ashcustomworks is very pleased to announce that we are now producing hand-wound pickups for use in Ash and Radian guitars and we can also design and wind custom pickups to fit in your own guitar.

There are a wide range of available formats in the traditional flavours and also the option of custom made bobbins and covers. Within the standard, special and custom series, I can wind in almost any style, choosing the coil wire, tension, density and layer patterns to fine tune the tone to your needs. There is a limit to how precisely I can predict the outcome, of course. Translating the sound in your head to a real pickup is really difficult, so don't expect miracles... but do expect results that the mass produced pickups, just can't acheive.

Standard Pickup Formats>>

The standard choices that almost everyone uses are: standard humbucker, F-spaced humbucker, Strat single coils, Tele single coil and P90 soapbar. Parts for these types are usually in stock and I can wind to your specs as required. They cover the range from lower output vintage styles, through beefier Texas flavours, all the way up to 17+kOhm deathbuckers. These pickups are the first choice in Radian and Ash guitars. Standard colour is black. Standard humbuckrs are around $150 each, P90s are $130 and single coils are $115.

Special Order Formats>>

If you need something that is a little less common, I might have to order the bobbins and covers in especially for it, so it can take a few days or a few weeks to get everything together. Special order parts available include HB sized P90, Dogear P90, P-bass, J-bass, soapbar style bass pickups, seven string, mini humbucker and nickel or gold covered humbuckers, zebra humbuckes and some other colours. Please drop me a line if there is a special pickup you'd like to have wound. Special pickups range from $110 to $200 each.

Custom Pickup Formats>>

When it comes to extended range instruments, lap steels, and rare, out of production pickups, I can produce totally custom designen pickups with odd pole spacing, 8, 9, 10+ string designs, angled humbuckers, triple coils, stacks, fat soapbars, unusual shapes and sizes, whatever you can think of! Wooden covers and bobbins, SC/HB hybrids, P90/HB hybrids, alnico pole HBs and P90s, custom piezo systems, preamps, EQs and boosters are all possible. Send an email via the Contact page if these is some truly freakshow pickup that you simply must have. Custom pickups range from $110 to $340 each in most cases. If you want diamond encrusted bobbins, I might have to consider raising the price range a bit, though! ;)