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Why would your want to use one? cost and/or bass response....
How would your accomodate a six stringer with a 4 string pup? tune the 4 string pup into a "rail" pup by adding an appropriate length of Aluminum or steel over the top of the poles of the pickup....
been there done it, it works...
the best,
Wichita Sam
wes carl said:
I'm sure the inclusion of Aluminum was just an oversight.
Don
Wichita Sam said:Why would your want to use one? cost and/or bass response....
How would your accomodate a six stringer with a 4 string pup? tune the 4 string pup into a "rail" pup by adding an appropriate length of Aluminum or steel over the top of the poles of the pickup....
been there done it, it works...
the best,
Wichita Sam
wes carl said:
Can also use a steel bar to create a narrower field. Use one of the cheap Ebay 6 string pickups, but instead of mounting at an angle on the top of the box, mount under the top with a steel bar of required width as shown in diagram below. If you want to engage all six poles then have wide base to bar and narrower top, but probably easier to just have the bar spanning across the centre 4 poles. You may have to experiment with how close bar is to the strings but I have found it works well with the normal space you would have between a pickup and the strings. Magnetism will hold bar in place. Regards John D
Do you just let the magnets hold the steel bar in place vertically and the hole you cut in the box keeps it from moving around horizontally? In short, it just sits there in place on its own, right?
that was my question a few monts ago & had numerous people tell me they (4 pole ) sound great wit a 4 string cbg hope i didnt get too nutty it happens
Wes Yates said:
Hmmm. Lemme rephrase. What I mean is can you use the 4-string bass pup in lieu of a 6-string pup on a 4 string CBG? Matt mentioned the frequency response of a bass to 6 string pup. Is there any real measurable issue using the bass of 6 string pup?
-WY
wes carl said:
really why would ya want to use a 4 pole pickup for a 6 string git & yes it would work just not what it is meant for silly you grin chuckel laugh hoot or whatever
Don Thompson said:
The only problem would be spacing , some not being centered over a pole piece therefore being a weaker signal as a result.
Wes Yates said:
So lets say you use one of these:
"Ok, you use one of these!"
[Grin]
Enough sillyness. So could you use one of the two as a pup even if you use it for 6-string pickups? Very interesting.
-WY
So lets say you use one of these:
"Ok, you use one of these!"
[Grin]
Enough sillyness. So could you use one of the two as a pup even if you use it for 6-string pickups? Very interesting.
-WY
These pickups are wound and magnets oriented to be in humbucker mode, or Noiseless as Fender calls them. No magic involved, just science.
Don
Ok then if they are wound as a stacked humbucker...otherwise one of the pickups need to be
wound reverse with the magnet oriented that way to achieve hum cancellation. I've used
SCs where the bridge p_up will be reverse wound with the magnet oriented in the opposite
polarity to achieve noise/hum cancellation.
As far as "magic" or "mojo"..there has to be some?..otherwise the custom pickup industry wouldn't
flourish like it has. Magnet types, strengths, coil winding techniques and perhaps other
"black arts" allow each pickup type to have a unique "signature sound".
Don Thompson said:These pickups are wound and magnets oriented to be in humbucker mode, or Noiseless as Fender calls them. No magic involved, just science.
Don
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