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Good article on pickup simulation from AMZ-FX, written by guitar electronics guru Jack Orman. Basically you can use any pickup, simple enough right? He even makes reference to CBG’S & 3 pole CBG…Continue
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Hello everybody!Thought I'd drop these nuggets for anyone looking to wire (3) P90s into their guitars.First, the middle pickup must be reverse-wound, meaning you would wind the pickup clockwise. The…Continue
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Guys, after assembling yet another 3 stringer with one pick up, one volume pot, and one tone pot, something is amiss. Have never had this issue before. Static noise is heard when the guitar is…Continue
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If tapping makes noise, the pickup works.
With magnetic coil pickups, the strings must have a ferrous string core for the pickup to pick up the string vibrations. The strings must also have a ground.
So it's either the wrong strings or the bridge/end piece isn't grounded.
Darryl, is the Jack isolated from the can body? It should be
Hey Darryl, all I can think of is either a bad solder joint, or maybe you're using acoustic strings? Most acoustic strings are bronze wound and not magnetic. Make sure you're using steel wound strings (electric guitar strings) I suppose a dead pickup is also a possibility.
Single pickup...no volume or tone control....using wound strings...bridge grounded to jack...but no sound...metal gas can body...I hear noise when I tap on po!e pieces but nothing from strings
Hi Tim,
There is a demo included in the pickup listing if you scroll down (by Shane Speal) .
https://www.cbgitty.com/guitar-instrument-parts/cigar-box-guitar-pa...
This bit of the website gets less attention than the main forum so it might be worth posting there so more people see your question.
https://cigarboxnation.com/forum/categories/building-secrets-tips-a...
Regards,
David L.
I have used the surface mount flat pup (wickedbucker) it’s about $30. Now there is the Gittybucker for $13. Has anyone tried the Gittybucker? If so what has your experience been?
Bill Lawrence was the man. Very smart guy.
When I made my Strat-O-Rez guitar with aluminum skillet for the resonator, I was surprised that there was no 60 cycle hum from the 2 single coil pickups I installed. They are large singles that are highly microphonic and now they're quit as a mouse when it comes to unwanted noise. Couldn't figure out why. Then I read a write up by Mr. Lawrence that said aluminum played tricks with magnetic pickup's eddy currents and could completely stop 60 cycle hum, then I knew why. Now all my guitars get aluminum tape shielding inside the box/cavities and I use extra tape for the ones with single coil pickups because it's cheaper than buying noiseless pickups.
Yep, that’s the one I was talking about? Good to have a few of us who’ve tried what’s out there? I have one called the Dan Electrode, it’s adjustable from 4-9volts, you can get some kool voltage sag effects with distortion boxes?
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