Great Source of Info on the MicroCoils and Bill's Approach in General
There is a very lengthy discussion taking place over on the TDPRI board pertaining to MicroCoils. Ron Kirn put a lot of good information to this topic (as well as handsplayingbutterfly). I thought...
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Kudos, SeizeTheDave! I read the entire thread earlier and found it an interesting read. Ron Kirns input will no doubt be helpful for those uninitiated although I found the audiophile analogy a bit...
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+1 on that. Thanks for consolidating the thread posts. Very handy. The only thing lacking that I see in the information presented is the effect various properties of magnetic materials have on the...
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Yeah, Ron is a great guy and very knowledgeable. He is a "Bull Fighter" just like Bill.
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Thanks This was very interesting.One thought/question comes to mind.I had a friend who made drums out titanium and they sounded incredible. There seems to be something very musical about the metal.So....
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There's a couple possibilities. Certain metals within the vicinity of the pickups with generate eddy currents, which can have a pleasing, sweetening effect. I don't think Bill has measured any grade...
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Thanks HandsMechanical transfer of the vibrations from the body to slightly moving the pickups makes the most sense to me.I don't believe Ti is magnetic. Am I correct in assuming you would need a...
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Al is so much cheaper than Ti, and it has similar acoustical properties. Aircraft grade Al is almost as rigid as steel, but would be so thick as a pick guard as to perhaps soften mids excessively....
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i'd love to hear some hard rock tones recorded. can't find those anywhere
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http://www.pickuparea.com...ill-lawrence/micro-coil/
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Good thoughts Narco and thanks for all those sound samples...that took some time...appreciated.It was really nice to hear some of Bills other PUPs. The MC's stand out as really nice and I am glad I am...
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I was actually just saying that lighter woods will affect guitar tone more than heavier woods in general. You've made Ti guards, already. Cool. 0.05" sounds much thinner than a typical 3-ply pick...
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Very cool read. It would be great to hear more clips of the MC's with gain. I'm still wondering about side-by-side MC's, or how else to shape them to sound like a humbucker in the bridge.
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COULDN'T GET THEM TO PLAY...
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FYI. Spec of my Microcoils for Strat: Microcoils SN 6.7k 2H SM 8.0K 2.1H SL 12.2k 3.12H
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We should have this as a sticky thread, with a few others, but then the whole front page would be full Becky
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