I never want to rewind an original pickup if it works and though it may sound bad to you, It may sound great to another player or collector. Many older pickups are very valuable and many have been broken or fail due to natural causes. If at all possible I would suggest having a new pickup made for the sound you want. If the pickup needs fabricating, there are several excellent pickup manufactures that could do the job for you.

Collectors and players like myself always try to discourage any modification on older pickups, and if broken should be restored to stock specifications using the same technique and manufacturing procedures. When I get older pickups that have been broken or rewound, I carefully inspect the pickup, evaluate and make notes on the procedures I will be doing. When rebuilding the new pickup I use the existing or modified custom parts. I want the pickup to look like it’s never been worked on, and this keeps an original pickup from being destroyed until one day you may need it for resale or back to basics.