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Topic: Pick up placement. |
Bill Dobkins
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 10:17 am |
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Wouldn't moving the pup farther away from the changer give better mids. I remember a guitar with a movable pup that would give you different tones.
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Ian Rae
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Posted 14 Mar 2020 2:48 pm
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Of course it would. Where the builder positioned it is where he thinks it sounds best, but it's your guitar now!
Depending on the brand of instrument it might be difficult to move in practice. Some surgery could be required.
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Bill Duncan
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Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 4:43 am
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I know there are builders who have positioned the pickup further from the changer and some even install two pickups. I am not sure why the pedal steel has evolved with the pickup so near the changer, but a more mellow timbre could be had were it nearer the fretboard. AKA, mellow zone. For some reason, we put the pickup in the position that is the most bright and crisp with treble overload, then we strive endlessly for rich mellow baritone and bass tones.... Go figure.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 6:27 am
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Pickups farther from the changer can tend to get in the way of the picking hand; I think that has a lot to do with the current configuration.  |
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Bill Duncan
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Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 6:46 am
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| Pickups farther from the changer can tend to get in the way of the picking hand; I think that has a lot to do with the current configuration. |
That's what I believe as well. But, we do fight against logic in our quest sound it seems. We look to amplifiers, pickups, guitar body construction, and touch to correct for poor pickup placement.
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Ken Metcalf
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San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 9:57 am
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Or angling the P.U.
I reverse the bridge pickup with a left handed bridge on my Telecaster.
Helps to mellow to high strings and brighten the low strings.
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Bill Dobkins
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Rolla Missouri, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 10:14 am
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I think if the pup cavity was opened up and the mounting plate was slotted so you could adjust the pup where you wanted would work. (Easy fix) Also giving the changer finger more travel.
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 4:43 pm
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I have about 4/5 of an inch quick-adjustment* range on my modified Dekley, which is plenty for my taste in tone/timbre. Quite a difference in tone/timbre over that range…
It tends to stay about 1/5 inch further from the changer compared to the original (unmodified) position, where the tonal balance sounds best to my ears.
* PU isn't fixed/screwed in place, so I can actually move and tune the tonal balance while playing if I want to. |
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Bill Duncan
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Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 5:22 pm
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Interesting. Did you modify it yourself?
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 15 Mar 2020 8:55 pm
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| Yes, back in the early -90s. |
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John Hyland
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South Australia
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Posted 23 Nov 2021 3:46 pm
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| Georg Sørtun wrote: |
I have about 4/5 of an inch quick-adjustment* range on my modified Dekley, which is plenty for my taste in tone/timbre. Quite a difference in tone/timbre over that range…
It tends to stay about 1/5 inch further from the changer compared to the original (unmodified) position, where the tonal balance sounds best to my ears.
* PU isn't fixed/screwed in place, so I can actually move and tune the tonal balance while playing if I want to. |
Just for interest what is your "preferred" 1/5 inch distance from the CL distance to the Axle CL and is it a humbucker or single coil |
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 7 Dec 2021 1:58 am
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| John Hyland wrote: |
| Just for interest what is your "preferred" 1/5 inch distance from the CL distance to the Axle CL and is it a humbucker or single coil |
About 57 - 60mm, center/center. George L 10-5. |
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