It was so cool to see everything that goes into their production! Also thank you so much for introducing me to Mike at NAMM! This video literally would never have happened without you!!
I built my first set of pickups with Lollar too. Jason came to Roberto-Venn to teach us pickup winding, and they're some of my favorite pickups to this day. And he hilarious and cool as fuck. I had bought a set of three p-90s from Lollar before finding out he was teaching our pickup winding class, and he signed them for me. I like to put little secret things into all of my guitar builds, and that is the one in my personal guitar. The others can't be seen without an x-ray machine. lol
It's not often I comment on a video, but this was great! Thanks for documenting such an awesome experience and taking us along for the ride! Love your content, your curiosity and your general attitude towards music and technical exploration. Every time I watch one of your videos, it makes me want to learn more about building and modding. Also, your guitar playing and musical sensibility is incredible. Keep killin' it!
Your one of those people who make me wanna go out and get a Jazzmaster immediately. It's so inspiring to watch and hear you play that JM. Then I've got one and I just don't connect with it. My strats are just too jealous :D
I was at the music experience in Seattle in 2009. I believe was a Jazz Master hanging in a case or on the wall that Jimmi used. Kinda cool seeing you do an upgrade.
i can't remember how i stumbled on your channel (probably a bass vi rabbit hole); but in a boundless ocean of youtube guitar content, your stuff is really, really outstanding. i think i've learned more in 3 videos than a decade of hobbyist consumption- and maybe most importantly- you make me want to clear off the table and bust out a screwdriver. thank you for your work!
Great job, Nisebelle! Thanks for taking us along. I have no doubt that you will be building your own pickups very soon! Happy building... Happy playing!
Great video! Always wanted to make my own pickups, I remember way back as a kid seeing an Instructable I think where someone maid a pair from a ruler! Excited to see where you go in your pickup journey!
I love the way you tell stories and getting this journey into Lollar and your learning experience shared this was really enjoyable. Thank you for all the work you do in putting these together Belle ❤
I don't know how I never heard of this channel, your videos have great production quality. Subscribed. I'm a luthier in Washington, love to support local and I'm happy you featured Lollar here
Most of the comments below express what I think, but I'm going to say it anyway - you are awesome. Anyone who doesn't think so can get hold of me and I will set them straight LOL. Really love how much you put into your channel. All the very best to you!!!👋😀
I look forward to each new video and am happy I watched every one. As a retired teacher of 10 year olds, it’s always a pleasure to see such a smart, curious and talented young person. You actually give me hope for the future.
This is great!! I have Lollar pickups in my Jazzmaster (63 neck and 58 bridge). The tone is perfect! Thanks for showing the people who made them and the process they use. Very fun to watch!
Everyone should wind their own pickup at least once. Nothing fancy required, a power drill works just fine and you can wax pot with a $5 slow cooker. Hooray new skills!
Every time I watch a nisebelle video, I'm reminded why they're an instant click. Great content, informative, great tunes, and an engaging presentation. Thanks for showing us this project, fam!
Yay, new Nisebelle content. One of the few creators I actually watch at close to normal speed 😅 What a cool experience at Lollar, and what a truly nice crew they are there. Jason Lollar is an absolute Legend. Great "test" at the end there too.
The world always needs better pickups. Get some Michael Gray Strat handwound pickups and study them....outstanding tone! Lollar pickups are amazing too! Great source to learn! Great video ...thank you! That was so nice for Kevin to show you. He has super steady hands...always a plus.
The Internet/RU-vid needs more channels like yours. Smart, competent, tech-savvy women need a larger/equal voice in our society. Best Regards and Best Wishes!
As I approach my EPIC rebuild project on me very own MIM Jazzmaster, with it's great sounding P-90's disguised as Fenders' er/uh and if that ain't bad enuff, I'm totally and utterly distracted by you, girl, as my deteriorating brain continues to malfunction... (I reside in glamorous picturesque Koreatown, Los Angeles if you ever wanna JAM...) Thanx for the vid and Cheerios
I have several sets of Lollar pick ups along with the Black Bobbin(tm?) lollar pick ups and they've all made a world of difference! Lollar and Curtis Novak are the way to go when it comes to Jazzmaster pick ups
You knocked it out of the park, Nise! It may have been Lollar's expertise that helped get you there, but it was your drive to learn and sorry, still gonna say selfless desire to restore the gear the fire robbed your brother of to make it happen. Perhaps you should consider adding a Jazzmaster to your own arsenal? You're getting some amazing tones out of it, and I'm sure conversion necks can be had if you want to stick to short scale.
Of course we know them , the single coil blonde are very famous and nice ones for a really good Strat sound. And now I am waiting for the brunette ones 🤩 Nisebelle would also be a cool name for pick ups 🥰
Nice video. I actually took a pickup winding course with Jason Lollar years ago and I made a Strat and a Humbucker in that course at Roberto Venn. I will tell you what they asked of me which is if you do make a pickup with them like this, never advertise your pickup as an actual Lollar pickup if you decide to sell, trade, or give away that pickup. I put my own markings on mine as to never be confused about who made the pickup. I will say I had to rewind one of my humbucker coils because the wraps didn't take too well. If you make or rewind your own pickups you have to be patient because of how fine the wire is. Take your time and don't try to rush anything.
That... definitely sounds like a Jazzmaster. For the longest time, I loved Jazzmasters, but hated the way p90s kind of bark at you. This confused me until I was reading about something else on reddit, and saw the comment: "no, Jazzmaster pickups aren't p90s. They're their own thing." No one's born knowing that. I think it's one of the early lessons of an aspiring gearhead.
Funny you should ask! A while ago I told my friend about wanting to try my hand at making pickups at some point and he asked to make him a totally unpotted microphonic pickup that he could sing into. Maybe more on that in the future!
I think Lollar did you a disservice not showing you how to hardwire the coils, instead of using an auto winder. Still, your channel is great and I keep enjoying the videos.
Ok so after you sucked me down this world of guitar mods upgrades and mods I put on the tubes whilst setting up the new staytrem in my jaguar yesterday and there was a video review on some G&L guitar with p-bass style z-pickups. I thought “oh that’s cool maybe I can add that to my jag with the next upgrade let’s see how much they cost” and instead found this amaaaazing series by clementine ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nz5GDlFqHO4.htmlsi=rJqne0Ol3ElvUpY_ where he makes amazing sounding pickups out of scrap materials (and also isn’t afraid to show when he gets things wrong or makes mistakes which I love from you both). You could actually make a pick-up bobbin out of the scraps of MTG cards that aren’t being used as neck shims soaked in resin.
@@nisebelle No problem! He also has some bits on building a tube amp to taste which might be great to see your take on. Love the content btw. it's been a wild ride going from a middle-aged man tired of wiping dust off instruments that got 3-9 hours of play time a day as a kid to selling the lot and buying new ones only to dig into them with the drill and chisel to get a proper cavity for yet another control plate and actually appreciate the sound. But a big part of that was trying to find jaguar reviews and stumbling on your content that gave me the guts and the spark to undertake this pretty momentous journey. On Friday I rewired a VVT jazz bass to les Paul wiring with a kinman treble bleed, in 30 minutes between meetings during home office. I'm still a way from the virtuoso standard I had as a teenager but learning this new skill is making the journey back so much more fun.
