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A good guitar pickup is really about preference. In mechanical terms what makes a good guitar pickup is its ability to transfer the frequency of the vibrations of your strings into electrical sound. Now being in capitalistic America, as i assume you are, the more expensive pickups will be better at this. If you play metal/hardcore guitar is suggest you go with seymore duncan type or EMG pickups as they get the best sound out of your amp. If you play country, soft rock, etc. you can probably just stick with whatever pickups came with your guitar and concentrate on getting effects and pedals for your amp.
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∙ 13y agoPut everything at 12 o clock, make sure you're on your clean channel adjust the volume to the apropriate setting and then adjust from there if the amp sounds to bright, lower the highs and so on.. it's all on preference.. i push up my bass and mids for a smooth deep rhythm playing setting.
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∙ 13y agoIt would depend on what is being amplified and the acoustics of the room.
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Who invented first electric guitar pickup?
what you are asking is who invented the electric guitar. not the guitar pickup. without the pickup its just a piece of wood.
What can one do with a guitar pickup?
With a guitar pickup one can turn an acoustic guitar into an electric guitar. They use string vibrations generated from playing and turn it into electric current.
When you pluck the guitar where does the sound energy comes from?
When a string on a guitar is plucked, in an acoustc guitar, the body of the guitar is built to amplify the sound that the vibrating string creates, the sound is then released through a sound port located on the body of the guitar below the strings. On an electric guitar, the strings vibrate towards what is known as a "pickup" located on the body of the guitar. The pickup amplifies the vibrations of the strings. All sounds that a guitar makes is based on where the fingers of the guitarist are on the frets and how well-tuned the guitar is.
Can you use a electric guitar pickup on a acoustic guitar?
No, it doesn't quite work like that. You can get a pickup for acoustics but not like a humbucker out of say, a Gibson Les Paul.
How do you hook the rocksmith guitar cable into an acoustic guitar?
the only way to hook rock-smith to a acoustic guitar is to buy a pickup that mounts into the sound hole. this requires drilling a hole in the guitar for the female jack that is on most electric guitar's so you can plug in a cord. the pickup is wired to the female jack that is installed.
What is the pickup on the electric bass guitar do?
It makes it louder
Who invented first electric guitar pickup?
what you are asking is who invented the electric guitar. not the guitar pickup. without the pickup its just a piece of wood.
What is the equivalent of a Frankenstein guitar pickup?
The pickup in Van Halen's Frankenstein guitar is an original PAF from a Gibson ES-335. So a good vintage output humbucker should get you close.
What can one do with a guitar pickup?
With a guitar pickup one can turn an acoustic guitar into an electric guitar. They use string vibrations generated from playing and turn it into electric current.
What makes the pickup guitar make sound?
A guitar pickup is wire coiled around a magnet. When the string vibrates, it causes the magnet to vibrate, which creates an electric current in the wire. The signal created by that electric current is then fed into the amplifier which converts it to sound.
When you pluck the guitar where does the sound energy comes from?
When a string on a guitar is plucked, in an acoustc guitar, the body of the guitar is built to amplify the sound that the vibrating string creates, the sound is then released through a sound port located on the body of the guitar below the strings. On an electric guitar, the strings vibrate towards what is known as a "pickup" located on the body of the guitar. The pickup amplifies the vibrations of the strings. All sounds that a guitar makes is based on where the fingers of the guitarist are on the frets and how well-tuned the guitar is.
What is a good brand of pickup truck?
Toyota actually makes the top pickup truck right now.
What makes a great metal guitar player?
A good guitar and crazy hair :D
Who makes a good Trey guitar?
Languedoc makes a good guitar that is used by Trey, the guitarist for Phish. Trey Anastasio is known for his bass and guitar work and has several custom made guitars and basses.
What is that part that makes an acoustic guitar acoustic electric?
You mean an electro acoustic (that's just what I call em but ya know)? That would be the pickup situated inside the body of the body of the guitar.
I only have one guitar pickup How do you install a second guitar pickup?
You may have to route a new hole in your guitar to fit the pickup you want inserted, or have it done for you professionally (Advisable!!). Put the pickup in place and wire it to the volume pot, which should connect to the tone pot and then to the output jack of the guitar. Alternatively, if there is space, usually if you have a higher action on your guitar, you could simply screw the pickup to the body/pick guard and the wire it up (or the other way round).
What are P90's on a guitar?
A type of pickup. Made by Gibson, they are a single-coil pickup.
