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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Guitarzan on June 10, 2005, 10:31:26 PM

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Guitarzan on June 10, 2005, 10:31:26 PM

What is the sound difference between Calibrated and Uncalibrated Humbuckers? I know that calibrated HB's are better but is there that much of a difference? Any help will be appriciated.

Joe

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 10, 2005, 10:35:26 PM

A calibrated set is one where the pickups are made at the same time and voiced to work together. If you get the pups seperately, they are not tweaked to that ultimate perfection.

Will you hear a difference? I can't say. :)

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: jt on June 11, 2005, 01:25:15 AM

:guitar4: buy a caibrated set. i`ve used non caibrated P/U`s for years & i can tell you that i noticed a difference when i got my calibrated set of BK`s & i don`t have the best of ears  :P  :D  8)

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Guitarzan on June 11, 2005, 03:48:26 PM

Thanks guy's.  If i select  calibrated under the select type pulldown, does it come with two pups? Or do I have to buy 2 calibrated items? :?:

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: willo on June 11, 2005, 04:02:57 PM

doesnt it say 'Calibrated Set'?

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Tim on June 11, 2005, 04:20:25 PM

If you select calibrated set from the drop down menu then you're ordering a set,ie 2 pickups voiced to work as a pair in their respective positions.

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Guitarzan on June 11, 2005, 06:35:24 PM

Thanks to all for the info. Must have missed the "set" part of the menu. You guys have THE friendliest forum on the web. Thanks a ton. :D

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Tim on June 12, 2005, 10:54:13 AM

We're all players here Guitarzan :D no egos allowed :lol:

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Eddie Van Halen on June 14, 2005, 08:35:29 PM

would the pickups have to be calibrated differently if the neck humbucker was normal and the bridge one was angled (as opposed to both straight)?

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Eddie Van Halen on June 15, 2005, 02:40:47 PM

aka: (http://www.shredaholic.com/images/pickup%20layout.JPG)

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Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Eddie Van Halen on June 22, 2005, 08:11:46 PM

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Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Steve-Mr Pig 2U on June 22, 2005, 08:24:53 PM

No, they wouldn't. You would still get the same tone, just more treble in the high strings.

Title: Calibrated or Uncalibrated?
Post by: Eddie Van Halen on June 24, 2005, 04:56:10 PM

excellent  :P