How does it sound unplugged?
It's the first thing I ask, and it settles most of what comes after. A pickup doesn't invent tone. It listens to what the instrument is already doing and decides how much of it reaches the amp.
So before I wind anything, I want to know about the guitar — how it rings acoustically, what it does well, and the one thing about it that keeps bothering you.
The shop is winding again
Deacci went quiet for a few years. It's back, on the same bench, with the same approach: one set at a time, built for a particular guitar and a particular player.
The full site and shop are being rebuilt. In the meantime everything runs the way it always did anyway — a conversation first, then a quote, then a build.
How a coil gets its character
Every coil is wound on a machine running control software I wrote myself. The wire is laid down in a scatter pattern derived from the Fibonacci sequence, which gives the irregular, uneven layering that hand-wound coils are prized for.
The difference is that it's repeatable. A set you fall in love with can be built again, the same, years from now.
What I build
- Stratocaster and Telecaster sets, vintage-correct through to modern output
- Humbuckers, from low-wind PAF character upward
- P-90s
- Jazz and Precision bass sets
Everything is made to order, so specification details like magnet grade, stagger, bevel, cover and cable choices are settled between us before winding starts.
If your instrument isn't on that list, ask anyway. Unusual builds are often the interesting ones.
Tell me about the guitar
Send a few lines about the instrument and what you're chasing. I'll reply with questions, and a quote once we know what it needs.
Or write directly to info@deacci.com.