Questions tagged [pick-ups]
An electromechanical device for amplifying the vibrations from guitar strings. Pickups can consist of ferromagnetic poles wrapped with copper coils for amplifying the vibrations of steel-based strings or piezoelectric crystals which amplify vibrations of the guitar bridge or body. These are both distinguished from microphones.
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Electric guitar troubleshooting
Went to look at a guitar yesterday and I'm trying to diagnose some of the problems it had before I potentially buy it. It's an LTD Alexi laiho 200 so single volume control and a single EMG 81 in the ...
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Strange hum when I touch a wire inside pickup cavity
I am trying to diagnose some shoddy wiring of some active pickups. All the wiring is done and appears to work. However I get:
some buzz from neck pickup when a note is played. Bridge pickup is fine
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