power assist

ehdwuld

ehdwuld

A Ficus
so I was thinking

if you love the sound of your current pickup
but just wish it had a bit more output for whatever reason

you could install a small transformer like the ones on motherboards
2:1 or so something small you know

you would hook up the pickup to the secondary of the transformer
and run out from the primary
stepping up the voltage output

usually this causes some losses, mostly boosting mids

using some caps to "bleed" some frequencies back

the Yamaha Revstar has a similar "Boost"

the Lace Alumitone pickups use this as the primary source of signal

what do ya'll think?
 
If you want something guitar mounted EMG has offered the AB and the PA2 for years. Or go pedal like Mincer said, there is no end to the plethora of boost pedals available. MXR micro amp, Analogman bad bob boost, CAE 4001 or my old favorite the TC electronic Line Diver Dist.

I guess if you are after a DIY project it sounds like a cool idea, Build it and see how it turns out.
 
I don't know the full history of it, but this idea was the predecessor to the active pickups Les Paul used in his personal instruments
 
So that's the same as the Yamaha RevStar boost? If so, I've not been very impressed which is weird because I love almost everything RevStar.

It didn't seem to make tremendous amount of difference in the mix and I'd use a boost pedal if this is the same mod.
 
Well it is passive

If interested in an active boost

Then I would install one of these

15Pcs Audio Amplifier Module Mini LM386 Mono Power AMP Module 200 Times Gain Amplifier Board Mono Power Amplifier HiFi DIY https://a.co/d/j0TdVxN

With a battery

Adjust the gain and it becomes a fuzz

But I was looking at how the revstar and lace pickups boost their signal

And was think about how to create this effect in a passive, not a pedal , way

You know some folks just want an amp and axe
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That's the principle behind the Villex passive mid-boost, for the record.

Now and to comment the idea: to avoid noise and lowered level from the start, traditionnal hi-Z passive pickups would require a transformer with mu-metal casing + a primary coil measuring 1M or more. If a 600Ohm primary coil causes a loss of more than 20dB as it should be the case, reboosting the signal with a proper secondary coil will not even reach unity gain. But it will alter the frequency response...

I'll try to share some real life measurements later if time permits.
 
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