Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

[DeathMetalRob]

If one puts a single coil pickup into a guitar then, fits a switch looping the pickup signal through itself, is there a positive, negative result or no result at all..?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

sounds like feedback to me

 

[DeathMetalRob]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

Something like it. Output increase would be the aim... it may not be possible without some elec-trick-ery.

 

[gregory]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

I don't even see how this would be possible.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

Nope, its a short, if connect start with finish of a coil.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

I think this is how a Sustainer sort of works, although it is a few coils that do it.

 

[DerrikCatalano]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

It work like this idea I thinks.

 

[zionstrat]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

I think this is how a Sustainer sort of works, although it is a few coils that do it.

Ist of my own designs with a few diodes at 12 As mentioned above, if you connect output to input u short the pup and the diodes killed the ac so obviously didn't work.

But as mincer mentioned, you can insert a preamp and build a sustainer with the right electronics... search for homebuilt guitar sustainer.

 

[TRex]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

Sounds like a short circuit to me.

Without a whole lot of "software trickery" with complex wiring, you would just be bringing the output and inputs to the same voltage, making the pickup mute.

I'm interested what someone with better understanding of diodes and such could do with the idea. I just don't see a way.

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[AlexR]

Re: Can a pickup be looped through itself. .?

A pickup doesn't amplify. It only changes mechanical energy to electrical.