Guitar pickup potting is a process whereby the fine wire coils that are wrapped around a bobbin of a violin are encapsulated in a substance, a wax mixture that is melted and then permeates the wire coils, which inhibits movement of the coil.
Guitar pickup potting is a process whereby the fine wire coils of a guitar pickup are encapsulated in a substance that inhibits movement of the coil. Generally, the potting medium is a wax mixture that is melted(see photo) and then permeates the wire coils. Guitar pickups are generally made from bobbins wrapped in many thousands of turns of fine wire. 
