The FiftyNiner Winder Show

I’m a guitar-obsessed pickup winder navigating life through my passion for tone. As a lifelong guitar nerd and tone chaser, I build and repair pickups because I simply can’t stop creating.

This channel is all about the love of guitar and great tone—featuring insights, tips, pickup winding, guitar repairs, and more. My goal is to keep things fun, informative, and real, like a laid-back hangout over a beer or coffee. Sometimes we get deep, because that’s part of being human, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

So grab a drink, come hang out on YouTube or check out my posts below. If you dig what we’re doing, let us know! If not, no worries—keep rocking on your guitar journey.

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The FiftyNiner Winder Show

Could this be a real P.A.F.!? Rewinding a vintage Gibson Humbucker!

Could this be a real P.A.F.!? Rewinding a vinta...

An old and busted Gibson Humbucker has come in for a rewind... and it could possibly be a  real vintage P.A.F.

Could this be a real P.A.F.!? Rewinding a vinta...

An old and busted Gibson Humbucker has come in for a rewind... and it could possibly be a  real vintage P.A.F.

Who did it better? Gibson vs. Vintage Tokai (2015 Les Paul Custom vs. 1984 Tokai)

Who did it better? Gibson vs. Vintage Tokai (20...

Comparing a 2015 specimen of a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a vintage Japan made 1984 Tokai Les Paul Custom

Who did it better? Gibson vs. Vintage Tokai (20...

Comparing a 2015 specimen of a Gibson Les Paul Custom and a vintage Japan made 1984 Tokai Les Paul Custom

Pickup Rewind: Let’s bring an old Hofner Humbucker back to life!

Pickup Rewind: Let’s bring an old Hofner Humbuc...

In this video, we take a look at a set of old Hofner Hollowbody Bass humbucking pickups, one reads 7.59kOhms, the other isn't reading at all... So we REWIND IT...

Pickup Rewind: Let’s bring an old Hofner Humbuc...

In this video, we take a look at a set of old Hofner Hollowbody Bass humbucking pickups, one reads 7.59kOhms, the other isn't reading at all... So we REWIND IT...

What!? A Squier Telecaster Thinline loaded with Lollar Regals!?

What!? A Squier Telecaster Thinline loaded with...

Setup on a Squier Telecaster Thinline loaded with a Lollar Pickups Regal set. We look under the pickguard, clean up some wiring, then plug into a Bogner 3534!

What!? A Squier Telecaster Thinline loaded with...

Setup on a Squier Telecaster Thinline loaded with a Lollar Pickups Regal set. We look under the pickguard, clean up some wiring, then plug into a Bogner 3534!

Saddle swap on the '84 Tokai Les Paul Custom & How to Intonate your Guitar

Saddle swap on the '84 Tokai Les Paul Custom & ...

In this episode we take a look at the Faber USA ABR-1 bridge to replace the Titanium saddles in favour of Faber USA's Brass saddles. We go through the process...

Saddle swap on the '84 Tokai Les Paul Custom & ...

In this episode we take a look at the Faber USA ABR-1 bridge to replace the Titanium saddles in favour of Faber USA's Brass saddles. We go through the process...

1984 Tokai Les Paul Custom, Band Update and Roof Leaks...

1984 Tokai Les Paul Custom, Band Update and Roo...

We get caught up on Casa FiftyNiner Winder and take a look at a vintage 1984 slab of Super Fine Japanese Mahog craftsmanship - the Tokai TLC-60 Les Paul copy.

1984 Tokai Les Paul Custom, Band Update and Roo...

We get caught up on Casa FiftyNiner Winder and take a look at a vintage 1984 slab of Super Fine Japanese Mahog craftsmanship - the Tokai TLC-60 Les Paul copy.