Man i trashed this pickup. But wow! this thing is really not what i expected. I expected it to be somthing like an older gibson metal case kinda thing but its far from it. You could dunk these in water and they would still be fine. Everything is molded in plastic and totaly sealed. One thing i think is cool that i didnt expect is how the whole pickup is shielded in this wire mesh that wraps around the whole pickup and its grounded. These really are quiet pickups and i can see why. I think ill get one of those pickup booster things and try it on these. All they really need is a little more output to bring the gain up a little and they would be perfect.
So i ripped one apart and took pictures
I have a few to spare so i figured trashing one would be ok
First i had to use an exacto blade to get the bottom moulding off.
under the moudling there is a metal plated fiberglass board. Probobly where the electronics are mounted for the actives.
2 small coils with a metal blad pole similar to the lawrance pickups.
here you can see how the moulding is incased with the wire mesh that shields the whole thing.
The coils are kinda small and narrow kinda like a mini bucker and they are offset a little from the bottom where the cable comes out.
Most of my steinbergers i leave the EMG in the neck and replace the bridge because i want a little more gain but if you are an aggresive picker these arent bad.
I noticed somthing, the magnets arnt like the regular humbuckers. There are 2 magnets and they are seperated by a strip of metal. Why would they do this?, the magnets are actualy the same also. They arnt wanting to pull they are wanting to push apart. so the poles are the same direction. How can this work as a humbucker?
I thought coil1 had to be in-phase with coil 2 for it to be humbucking and noiseless?
So i ripped one apart and took pictures
I have a few to spare so i figured trashing one would be ok
First i had to use an exacto blade to get the bottom moulding off.
under the moudling there is a metal plated fiberglass board. Probobly where the electronics are mounted for the actives.
2 small coils with a metal blad pole similar to the lawrance pickups.
here you can see how the moulding is incased with the wire mesh that shields the whole thing.
The coils are kinda small and narrow kinda like a mini bucker and they are offset a little from the bottom where the cable comes out.
Most of my steinbergers i leave the EMG in the neck and replace the bridge because i want a little more gain but if you are an aggresive picker these arent bad.
I noticed somthing, the magnets arnt like the regular humbuckers. There are 2 magnets and they are seperated by a strip of metal. Why would they do this?, the magnets are actualy the same also. They arnt wanting to pull they are wanting to push apart. so the poles are the same direction. How can this work as a humbucker?
I thought coil1 had to be in-phase with coil 2 for it to be humbucking and noiseless?
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