Best Pickup swap guitar, ever!
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Jack_TriPpEr
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Those are neat, been around for a few years. I believe they are not availbable for sale to the public; just music retailers in order to help customers demo aftermarket pickups in store.
There is this newer design - available to the public- that can do different pickups both neck and bridge positions.
Those are neat, been around for a few years. I believe they are not availbable for sale to the public; just music retailers in order to help customers demo aftermarket pickups in store.
There is this newer design - available to the public- that can do different pickups both neck and bridge positions.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
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Why anybody would buy one to own is beyond me.
Why anybody would buy one to own is beyond me.
PFDarkside
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Because they are a music accessory retailer and it gives a way to actually demo a pickup before you buy!
I posted it a few years ago, I think they consensus was it was a concept and wasn’t functional?
Because they are a music accessory retailer and it gives a way to actually demo a pickup before you buy!
I posted it a few years ago, I think they consensus was it was a concept and wasn’t functional?
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
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It would be a cool concept to have a few of differing wood and construction in a shop, but I'm talking about having one amongst the ranks as one of your own personal guitars.
And I'm sure you'd have to have a lot of money to purchase one, not in that it's an expensive product, but because there are a considerable number of things you'd want before you got this far down the list.
It would be a cool concept to have a few of differing wood and construction in a shop, but I'm talking about having one amongst the ranks as one of your own personal guitars.
And I'm sure you'd have to have a lot of money to purchase one, not in that it's an expensive product, but because there are a considerable number of things you'd want before you got this far down the list.
beaubrummels
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Need a version that swaps the tone woodz.
Need a version that swaps the tone woodz.
ToneFiddler
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wow even better.
sadly i donÂ’t know a shop which has this as a pickup demonstrator. they should be more popular
of course tonewoods matter a lot, but A/B. comparisons are always helpful to get where you want.
especially since you get the feel element with this one
wow even better.
sadly i donÂ’t know a shop which has this as a pickup demonstrator. they should be more popular
of course tonewoods matter a lot, but A/B. comparisons are always helpful to get where you want.
especially since you get the feel element with this one
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Jack_TriPpEr
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This new one isn't for in-store demonstrations. This is for the guitarist who wants to be able to change from one pickup to another on the fly. This guitar is for sale to the public like other guitars.
This new one isn't for in-store demonstrations. This is for the guitarist who wants to be able to change from one pickup to another on the fly. This guitar is for sale to the public like other guitars.
cincyguitar
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It sure would be nice to be able to plug in pick ups the way you plug gadgets into a wall outlet !
It sure would be nice to be able to plug in pick ups the way you plug gadgets into a wall outlet !
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This is the problem with the pickup market...you have to make videos and audio clips and long descriptions because it is a pretty big process (to someone who has never done it) to change pickups. You can't instantly hear the difference, so you have to research, and hopefully pick the right one. Thing about these guitars is that they don't really let you know what it will sound like in your guitar, with your other pickups.
This is the problem with the pickup market...you have to make videos and audio clips and long descriptions because it is a pretty big process (to someone who has never done it) to change pickups. You can't instantly hear the difference, so you have to research, and hopefully pick the right one. Thing about these guitars is that they don't really let you know what it will sound like in your guitar, with your other pickups.
hamerfan
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IMO everyone who uses this guitar as a decision for a purchase must be underwhelmed as he hears the pickup in his own guitar.
There are test guitars from Gibson using a in and out system than his revolving system. They are much better for testing.
Two caveats with this guitar: The bridge pickup is an inch further away from the bridge than on a standard HH guitar. This makes the bridge sound fuller with more bass. Second: It has no neck pickup. A neck pickup generates a magnetic field which dampens the string. This effect prevents the guitar to sound free and loose - strats its called stratitis.
IMO everyone who uses this guitar as a decision for a purchase must be underwhelmed as he hears the pickup in his own guitar.
There are test guitars from Gibson using a in and out system than his revolving system. They are much better for testing.
chadd
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You can at least get a good idea how the others sound in relation to each other and that's a big help if you already own one of the options in the loop.
You can at least get a good idea how the others sound in relation to each other and that's a big help if you already own one of the options in the loop.
MusicFungi
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Fishman has a neat little comparable system
https://youtu.be/EwcMKvgzvck
Fishman has a neat little comparable system
https://youtu.be/EwcMKvgzvck
PFDarkside
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This guitar costs an absolute fortune. Like $16,000.
This guitar costs an absolute fortune. Like $16,000.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
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And the fact that just the way your brain works make those online descriptions color your initial perception of the sound. I'd be interested to see an experiment where the researchers straight up lie to "tone experts" about what pickup is in a guitar and see how long it takes them to realize somethings up.
OR... next we have a massive forum get together we should see can guess the 5 pickups the most accurately in under a minute.
And the fact that just the way your brain works make those online descriptions color your initial perception of the sound. I'd be interested to see an experiment where the researchers straight up lie to "tone experts" about what pickup is in a guitar and see how long it takes them to realize somethings up.
OR... next we have a massive forum get together we should see can guess the 5 pickups the most accurately in under a minute.
Jack_TriPpEr
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Oh wow! I remember he said its "price-prohibitve" in his video but I never did the research to see what the actual price was.
Oh wow! I remember he said its "price-prohibitve" in his video but I never did the research to see what the actual price was.
