What to do with cheap removed pickups

[Luke51411]

Just wondering if anyone has come across any interesting projects that cheap pickups. I removed a set from a squier strat and It doesn't seem like its worth selling them, I figure I should do something with them. If nothing else maybe I'll use them in a cigar box guitar.
Is it possible to get good results taking them apart and rewinding?

[jimilee]

Believe it or not, I've sold some on eBay. Crazy I know


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[Luke51411]

Believe it or not, I've sold some on eBay. Crazy I know


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I believe it. They actually didn't sound bad but nothing to write home about either. I have a listing for the whole wiring harness up on ebay but I don't know if I can sell it for enough to make it worth while, I just wonder if there is anything cool that could be done with them if I can't

[juansolo]

Ebay every time. You have no trouble selling them

[Luke51411]

Ebay every time. You have no trouble selling them

Ok. I guess I'm probably better off selling them individually then. That usually holds true, I just thought maybe I could just get rid of them in one fell swoop. Haha. I sold the bridge and tuners but the person hasn't paid yet after 4 days...

[davent]

Simple lap steel for one or two pu's?

[snz728]

Diddley bow. Been planning to make one for the kids to play with.

[culturejam]

You can sub in a pickup for an inductor in a wah. Sounds a little different, but it generally works. If you have a way to measure inductance (LCR meter), it's more useful.

[mremic01]

The guys on the Seymour Duncan forums will usually buy cheap oem pickups.

[culturejam]

Also, you could send them to Timbo for rewinding into something nice.

[Luke51411]

Also, you could send them to Timbo for rewinding into something nice.

Cool, I wasn't sure if rewinding could produce better results. I will definitely consider that.

[Luke51411]

Ebay every time. You have no trouble selling them

What's the typical going rate on ebay?

[midwayfair]

Pickup simulator so you can run a buffer in front of a fuzz

[drolo]

If they are the kind with a ceramic magnet that can be removed, you could use them as dummy coils for silencing guitars with single coils.

[blearyeyes]

I say take all used discarded pickups, guitar electronics, Failed CD/DVD burns, failed pedal pcbs, obsolete computer cards, motherboards, hard drives, DAT decks, floppy discs etc. and attach them to a board. Splatter some paint or take a small blow torch to it or the artistic touch of your choice and frame it. Title it "The Passage of Atomic Time" and hang it on a wall then sell it for $50k to fund your music and electronic endeavors.