Interview with Aaron Campbell of Rumpelstiltskin Pickups

Join us Saturday at 10:00 AM Central. I will interview Aaron Campbell at Rumpelstiltskin. He makes great pickups and has fixed several of my vintage pickups for me. If you are interested in how pickups are made, join us. See you then.

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00:00-02:00 - Greetings and history of how I found Aaron at Rumpelstiltskin
02:00-02:15 - Aaron Campbell
02:15-03:40 - Introductions and camera technical difficulties
03:40-05:22 - What made you decide to start building pickups?
05:22-09:00 - Did your time at Callaham influence your decision?
09:00-12:00 - Discussing the Gypsy and Experience pickups
12:00-15:50 - Different stagger options - please excuse the echo, it does stop at 14:50
15:50-16:30 - Discussing my Abigail Ybarra wound 1964 black bottom pickup poles and adjustments
16:30-17:00 - What do you know of Abigail Ybarra?
17:00-21:50 - More discussion on Abigail and my 1964 Formvar pickups
21:50-23:00 - My damaged 1966 grey bottom repair and winding techniques
23:00-24:55 - winding patterns and how they affect tone and feel of a pickup
24:55-25:25 - we live in a world of tradeoffs when it comes to just about everything, including pickups
25:25-26:00 - materials have more of an affect on tone than winding patterns
26:00-29:00 - keeper bars for P90 and humbucker pickups - please excuse the echo again
29:00-32:10 - why don't they just make things like they used to? Different magnet materials
32:10-33:30 - American vs. Asian magnet manufacturers - very few use USA made anymore
33:30-37:00 - Are there only two choices nowadays? Alnico 3 & 5? What's the difference?
37:00-38:10 - Does magnet polarity have any affect on tone?
38:10-42:00 - Can you mix and match any pickup with another brand?
42:00-44:50 - Is RWRP a new thing and is it necessary? Does it affect tone at all?
44:50-54:25 - Potted vs. non-potted pickups. Stopping the squeal in my 1966 grey bottom rewind and different types of potting material over the years.
54:25-58:00 - The "vintage is better" myth discussed
58:00-59:30 - The state of the business today as far as replicating vintage specs
59:30-1:00:50 - Photo of Aaron's CNC winding jig and explanation
1:00:50-1:26:34 - Questions and comments from attendees and salutations

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