42 AWG Heavy Formvar Enameled Copper Wire for Guitar Pickup
Here are at least 18 different types of wire insulation: polyurethanes, nylons, poly-nylons, polyester, and to name a few. Pickup makers have learned how to use different types of insulation to refine a pickup’s tonal response. For example, a wire with heavier insulation can be used to maintain more high-end detail.
Period-accurate wire is used in all vintage-style pickups. One popular vintage-style insulation is Formvar, which was used on old Strats and on some Jazz Bass pickups. But what the insulation vintage buffs know best is plain enamel, with its blackish-purple coating. Plain enamel wire was common in the ’50s and into the ’60s before the new insulations had been invented.
| AWG 42 heavy formvar wire | ||||
| Characteristics | Technical requests | Test Results | ||
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | ||
| Bare Wire Diameter(mm) | 0.063± 0.002 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 |
| Overall dimensions(mm) | Max.0.074 | 0.0729 | 0.0730 | 0.0731 |
| Insulation thickness(mm) | Min.0.008 | 0.0099 | 0.0100 | 0.0101 |
| Conductor Resistance | ≤ 5.900 Ω/m | 5.478 | 5.512 | 5.482 |
This is a 42 gauge heavy formvar guitar pickup wire, it is used for vintage or old style guitar pickup winding, we provide small package, each reel is only 1.5kg, samples are available, we also support customization.
Voicing a pickup isn’t just a matter of selecting the right wire, insulation, and number of turns — how you lay the wire is at least as important. Among other things, this determines the pickup’s distribute capacitance, which refers to the air space formed between the layers as the coil is wound. This property affects the resonant frequency of the coil and dictates the high-frequency roll-off point, so it’s one of the factors that allows for fine-tuning a pickup’s high-end response.
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Popular insulation options
* Plain Enamel
* Polyurethane enamel
* Heavy formvar enamel
Our Pickup Wire started with an Italian customer several years ago, after a year of R&D, and half-year blind and device test in Italy, Canada, Australia. Since lauched into markets, Ruiyuan Pickup Wire won a good reputation and has been chosen by over 50 pickups clients from Europe, America, Asia, etc.
We supply specialty wire to some of the world's most respected guitar pickup makers.
The insulation is basically a coating that is wrapped around the copper wire, so the wire doesn’t short itself out. Variations in insulation materials have a huge effect on a pickup’s sound.
We mainly manufacture Plain Enamel, Formvar insulation polyurethane insulation wire, for the simple reason that they just sound best to our ears.
The thickness of the wire is usually measured in AWG, which stands for American Wire Gauge. In guitar pickups, 42 AWG is the one that’s most commonly used. But wire-types measuring from 41 to 44 AWG are all being used in the construction of guitar pickups.
• Customized colors: only 20kg you can choose your exclusive color
• Fast delivery: a variety of wires are always available in stock; delivery within 7 days after your item is shipped.
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RUIYUAN is a solution provider, which requires us to be more professional on wires, insulation material and your applications.
Ruiyuan has a heritage of innovation, along with advancements in enameled copper wire, our company has grown through an unwavering commitment to integrity, service and responsiveness to our customers.
We look forward to continuing to grow on the basis of quality, innovation and service.
7-10 days Average delivery time.
90% European and North American customers. Such as PTR,ELSIT, STS etc.
95% Repurchase rate
99.3% Satisfaction rate. Class A supplier verified by German customer.
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