Author Topic: frequency response? (Read 5418 times)

aisuru · « **on:** February 26, 2006, 09:48:58 PM »

just out of curiosity, what's the frequency response of BK pups, if it's been measured? especially a Warpig.

cheers :D

sambo · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:01:30 PM »

dont have a clue mate but LOVE your signature... :P :twisted: :D

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:38:33 PM »

Frequency response is quite a useless measurement, its all dependant on what guitar and strings you are using, as well as how hard you play!

aisuru · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2006, 11:21:42 AM »

Quote from: sambo

dont have a clue mate but LOVE your signature... :P :twisted: :D

cheers :lol:

Quote from: Steve-Mr Pig 2U

Frequency response is quite a useless measurement, its all dependant on what guitar and strings you are using, as well as how hard you play!

aye, probably, but i'm curious. just wondering about the lowest frequency they can practically pick up.

HJM · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:28:51 PM »

The new site will have an indication.

I'd be more worried about the lowest frequency your speaker and amp will reproduce!

From listening to the pickups back to back, a ceramic like the Miracle Man will give more lows and stay tighter detuned.

Hope that helps!

MDV · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2006, 10:02:11 PM »

Well...

From redording my BKP'd guitars there is certainly response in the borders of human hearing in the low at least: there is a part of the signal down at 20 hz. But its speaker falpping and useless (well....I'm a recording nnob, if someone knows how to get a guitar below, say, 200hz to sound useable, tell me!). And I'd say the high goes up into the teens of KHz.

That includes the warpig, BTW.

But as HJM says, the MM is better for it: the lowest sounding guitars I have are a handmade dean that I aquired (long story) with a maple neck, alder body and double screw pole MM, and an all mahoagany yamaha SG with a normal MM.

Do you have any comparison in mind or are you just generally asking?

aisuru · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2006, 11:45:30 PM »

well, to be honest i was fannying around the other night with my SG, with the low-E detuned to somewhere like B1, with a ****-load of reverb, tons of chorus and some fuzz. slapping the string and bending with some vibrato made a really awfull sound. but in a good way :lol:

so i was just wondering how low you could get a string tuned before the pup wouldn't be able to pick it up.

stupit, i know, but fun :D

HJM · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2006, 08:00:42 AM »

Given that bass pickups are made with the same type of magnets and wire, I'd say theyed go pretty low!

Tellboy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2006, 09:45:28 AM »

Quote from: aisuru

so i was just wondering how low you could get a string tuned before the pup wouldn't be able to pick it up.

:D

I would have thought you are more likely to be limited by the guitar, string gauge and amp/speakers than the pickup. A pickup works by generating a small voltage in the coils which is caused by the string vibrating through the magnetic field of the pole pieces - as long as it vibrates through the magnetic field some sort of voltage will be generated in the pickup. It's what happens to it after that that is important. Bass amps and speakers are made to reproduce lower frequencies and of course there are several guitar amps geared towards low tuning. Also string gauge is important - too light a gauge will let the strings 'flap' and won't stay in tune up the fretboard.

aisuru · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2006, 11:22:24 AM »

aye. ideally i'd like to get down to roughly 50Hz, which i believe is G0. but it's no big deal, just curious really.

cheers for all the replies troops :)

Muttley · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2006, 01:26:50 PM »

Quote from: aisuru

well, to be honest i was fannying around the other night with my SG, with the low-E detuned to somewhere like B1, with a ****-load of reverb, tons of chorus and some fuzz. slapping the string and bending with some vibrato made a really awfull sound. but in a good way :lol:

so i was just wondering how low you could get a string tuned before the pup wouldn't be able to pick it up.

stupit, i know, but fun :D

I think if you're gonna tune your guitar that low you'd be better off playing bass. ;)

I've heard of bass players being frustrated guitarists, but not the other way round. :lol:

Muttley

aisuru · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2006, 11:12:17 PM »

what can i say? i'm versatile :lol:

i actually use the SG for bass parts sometimes by recording and pitchshifting down an octave. works surprisingly well - such is the greatness of the BK Mule :D