For those with little or no knowledge, this book provides step by step instructions for constructing pick-ups. There are five practical projects to work through. A second section is devoted to the construction of a bass guitar.

Contents (please scroll down)

• Section 1 - Pickups
  1. Magnetic Materials.
  2. Magnetic Induction.
  3. Electromagnetic Induction.
  4. Graphs & Specs.
  5. Preliminaries 1.
  6. Silicone Rubber & Epoxy Casting Resin.
  7. Silicone Rubber Mould.
  8. Ebony Pickup Cover.
  9. Project 1.
  10. Project 2.
  11. Project 3.
  12. Project 4.
  13. Project 5.
• Section 2 - The Bass Guitar
  1. Preliminaries 2.
  2. Safety Measures.
  3. Woodworking.
  4. The Body.
  5. The Neck.
  6. Alignment & Gluing.
  7. The Nut.
  8. Finishing.
• Section 3 - Wood
  A few notes regarding species, conservation, selection, grain, moisture content, etc.