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| We wax pot all pickup orders as part of the standard service (you can skip this section if you do want your order potted). If you do not want your pickups potted, just choose that option here (no charge). |
The pros and cons of potting |
Potting is achieved by dipping or sealing a pickup in a substance that impregnates the windings. Un-potted windings that may be loose within the pickup will vibrate which causes the pickup to squeal or howl. The substance also seeps into spaces between the pickups parts (spacers, magnets, etc.) to dampen any natural vibration caused by human contact with the instrument or loud outside noise (amplifiers, drums, PA). Commonly used potting liquids are heated paraffin/bees wax mix, lacquer, or black epoxy. |
un-potted- pros- open vintage sound, natural tone like old 50's PAF, ultra high presence cons- can be microphonic. May squeal at extreme volumes or in high gain situations potted- pros- tighter tone, more snap, not microphonic and usually handles high volume/gain without squeal cons- ????? microphonic- susceptible to outside sounds like finger noise, loud instruments/amplifiers. Sensitivity to vibrations causing noises and ringing. Describes the phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an undesired electrical signal (noise). Like a microphone. |
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