What do the pickups on an electric guitar make?

Answer 1

~ The placement of pickups generate different sounds. The pickup closest to the neck (fretboard) will give you a deeper, bass sound. The pickup closest to the Bridge will give you a brighter, more treble of a sound. Electric Guitars have one to 3 pickups depending on the manufactures design and the tone they are trying to produce.

Pickups also vary in sound depending on the construction of the pickup. The composite and size of the wire, along with the amount of turns (The full number of wraps around) produce a lighter or heavier sound. The potentiometers (volume and tone pots) used also have a tone quality to the over-all sound the pickup produces.

~ Pickup Switch

Switch set to Treble, uses the pickup closest to the Bridge. While the switch set to Rhythm, uses the pickup closest to the neck. The switch should follow the direction of the placement of the pickups. Whether it's a 2 or 3 pickup guitar, the switch works from neck to bridge, controlling one or more of the pickups.

2 Pickup guitar

~ A Two pickup guitar will have a 3-way switch. The Rhythm position, up or towards the neck position, controls only the neck pickup. Moving the switch to the next position, middle, controls both the neck and bridge pickups. Moving the switch to the Treble position, down or towards the bridge, controls only the bridge pickup.

3 Pickup guitar

~ A Three pickup guitar should use a 5-way switch which works similar to the 3-way switch, except it allows the control of the middle pickup. The switch has 5 positions. Starting at the Bridge pickup, is position 1, (switch towards the bridge) the bridge pickup is the only pickup on , and working the neck pickup, is position 5, (switch is towards the neck) the neck pickup is the only one on. The 3rd position (switch is in the middle position) is working the middle pickup only, as it would be the only one on. Switch positions 2 an 4 work both pickups to either side. Position 2 works both the bridge and middle pickup, while position 4 works both the middle and neck pickup.

Answer 2

The pickup uses magnets to detect the vibration of the strings, sending them as electrical signals through wires in the guitar, through the lead, and into the amp, where they are amplified and converted back into vibrations in the speaker cone. without the pickups, you would not hear the sound through an amp.

Answer 3

guitar pick ups is like saying a human body s heart the pick ups is pretty much the price of the guitar so they make the sound from the amp to the guitar,some guitars are more expensive than others because of the pick ups

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Answer 4

Most electric guitars have between 1 and 3 pickups and a few have 4 pickupps. Have more than 1 pickup will give you more sound and tone options. Your style will depend upon the type of guitar you choose and the number of pickups. For example, most jazz players will opt for a semi hollow guitar with 1 or 2 pickups, while other players opt for a guitar with 2 or more pickups. Bootom line, your playing style is what will dictate the type of guitar that you feel comfortable with.

Answer 5

The vibrations of the instrument's metal strings within the magnetic field of the permanent magnets in magnetic pickups produce small variations in the magnetic flux threading the coils of the pickups. This in turn produces small electrical voltages in the coils. These low-level signals are then amplified and played through a speaker. You can change the pickups to your choice but it is finding a bass that have a sound you like is remmonded for students.

Answer 6

They are like the ears of the Electric Guitar when it is plugged in. All the vibrations caused by you playing the strings make the sound.