Pickup Coil Wire

price doesnt get better but the quality gets worse. be careful though, the wire is VERY fragile.

I cannot get other wire easily, but the 43 gauge always gives me good results. (I use it mostly for unusual designs like "Q-Tuner"-style pickups, and hopefully transformer-based designs in the near future.)
This time some of it went into this 6-string fretless bass. The J-bass style pickups are dual humbuckers.

I have a TON of 42 awg, and while it's great for single coils, I can't fit more than 6k worth of wire on one. With humbuckers, I can't fit more than 4.5k wire per bobbin.

The 43 awg lets you put more wraps on the bobbin for more resistance. I might just start putting this on everything... now to figure out what I'm going to do with all this 42 awg.

The price is is pretty expensive per pound. There's wire companies that can sell for much cheaper per pound. BUT the catch is they have like a $150 order minimum. So if you're only doing like two humbuckers, it wouldn't make sense. Bulk wire companies can even sell purple enamel coated like the vintage stuff. Now that I like 43, I might shop around.

This was a great starter set though.

Feeds really smooth off the end of the spool. I use a 1" dowel and a rubber cane tip pushed snug against the spool to hold it in place. It's a lot of wire and oddly enough (no offense Stew Mac) a good deal. A lot of wire suppliers stop at 40awg and I've seen others cost more with shipping included

Well I've used this wire before on winding single coils. It worked so well that I went on to try my hand at Humbucker winding using the 43AWG. Well I'm back using the 42 until I get better. It is stronger and easier to use than the 43.

I bought this and it is what it is. However, like everything else it cost twice as much as it should. In a pinch buy this. If you have some time, there are other places that are much cheaper.

Good quality, right amount, Easy to use. Follow Stew-Mac advice and you'll wind perfect pick-ups

Good sounding wire that has it's own character. I like the 43 gauge spool because I don't use a lot of it and it comes in a convenient size so you don't have to buy a 5 lb spool.