Analysis of the Effects of Winding and Wire Gauge on the Frequency Response and Output of Single Coil Electric Guitar Pickups
Increasing the number of turns on a single coil electric guitar pickup decreases the resonant frequency exponentially and increases the magnitude of the impedance peak linearly. Using thicker wire (42 AWG) results in higher resonant frequencies and higher impedance magnitudes compared to thinner wire (44 AWG) for the same number of turns.