steveco Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 hello everone i'm new here and am trying to build a hollow body arch top looking for info and opinions on pick-up placement thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) Inside the guitar. EDIT: Ok, can't do that to you. However, you're more likely to get a good response if you give a little more information on the pickup you'd like to use. Edited February 3, 2009 by dpm99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveco Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 good one dpm99 but i have not pick a pair of pick-ups yet say that fast five times but really i am try to get a older sound vintage any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 good one dpm99 but i have not pick a pair of pick-ups yet say that fast five times but really i am try to get a older sound vintage any ideas If you mean that older, clean, jazzy sound, you might try one of those floating neck pickups that strap onto the end of the neck, or there's another type that mount on the pickguard. These leave the guitar's top intact (no holes or extra mass) for maximum acoustic sound which when amplified via a floating pickup, gives a distinct authentic sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveco Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 good one dpm99 but i have not pick a pair of pick-ups yet say that fast five times but really i am try to get a older sound vintage any ideas If you mean that older, clean, jazzy sound, you might try one of those floating neck pickups that strap onto the end of the neck, or there's another type that mount on the pickguard. These leave the guitar's top intact (no holes or extra mass) for maximum acoustic sound which when amplified via a floating pickup, gives a distinct authentic sound. sorry dpm99 i didn't mention that i am building an electric guitar my mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Actually, you quoted bluesy, but we both picked that up. He was referring to a neck humbucker that's affixed to the bottom of the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveco Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Actually, you quoted bluesy, but we both picked that up. He was referring to a neck humbucker that's affixed to the bottom of the neck. ok keep me in mind if you come up with anything else have a good one steveco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayk Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Pickups should be placed at a Harmonic, to find the harmonic, mesure the distance from the nut, to any fret, and mesure that same distance from the bridge...That will be Your pickups new home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveco Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Pickups should be placed at a Harmonic, to find the harmonic, mesure the distance from the nut, to any fret, and mesure that same distance from the bridge...That will be Your pickups new home Thanks zayk that is exactly what i was looking for thanks again steveco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayk Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Pickups should be placed at a Harmonic, to find the harmonic, mesure the distance from the nut, to any fret, and mesure that same distance from the bridge...That will be Your pickups new home Thanks zayk that is exactly what i was looking for thanks again steveco No problem! Post it when its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Pickups should be placed at a Harmonic, to find the harmonic, mesure the distance from the nut, to any fret, and mesure that same distance from the bridge...That will be Your pickups new home I don't think this is good information. I have some questions to help you clarify: 1: If I measure the distance from the nut to the 4th fret I can't measure that same distance to the bridge. Why not? 2. Which harmonic? The open string harmonic or a fretted note harmonic? 3. If he's using a humbucker which coil sits at the harmonic? 4. What about intonation, will that screw up an ideal harmonic placement? 5. How did you come to your conclusions zayk? ~David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveco Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Pickups should be placed at a Harmonic, to find the harmonic, mesure the distance from the nut, to any fret, and mesure that same distance from the bridge...That will be Your pickups new home I don't think this is good information. I have some questions to help you clarify: 1: If I measure the distance from the nut to the 4th fret I can't measure that same distance to the bridge. Why not? 2. Which harmonic? The open string harmonic or a fretted note harmonic? 3. If he's using a humbucker which coil sits at the harmonic? 4. What about intonation, will that screw up an ideal harmonic placement? 5. How did you come to your conclusions zayk? ~David hey myka i came to simular conclutions after thinking about what dpm99 said just as you i think some things were left out of the picture thanks for the info any other thoughts would be welcome thanks again steveco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Whaza?? I didn't say much of anything, but if I did it would be to do whatever David Myka says. Hey David, if you happen to run across this thread again, I'd love to hear your methods for determining pickup placement. -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) Hey David, if you happen to run across this thread again, I'd love to hear your methods for determining pickup placement. Actually I don't give it that much thought honestly. I put the neck pickup right up against the fingerboard and the bridge pickup about 1.25" forward of the bridge to the center of the closest coil. This gives as much room in between the pickups as possible so that the pickups aren't in the way of my pick! I do like the sound of a neck pickup on a 22 fretter better than a 24 fretter. So I suppose I could say that I like the neck pickup to be as close to the center of the string as possible to pickup the most movement (translate: fuller sound). I am totally intrigued by the work of Michael Stevens. His LJ model has slanted pickups in the bridge and neck to make (my assumptions here) the high notes fatter and the bass nice and tight. I like it! Would love to play one and see what it does to the tone. ~David Edited February 8, 2009 by Myka Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Well, that at least makes me feel better about sticking them where they seem to look right! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Don't mean to hijack, but since pickups attached to the end of the fretboard were mentioned, I have a question. Can you mount one on the end of an acoustic guitar's fretboard, in the sound hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveco Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hey David, if you happen to run across this thread again, I'd love to hear your methods for determining pickup placement. Actually I don't give it that much thought honestly. I put the neck pickup right up against the fingerboard and the bridge pickup about 1.25" forward of the bridge to the center of the closest coil. This gives as much room in between the pickups as possible so that the pickups aren't in the way of my pick! I do like the sound of a neck pickup on a 22 fretter better than a 24 fretter. So I suppose I could say that I like the neck pickup to be as close to the center of the string as possible to pickup the most movement (translate: fuller sound). I am totally intrigued by the work of Michael Stevens. His LJ model has slanted pickups in the bridge and neck to make (my assumptions here) the high notes fatter and the bass nice and tight. I like it! Would love to play one and see what it does to the tone. ~David sounds like two opinions to me steveco thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.