Daf Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 Hi Does anyone have any information on pickups (preferable single coil/humbucker) that have individual output leads per pole piece? I remember there was a model of guitar by Steve Ripley in the 80s that used one- it had pan pots per polepiece and a stereo jack. I remember an ad with Eddie Van Halen mugging with the guitar. I'm on a quest! I would really like to have one. I've made some inquiries to some custom pickup winders but they all decline to attempt such a pickup. Any one? Thanks Daf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbo_Tangent Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 Check out the Roland GK2 pickup - it is intended for guitar synths, but is also used with special pedals (like the Roland VG-8). There is no reason you couldn't take the six outputs and record them to 6 WAV tracks (or whatever you had in mind...) - Philbo Phil Tangent Studios http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Tangent2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daf Posted November 13, 2001 Author Share Posted November 13, 2001 That's an interesting thought... Thanks Daf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masternfool Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 I just read yesterday, and I can't remember, but I'll get back. Someone was wiring up two pickups, one pickup to to the tip and one pickup to the ring.A trs jack wired to a sort of fader between the two?(stereo?) Sounds funky let me backtrack.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JingleJungle Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 Hi... I doo believe that the GK2a (that's Roland's hexaphonic pickup) has a veeeeery low output, y'know nad wasn't really designed with Sound in mind. I remember that GOding uses a "fanout" stereo pickup on certain guitars. I remember that "back then" (man I *am* getting old) both Schecter as well as Bartolini were involved with this kind of weird science... ;) G'luck Paul JingleJungle ...Hoobiefreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 Roland synth pickups are pretty thin by themselves.... Hmm. You know, I think one of the companies that makes the retrofit piezo tremelo electric guitar bridges has one that's got discrete outputs, maybe Fishman? Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted November 14, 2001 Share Posted November 14, 2001 Steve Ripley's pickup not only had 6 pickups in one, it sported pan pots for each string and an optional 6 channel, onboard distortion. By using separate channels for distorting each string, you could achieve similar sound to Brian May's multi tracked harmony guitar parts, on one instrument. The GK-2 with a VG-8 or VG-88 will do most anything you want out of a hex pickup except give decent timbre straight to an amp or direct hookup. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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