revolution
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
I think silver coil winding is a pickup frontier...expensive though.
I think silver coil winding is a pickup frontier...expensive though.
Can there come a better pickup?
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Gunslinger_505
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
Guitarist, in general, like what they know and want to stick with it. Just google noiseless (hum free) single coil vs regular single coil pickups, solid state vs tube amps, or even something as simple and convenient as locking tuners vs non locking tuners. I'd wager that in all three cases if SS amps, noiseless single coils, and locking tuners came along first, we'd think the opposite.
Personally, what I would like to see is a company like Seymour Duncan make a humbucker line that when split to single coils is hum free. Lace, and to a lesser extent JBE, make the only offerings. However, SD, or DMZ for that matter, make great sounding noiseless single coils. I wish they would apply what they know to make a great humbucker line that can split to be noiseless.
Guitarist, in general, like what they know and want to stick with it. Just google noiseless (hum free) single coil vs regular single coil pickups, solid state vs tube amps, or even something as simple and convenient as locking tuners vs non locking tuners. I'd wager that in all three cases if SS amps, noiseless single coils, and locking tuners came along first, we'd think the opposite.
Personally, what I would like to see is a company like Seymour Duncan make a humbucker line that when split to single coils is hum free. Lace, and to a lesser extent JBE, make the only offerings. However, SD, or DMZ for that matter, make great sounding noiseless single coils. I wish they would apply what they know to make a great humbucker line that can split to be noiseless.
KNUCKLHEAD
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In my Experience there is no such thing, sorry folks . I build and own many and have a wide variety ( There are some that just cant work with what the others have . for example - the Lace Deathbar has to Stay in one of my Drop-C guitars for what it gives for recording especially . I have other Axs for other chores + I also dont go rebuilding pickups , Very seldom ( maybe re-magnetize if needed . I would rather swap them out <- Way less work too.
In my Experience there is no such thing, sorry folks . I build and own many and have a wide variety ( There are some that just cant work with what the others have . for example - the Lace Deathbar has to Stay in one of my Drop-C guitars for what it gives for recording especially . I have other Axs for other chores + I also dont go rebuilding pickups , Very seldom ( maybe re-magnetize if needed . I would rather swap them out <- Way less work too.
LtKojak
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
It all comes to what "better" would be. Define that first, then we can talk.
LLL
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That's what I thought too... until I actually installed an SH-5 and tested it through my rig.
One benefit to ceramic mags (I've heard) is that they don't lose their power over time.
That's what I thought too... until I actually installed an SH-5 and tested it through my rig.
One benefit to ceramic mags (I've heard) is that they don't lose their power over time.
eclecticsynergy
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
New technologies hold a great deal of promise. In a very few years microprocessors will be small and cheap enough to be part of every wire, and nanomaterials will be available that can change state instantly. Combine those trends with room-temp superconductivity and we could see a pickup where you dial in whatever characteristics of magnetism you want and the coil wire alters its resistance responding to your playing dynamics. Or smart pickups which can become noise cancelling, but only do so in the presence of noise.
Other elements of the guitar could become more versatile too- I expect further advances in connectivity & flexibility, especially in the ability to personalize one's own instrument and signal path, perhaps instantly from one moment to the next. The trends are already strong in that direction.
It's not hard to imagine a nanofiber neck where you can audition profiles until you find the one that suits each guitar and select an elasticity factor anywhere along the spectrum from springy to stiff, or even have the liveliness of your axe change according to the setting of the pickup switch. Maybe the same neck will absorb heat from your hand to power an onboard preamp, keeping your palm cool in the process. How about a bass (or guitar) that can switch from frets to fretless, or effects which will change as you play further up the neck, but only when the singer isn't singing...
Pickups with several sound options have been around for a while now, perhaps ones with extensive programmability are not far behind. I think headsets that incorporate monitor systems and control capability based on eye movement or brainwaves are only a few years away, even using existing technology.
It's not just exotic new advances that drive these things, it's the fact that what used to be leading-edge can now be mass produced very cheaply. You can buy a drone camera at Walmart for $100 that would've cost a quarter of a million dollars to build just fifteen years ago.
New technologies hold a great deal of promise. In a very few years microprocessors will be small and cheap enough to be part of every wire, and nanomaterials will be available that can change state instantly. Combine those trends with room-temp superconductivity and we could see a pickup where you dial in whatever characteristics of magnetism you want and the coil wire alters its resistance responding to your playing dynamics. Or smart pickups which can become noise cancelling, but only do so in the presence of noise.
Other elements of the guitar could become more versatile too- I expect further advances in connectivity & flexibility, especially in the ability to personalize one's own instrument and signal path, perhaps instantly from one moment to the next. The trends are already strong in that direction.
It's not hard to imagine a nanofiber neck where you can audition profiles until you find the one that suits each guitar and select an elasticity factor anywhere along the spectrum from springy to stiff, or even have the liveliness of your axe change according to the setting of the pickup switch. Maybe the same neck will absorb heat from your hand to power an onboard preamp, keeping your palm cool in the process. How about a bass (or guitar) that can switch from frets to fretless, or effects which will change as you play further up the neck, but only when the singer isn't singing...
Pickups with several sound options have been around for a while now, perhaps ones with extensive programmability are not far behind. I think headsets that incorporate monitor systems and control capability based on eye movement or brainwaves are only a few years away, even using existing technology.
It's not just exotic new advances that drive these things, it's the fact that what used to be leading-edge can now be mass produced very cheaply. You can buy a drone camera at Walmart for $100 that would've cost a quarter of a million dollars to build just fifteen years ago.
dazedandconfused001
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
i love how most of the posts in this thread is speculation on how long it will last lmao
i love how most of the posts in this thread is speculation on how long it will last lmao
Diminished Triad
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
And, then came the SLUG!
And, then came the SLUG!
RogerMexiko
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#22 is an excellent idea and IMO that would be a step.forward.
#24 I don't.have a clue what.this is about, maybe he's responding to some inner voice.
#27 is.far.out and the best thing I've seen, like a Jules Verne look at today's gear. Don't really understand the nano neck thing though.
-maybe if we could figure out what the Duality pickup is something new has arrived. But for now I'm still sitting on the it's another flavor Gus G or a Retro Active of sorts.
#22 is an excellent idea and IMO that would be a step.forward.
#24 I don't.have a clue what.this is about, maybe he's responding to some inner voice.
#27 is.far.out and the best thing I've seen, like a Jules Verne look at today's gear. Don't really understand the nano neck thing though.
-maybe if we could figure out what the Duality pickup is something new has arrived. But for now I'm still sitting on the it's another flavor Gus G or a Retro Active of sorts.
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
Sure. I would think all companies would continue innovating as new musical forms evolve.
But this is like asking 'is all the best music already made', and judging by the 3 or 4 classic rock stations in every town, I'd think many people think 'yes'.
Sure. I would think all companies would continue innovating as new musical forms evolve.
But this is like asking 'is all the best music already made', and judging by the 3 or 4 classic rock stations in every town, I'd think many people think 'yes'.
Re: Can there come a better pickup?
Been wondering about the slug myself.
How does it compare to something like the Dimebucker or even to an X2N?
What type of guitar would the Slug really sit perfectly into? I'm guessing a tight/bright guitar might be the best fit.?
Is it's pull so great that it must be backed-off the strings more like an X2N?
Appreciate anyone's input on it's output. lol, but more-so wondering how it is compared to things like distortion/dimebucker/x2n.
Been wondering about the slug myself.
How does it compare to something like the Dimebucker or even to an X2N?
What type of guitar would the Slug really sit perfectly into? I'm guessing a tight/bright guitar might be the best fit.?
Is it's pull so great that it must be backed-off the strings more like an X2N?
Appreciate anyone's input on it's output. lol, but more-so wondering how it is compared to things like distortion/dimebucker/x2n.
KNUCKLHEAD
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
# 23
# 23
EDX
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well the dimebucker is a pickup not for an anemic bottom guitar as it does need some meat to work with otherwise it will sound puny and wiry, it can easily turn loose mushy guitars into well defined raunchy texas spiced tone machines
from what i've heard on videos the slug is p-90 flavor reminiscent, very raw and gritty, massive big and can work well on mahogany slabs but would only turn a mushy guitar into poop sound
x2n just exaggerates what you got, mush loose guitar into rubber covered sledgehammer, harsh wiry guitar into electric chainsaw, and well balanced guitar into a small hammer hitting a grinding wheel
well the dimebucker is a pickup not for an anemic bottom guitar as it does need some meat to work with otherwise it will sound puny and wiry, it can easily turn loose mushy guitars into well defined raunchy texas spiced tone machines
from what i've heard on videos the slug is p-90 flavor reminiscent, very raw and gritty, massive big and can work well on mahogany slabs but would only turn a mushy guitar into poop sound
x2n just exaggerates what you got, mush loose guitar into rubber covered sledgehammer, harsh wiry guitar into electric chainsaw, and well balanced guitar into a small hammer hitting a grinding wheel
darthphineas
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EDX
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Re: Can there come a better pickup?
nope that's why i need one, but i also need a guitar where to put it lol
nope that's why i need one, but i also need a guitar where to put it lol
