

EVH scatterwound his pickups, rewound other peoples pickups to his own specs that man knew his shite.. and plays dumb about it.

It makes a difference. Trust me.

[ericsabbath]

bill lawrence is emo
he and his wife are always crying on his website
he's always the victim... deceived by EZ Wajcman (his ex-partner on BL USA), by Fender, by Gibson  :lol:

well.. i never played a pickup wound by him, but bill lawrence USA pickups are really nice...
clearest medium high output pickup i ever played, EXCEPT my bare knuckles and duncan screamin demon
kinda thin, but very clear

he is always talking shite about bill lawrence USA, and justifying that his pickups are better cause they are handwound
his wife ("Becky Lawrence") fought a crusade against Bill Lawrence USA (owned by EZ Wajcman since 82/83) for years convincing everyone on internet forums that they were scammed and that BL USA pickups suck
always declaring that Dimebag Darrell was a personal friend and that he used pickups made by himself... until a '93 Dimebag workshop video showed up on youtube, where Darrell says that he bought his pickups from Stewart Macdonald, that was the major Bill Lawrence USA dealer, and then no one heard of Becky Lawrence anymore  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

Hey, hey, I´m not saying I don´t think BKP´s sound great. It´s just you can never be sure about anything anymore. Just wanted some answers...

i agree with you when you say that nowadays we can never be sure about anything
people seems to have their own opinions, and they support it as the only true. ahahah thats weird.
NOTE - i´m not bashing any brand.. i´m just matching my personal ideas with el schmucko´s ones. in a general level
Q:P

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

Bkp sounds Clearer, Totally Airy(not hairy ahahah), and organic.

[BloodMountain]

well,i got a C-WP to replace a machine wound Dimebucker. both the same magnet, both high output. the C-WP destroys it, and i'm placing my bets that it is the winding. the Dimebucker is fizzier, weaker, and lacking in TONE.

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

Wheres the $%&#ign CLisp BLOODMOUNTAIN?
ahahah i´ll send you to hell if you don´t post them as soon as possible
ahahahahahahahahahaha
Q:P
 :twisted: