Mr. Practical

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I came across an old George Lynch article in which he explained how he was in the process of making a Guitar with a motor that drove the Pick-up from the Neck to the Bridge with the flick of the switch. I've looked everywhere for something about this but have only the original Article in which he explained the idea. He called the Guitar Mr. Practicle! Has anyone any information on this or ever seen it completed? I'd like to check it out. !
(The Article was from May 1990)

 

[flank]

Re: Mr. Practical

there were old Gibson basses that had a thing like that, cept i think the pickup just moved back and forth by the persons effort, not a motor.......i think they may have been called Grabber Basses?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Mr. Practical

there were old Gibson basses that had a thing like that, cept i think the pickup just moved back and forth by the persons effort, not a motor.......i think they may have been called Grabber Basses?

not only were those really ****ty basses, that was a dumb idea...when you move the pickup it makes all kinds of noise!

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: Mr. Practical

Lynch has 3 of them...

pics and info here...the bottom 3 guitars...

http://www.georgelynch.com/guitars.html

wild idea.

-Mike

 

[benjaturner]

Re: Mr. Practical

Why? I don't understand! It just seems like crazy eccentricity. I understand that if you put the pickup in a different place it's gonna sound different.

I thought Spinal Tap solved this problem with their 7 pickup guitar, lol.

 

[big_black]

Re: Mr. Practical

That sounds like one of the LEAST practical ideas ever!

 

[big_black]

Re: Mr. Practical

"One thing that I had a prblem with is the seven strings. In the heat of the moment when I'm playing, I look at seven strings and I go, "Wait, where am I at?' Chords too. I had them make me a fretboard with a maple strip under the 7th (high-A) string and then move the dots between just the G and D strings."

That's pretty funny.

 

[Xeromus]

Re: Mr. Practical

most impractical

 

[Antihero]

Re: Mr. Practical

I imagine that moving a pickup with an electric motor would sound like crap when its plugged in.

What actual use would this have?

 

[Breaking the law]

Re: Mr. Practical

I imagine that moving a pickup with an electric motor would sound like crap when its plugged in.

What actual use would this have?

Has anyone ever tried using an electrical motor (like a dremel) in front of a pickup? It can be pretty cool for the odd 3 seconds..

 

[Stringmachine]

Re: Mr. Practical

Lynch has 3 of them...

pics and info here...the bottom 3 guitars...

http://www.georgelynch.com/guitars.html

wild idea.

-Mike

Pretty funny, but practicaly? Probably not.