Do custom active Pickups exist?

[Ursupator]

Hello guys,

just like the title says: Do custom made active Pickups exist?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

Possibly, but most of the tone would come from the preamp, I'd guess.

 

[Darth Nihilus]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

Most of the tone would come from the preamp as opposed to...?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

The pickup wind itself?

 

[Darth Nihilus]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

The pickup wind itself?

Indeed, sir!

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

Possibly, but most of the tone would come from the preamp, I'd guess.

I don't know that can be stated categorically. By that logic you could use one coil design and base a dozen different pickups on it each with its own preamp and EQ curve. The only thing the coil would do in that scenario is sense the string vibration but that wouldn't explain why different active pickups use different magnets or guages of wire. So I would think that it's a combination of the magnet, gauge of wire, number of windings and a preamp to shape the final product. The real question would be to what extent the preamp shapes the final tone? Is it tranparent or not?

 

[allstarrme]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

Not exactly, but you can buy a blackout preamp module and use it with any pickups.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Do custom active Pickups exist?

Is it tranparent or not?

Yes. Or not.