About Us

  • About our Handwound Pickups

    We produce pickups to any requested specifications including year or model of your choice. They can be installed in most stringed instruments: electric guitars, bass, acoustic guitars, violins, banjos. (See chart below to give you a “Tone” Guideline) Features: MJS Custom Hand-Wound Pickups Are Made With: Hand-Made Bobbins – vulcanized fiberboard bobbin flanges for all but traditional humbucking bobbins which are extruded plastic. Custom Humbucking wood bobbins are also available. Canadian Cut & Calibrated Magnets…

  • Who is MJS?

    Hey there, I’m Mike Smyth (aka SMITTY). I’ve been building guitars in Canada for over 25 years and built my first guitar for myself from scratch because I couldn’t find what I wanted on the market. It wasn’t the prettiest thing, but boy did it sound great! Not only do I still play it to this day, but “Old Ugly” is the best R&D helper I have ever had. It’s the guinea pig for all…

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