Duncan ground and shield
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DavidRavenMoon
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Re: Duncan ground and shield
I agree. All metal parts should be grounded, and pickups should be shielded.
I guess guitar players don’t demand it so it doesn’t happen. Bass players expect a more hi-fi tone.
The slugs should be grounded via the magnet/keeper/screws because they touch the baseplate.
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I agree. All metal parts should be grounded, and pickups should be shielded.
I guess guitar players don’t demand it so it doesn’t happen. Bass players expect a more hi-fi tone.
The slugs should be grounded via the magnet/keeper/screws because they touch the baseplate.
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Being the design hum - bucking, the extra coil shielding is not only is not required by design, the ones that do come with shielding, like the cover-less Trembuckers, have a slighty lower Q, an effect produced by the eddy currents that the shielding generate.
/Peter
??? everything touching the baseplate, starting with the South start coil, the bar keeper and both the screws and slugs are grounded.
Being the design hum - bucking, the extra coil shielding is not only is not required by design, the ones that do come with shielding, like the cover-less Trembuckers, have a slighty lower Q, an effect produced by the eddy currents that the shielding generate.
/Peter
DavidRavenMoon
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It should. Unless it’s a ceramic magnet, since they are not conductive. The slugs generally don’t touch the baseplate.
Some copper tape can fix that.
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It should. Unless it’s a ceramic magnet, since they are not conductive. The slugs generally don’t touch the baseplate.
Some copper tape can fix that.
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/Peter
Well, they do in mine... but as I mod'em with "boutique" 3rd party parts, maybe it was my doing?
/Peter
DavidRavenMoon
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I guess it depends on how thick the magnet is
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I guess it depends on how thick the magnet is
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Silence Kid
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Single coils do not have baseplates. Duncan just modeled what Fender and Gibson did, because that's what the market demands.
Single coils do not have baseplates. Duncan just modeled what Fender and Gibson did, because that's what the market demands.
DavidRavenMoon
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Some of the market. But EMGs are totally shielded and very quiet. And Duncan has their own versions of these kinds of pickups.
Most players want something that allows them to get their own sound. Less experienced players just want what they *think* they want. Right now the whole fake vintage thing is a fad, with all these PAF repros and stuff.
There wouldn’t be an aftermarket for pickups if people just wanted what Fender and Gibson make. But some people get hung up on how pickups and guitars look. Other people want something new.
There’s no reason to stick to 50 year old designs.
Some of the market. But EMGs are totally shielded and very quiet. And Duncan has their own versions of these kinds of pickups.
Most players want something that allows them to get their own sound. Less experienced players just want what they *think* they want. Right now the whole fake vintage thing is a fad, with all these PAF repros and stuff.
There wouldn’t be an aftermarket for pickups if people just wanted what Fender and Gibson make. But some people get hung up on how pickups and guitars look. Other people want something new.
There’s no reason to stick to 50 year old designs.
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Re: Duncan ground and shield
I don't mind people asking questions, but in your case, I don't think you even understand the most basic concept about AC and how it's applied in guitar p'ups. My word of advice would be start with reading the Wiki page about electricity aka Alternate Current (AC. Get it?) in your own language.
/Peter
??? Carlos... mass, ground and earth as well, are words that have the same meaning, electrically speaking.
I don't mind people asking questions, but in your case, I don't think you even understand the most basic concept about AC and how it's applied in guitar p'ups. My word of advice would be start with reading the Wiki page about electricity aka Alternate Current (AC. Get it?) in your own language.
/Peter
