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Topic: dual pickups |
Larry Hillman
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New York, USA
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Posted 4 May 2009 4:45 pm |
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what is the advantage of two bridge pickups and
how are thay wired? |
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Roger Palmer
From:
Rossendale, UK
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Posted 5 May 2009 12:53 am
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The advantage to as a builder is that I can have a slightly wider string spacing.
I dont know how they are wired though but I will be building one sometime in the next 3 months (2 P90 bridge pickups) so I will need to find out. |
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Jim Dickinson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 5 May 2009 1:18 am
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I don't know about the others, but, the Stringmasters were in series with a 250K ohm pot between them. By adjusting the pot, one could alter the tonal balance of the pickups. Fully closed, they only used one pickup- the one closest to the bridge, open both of them, in between, more of- the one closer to the bridge.
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 5 May 2009 1:58 am
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| What Jim said, plus the fact that they were wired "north-to south" so as you dialed in the neck pickup, it went from a single coil to a humbucker. |
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Larry Hillman
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 5 May 2009 8:37 am dual pickups
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thanks guys. building my second laptop. may be a good
idea to build two pickups. (can't hurt) |
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James Mayer
From:
back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 6 May 2009 12:20 pm
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| If I was building a steel, I would definately go for two pickups. The only disadvantage (that I've read, not heard or felt) is that another pickup adds magnetism which inhibits sustain. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 6 May 2009 1:32 pm
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Dual pickups are a great option that can add a ton of fun to a guitars sonic palate.
While in theory a second pickup could dampen sustain, my experience is much like James's.
Typically a neck / second pickup will be built and wound a little weaker and is typically adjusted a little farther away from the strings to compensate for the inherent extra volume from a second / neck pickup.
As such, string pull from a neck / second pickup can actually be less than some bridge pickups.
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Jim Dickinson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 6 May 2009 2:00 pm
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| If you use the Stringmaster setup, you can shut off the second pickup if you want to, as Candide said, "the best of both possible worlds". Jim |
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