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Post subject: Another pointless project
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 8:32 am
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Just the other day i was doing a bit of slide guitar on one of my strats, with it across my lap and not plugged in. I noticed that the strings behind the slide also vibrated and made a noise, which obviously at some points would make harmonies with the strings being plucked infront of the slide. Interested by this and because i like making cusom guitars i thought, with approval from some friends, i should make one with a pickup in the first fret to capitalise on this harmonisation.

Now obviously i'd probably only use this guitar once, and fabrcaiting a pickup into the neck would be a time consuming and difficult task, but it would be novelty and could be used with a crazy tuning to make even crazier sounds. As such i decided to go ahead with it, eventually, and was wondering if anybody had done it before and if they would be interested in the results when it gets done, and if anybody knows a pickup small enough to get into the first fret.

Or if you think it's a ridiculous idea and want to call me names and such, that is also fine because i don't care, it's a novelty guitar and if it works that would be an added bonus.

Cheers.

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Post subject: Re: Another pointless project
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:29 am
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Most slide players mute the strings behind the slide with their hand. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Another pointless project
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:09 pm
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Indeed they do, but where's the fun in doing things properly?

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Post subject: Re: Another pointless project
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:19 pm
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OF COURSE WE'RE INTERSTED!!!!!! Oops didn't mean toleave Caps Lock on there....I did not meant shout..............

Well I would be interested..........I think it's a great AND ridiculous idea so you will have to post a build thread with it.....or it didn't happen!!! :wink:

As far as what pickup to put in.......not too sure but to give you more 'space' to fit one you should have really high action and that would give you more of a choice in pups, height-wise anyways.

You could try a couple of these three string cigar box pups in a split configuration.....how would that work?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stonehenge-3-String-Cigar-Box-Guitar-Pickup-Handmade-/160582707693?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item256379a9ed

Or wuld there be some way of combining a piezo into the nut somehow................. :shock:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Panama-Red-2-Piezo-Pickup-Bridge-Cigar-Box-Guitar-/280664946571?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4158ef378b

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Post subject: Re: Another pointless project
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 1:27 am
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Maybe you could try placing it over the strings instead of under them? But that will look very goofy. How do you intend to wire that anyway? maybe there's some sort of acoustic pickup that fits.

BTW I don't think this is the right forum for this..

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Post subject: Re: Another pointless project
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:43 am
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pointless, definitely, sorry :(

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Post subject: Re: Another pointless project
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:38 am
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I think i cna gte hold of some small pickups that will nestle nicely in the fretboard.
But i couldn't think of a better one than the forum for custom gutars.

And yes it is very pointless, that's part of the reason i'm doing it, i've got plenty of time to stock up on proper guitars yet.

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