There is a significant difference in the impedance of a 59 (7.43k) and a Tele Hot Rail (14.8 k). If I remember my basic electronics, the quality will degrade if you run these together, but I see that Mike Stern is doing that with his Yamaha guitar. Is there a special way that guitar is wired or is the effect minimal?
Impedance Matching
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Artie
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Re: Impedance Matching
Impedance matching is more a consideration when you're dealing with "maximum power transfer". For example:
amp to speaker, transmitter to antenna, etc.
Its not quite so important in line level applications. Although, its still a consideration. The value of the pot, or "load", you place on a pup does affect its sound.
But mixing two different pups isn't generally a problem. IMHO.
Impedance matching is more a consideration when you're dealing with "maximum power transfer". For example:
amp to speaker, transmitter to antenna, etc.
Its not quite so important in line level applications. Although, its still a consideration. The value of the pot, or "load", you place on a pup does affect its sound.
But mixing two different pups isn't generally a problem. IMHO.
Metalblaze
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Re: Impedance Matching
Impendance matching is also very important in very high frequency signals like microwaves etc. Not so, in acoustic frequency signals, I think.
Impendance matching is also very important in very high frequency signals like microwaves etc. Not so, in acoustic frequency signals, I think.
Re: Impedance Matching
I think people tend to forget that the second (lower impedance or resistance in this case) pup is a second source and contibutes to the output as well ... in other words, it's not just a furthe load on the system (err, higher Z'ed or DCR'ed pup).
ArtieToo said:Impedance matching is more a consideration when you're dealing with "maximum power transfer". For example:
amp to speaker, transmitter to antenna, etc.
Its not quite so important in line level applications. Although, its still a consideration. The value of the pot, or "load", you place on a pup does affect its sound.
But mixing two different pups isn't generally a problem. IMHO.
I think people tend to forget that the second (lower impedance or resistance in this case) pup is a second source and contibutes to the output as well ... in other words, it's not just a furthe load on the system (err, higher Z'ed or DCR'ed pup).
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