I'm building an electric CBG and would really like a hidden pickup, but I want to avoid piezos. I was wondering if a magnetic pickup can be used hidden behind the lid of the box? I have a lovely box and don't want to cut a big hole in the front for the pickup.
Alternatively, is there any way to reduce the footprint of the pickup on the front of the lid? For example, just having the 3 magnets poke through instead of the entire pickup face.
Here's a photo of the box I'm using, just because it's so nice!
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yes . you can mount the pup under the lid . it will still read the strings through the lid , even up to 1/4 inch thick wood . as long as its not too far from the strings to read . yet some folks still leave a small space or thin foam between the pup and the lid to avoid microphonic sounds . you can also drill 3 holes to assist the mag field getting through ,, even drop in short screws to extend the mag . etc etc etc . have at it . it will work . ;-)
be aware . that tin is a different animal , if the tin has "magnetic metal " in it , the hidden mag pup mag approach will actually read the whole top instead of the strings . which isn't a "bad" sound , but totally different than a straight string read , some folks even do it on purpose . as Kid did here . shown with the lid off and his unique side mount .
he explains :
"Be aware 'tins' are not in fact made of tin, they are steel with an anodized coating of some sort. Im no expert, but im pretty sure thats true. The pickup here is not trained on the strings, its trained on the soundboard. and it works great !! but it will feed back if you stand in front of your amp or apply overdrive, it only stands to reason its easier for your speakers to excite the tin lid than it is to excite some strings. so it has the same kind of issues with feedback than a piezo does, but at least your impedance is right for your amp, a passive tone control will work, etc etc and its just a nice warm sound, no piezo 'quack'"
Thanks Pick! I'll start off just mounting it behind the lid and if I think it needs more I'll try extending the rods through.
If you have a stepped neck, a mag pickup will fit nicely between the neck and the box lid. I did that kind of install on a three-stringer and it worked out well. Give it a go...
Check out this link to a prior discussion on in-box-pickups
That is pure gold. Just what I was looking for. Thank you very much!
So I could mount a 6-pole mag pup inside the box and just put a piece of steel on the box top to get the desired amplification instead of fiddling with the "right" angle to make the pup look good with three strings or whatever.
Sweet.
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