Thanks for the suggestion, t. I have just a few more questions.

Does soft magnetic core = Ceramic 8?

The The L609/610's are no-hum sidewinders, right?

The C.C. PUP Wiki says it used two steel-bar magnets, so mightn't the L609 be closer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...Charlie_Christian_pickup

The 2nd C.C. version was 5.2 kOhm DC using AWG 42 wire, so you'd need a higher L609/610 DC rating to match the wind-count. Do they use AWG 43?

In any case, they are pretty different in construction. When you say "built in distortion" due to eddy-currents, is that just phase-cancellations?

I'll start another thread to continue any further. Sorry to diverge, studs.