Microphonic pickups - what you think?
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Microphonic pickups - what you think?
Ever since I created my microphonic Dominoes, I have been super conscious about pickup microphonic behaviour, ie, will tapping or stroking the pickup cover be heard thru the amp. Sometimes 'yelling' into a pickup can be heard coming thu the amp as well. (Not on my dominoes though).
Apart from that, it actually doesn not bother me and I don;t play at high volume so no issue there either.
I really like the frequency range I get out of my dominoes - very trebly on the bridge and some real nice, strong low E and A string notes without sounding muddy.
Would potting them 'destroy' some of the pickup properties?
What do you guys think/know?
Apart from that, it actually doesn not bother me and I don;t play at high volume so no issue there either.
I really like the frequency range I get out of my dominoes - very trebly on the bridge and some real nice, strong low E and A string notes without sounding muddy.
Would potting them 'destroy' some of the pickup properties?
What do you guys think/know?
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
You might lose some extreme highs but nothing to write home about
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
I like unpotted pickups. They sound more open. A bit of microphnicity is worth it for sure.
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
bender wrote:If it’s not a problem, it’s not a problem.
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werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
You only say that because there are no photos in it...Single coil wrote:bender wrote:If it’s not a problem, it’s not a problem.
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I was hoping to hear some more opinions of plusses and minusses....
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
Cmon now.
Potting will lose you a little clarity if you go too heavy on it.
Sauce: epiphone pickups “come to life” when you get rid of the leagues of wax in them.
I guess at the end of the day it’s more stuff getting in the way of the magnetic field.
Make another batch, pot them, and post results.
Potting will lose you a little clarity if you go too heavy on it.
Sauce: epiphone pickups “come to life” when you get rid of the leagues of wax in them.
I guess at the end of the day it’s more stuff getting in the way of the magnetic field.
Make another batch, pot them, and post results.
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
test it with high gain and see how they handle it
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
I'd say - pot a pair and compare them to the unpotted ones. Then decide.
Hard to tell how they will change until you do it.
I call bullshit on microphonics in modern day pickups, waxed or not.
You need to do a back to back comparison. You made them.
Hard to tell how they will change until you do it.
I call bullshit on microphonics in modern day pickups, waxed or not.
You need to do a back to back comparison. You made them.
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
Yeah I know it s kinky when you are in love with your guitar pickups. Poorly chosen words I must admit. How about rubbing?StrummersOfThunder wrote:Jvpp stroking his pickups
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
That is what you will be doing. Mind You, made f all progress with the humbucker version...willow13 wrote:test it with high gain and see how they handle it
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
I think you need to work on your pickup lines...jvpp wrote:Yeah I know it s kinky when you are in love with your guitar pickups. Poorly chosen words I must admit. How about rubbing?StrummersOfThunder wrote:Jvpp stroking his pickups
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
All pickups are microphonic to some extent, otherwise things like TC toneprints wouldn't work
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Re: Microphonic pickups - what you think?
Not true, TC uses the magnetic field in the phone's speaker, its not the audio sound you hear that is being transferred.jeremyb wrote:All pickups are microphonic to some extent, otherwise things like TC toneprints wouldn't work
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pot a set and test them then you will know.
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