I've got to build a 4 string Hubcap guitar for a guy who plays in a band and wants a certain type of hubcap with a mag pickup. The small neck pickup I have attached works in well but I have no experience with them. The one I have trial fitted is non working so I can't test it and before I buy another I need advice if anyone knows how well it will sound . The other thing is because it is metal covered will touching the hubcap be a problem.
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you should get a nice warm tone with that pickup mounted towards the neck .
you may want to separate the pickup from the hubcap either by spacing or even adding a material inbetween .
otherwise, in essence , the entire hub cap becomes a pickup , and can cause some unwanted piezo like "noise ". but in some cases it can sound cool too. it would read the pan vibes and also the strings .
some builders do this on purpose . to get the more reso sound . instead of a mag sound only . .
ive even seen people mount a pickup under the cap or metal lid hidden , but touching the lid . to act more like a piezo, and read the hubcap and not the strings .
so you have a few choices depending on desired outcome .
just a listed " Option " not really a" suggestion" .
but its easy to test , just plop a working pick up on top of the metal reso .. and it will tell you what it will sound like .
Now why didn't I think of that??? :-)
To be honest, I've afraid I'm going to have to replace the tuners if I unwind and wind them up too many more times - this poor thing has had so many pick up combinations applied to it that it's starting to wish it was a wind chime!!!! :-)
Thanks Pick I've got some pickups on the way. I'll leave a small gap and also insulate it. With the shape of those hubcaps they do give a bit of a reso sound.
Hey Barry - I hope you will post some pics of the build - how big is the hubcap? will it by the back of the guitar or part of the reso combo?
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