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Topic: Pickup ohms question |
Pat Comeau
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New Brunswick, Canada
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 25 Aug 2009 7:58 pm |
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It depends on the pickup design. But in a typical pickup design, more windings (higher resistance in Ohms) lower the resonant peak and Q-factor of the pickup, leading to response that is generally perceived to be less distinct and bright.
I think this paper by Steve Errede from the Physics Dept. at the University of Illinois makes good reading for anyone trying to understand how pickup design parameters affect performance. |
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J Fletcher
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London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 26 Aug 2009 8:03 am
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| Lower ohms is brighter. Higher ohms is darker. I have a tapped coil pickup in my steel. At 18k ohms it is very middy, at 9k ohms it is thinner sounding. You also lose volume with fewer windings. I prefer the lower ohms setting. Not too many people do though...Jerry |
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J Fletcher
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London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 26 Aug 2009 8:03 am
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| Lower ohms is brighter. Higher ohms is darker. I have a tapped coil pickup in my steel. At 18k ohms it is very middy, at 9k ohms it is thinner sounding. You also lose volume with fewer windings. I prefer the lower ohms setting. Not too many people do though...Jerry |
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