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What are the common winding direction for Fender and Gibson pickups?

April 26, 2017common direction Fender Gibson pickups winding

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What are the common winding direction for Fender and Gibson pickups?

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If you are looking at Fender pickups from the top the coil will be wound either clockwise or counter clockwise. Depending how the bobbin is put on the winding machine the coil is wound either Top Coming or Top Going. When Top Coming, the top of the bobbin travels towards you. When Top Going, the top of the bobbin travels away from you. If the top of the bobbin faces left on the winding machine it is called Top Left and if the bobbin faces right on the arbor I call that Top Right. The beginning wire is normally connected to ground except in some case s such as the Mustang guitar where the phase can be reversed. Most all Gibson pickups I have seen have had coils wound Counter Clockwise. When Gibson bobbins are put on my winding machine, the top of the bobbin faces left (Top Left) and wound Top Coming and my winding code is TL/TC. It can be wound the same way by winding the bobbin Top Right and Top Going (TR/TG). This was discussed in earlier VGM pickup articles.