Author Topic: Something a little different (Read 3908 times)

99_not_out · « **on:** March 03, 2007, 04:29:20 PM »

Anyone ever seen these pickups before:

http://www.q-tuner.com/index.shtml

I especially like this one with the iron paint on top in the pattern of the mag field:

http://www.neophyzix.com/gallery/Q-tuner%20Gallery/pages/page_5.html

Not really my thing, and god knows what they sound like, but from an asthetic point of view I like to see someone doing something different, and therefore am glad these guys are out there doing their thing. Not about to trade in the Warpigs tho :) Oo, and the demo on their site is pretty impressive playing wise. So actually I do know what they sound like, a bit.

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2007, 04:37:24 PM »

Weird...
If the sound download is anything to go by they make the guitar sound a bit like an acoustic...

Toms' anominous · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2007, 04:43:44 PM »

my thinks their just showing off :P
...but seriously they do look kinda cool though until the coverem up i'm happy with BKP's and Catwhiskers.

99_not_out · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2007, 04:48:25 PM »

yeah, reading their technical stuff it all seems to be about getting the exact sound of the string itself across, without adding or taking anything away. I suppose it would be good for getting a full on accoustic tone off an electric, maybe one in the neck to go with the BKP in the bridge :)

I'm actually now curious to hear what they sound like with distortion ... could be kinda weird, in a good way.

Adam.M · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2007, 08:53:06 PM »

Hmm... finally a use for the middle position on a Les Paul Black Beauty...

Gee, that sounds better than any accoustic i've tried through an amp!

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2007, 08:59:25 PM »

Neodymium!

That stuff has been plaguing me >_>

Bought some headphones today with Neodynium in the speaker and was wondering wtf it was. And now here it is again >.<

Adam.M · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2007, 09:01:54 PM »

Oh wow, they do single coils?

I think i'll have to put one in the middle of my H/S/S...

I was just going to rip the mid out and never put anything into it.

3 brands of pickups in one guitar...

bkp bridge, q-tuner middle, dimarzio neck...

It's save swapping guitars to get an accoustic like tone, i guess.

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2007, 09:03:59 PM »

Quote from: Toms' anominous

my thinks their just showing off :P
...but seriously they do look kinda cool though until the coverem up i'm happy with BKP's and Catwhiskers.

http://www.neophyzix.com/gallery/Q-tuner%20Gallery/pages/page_15.html

^

BKPs look the part though :>

Adam.M · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2007, 09:14:55 PM »

Hmm... nah... i'd get 'em transparent.

If you're getting something different, it should look different, no point in making it look ordinary!

99_not_out · « **Reply #9 on:** March 03, 2007, 09:34:49 PM »

Quote from: Adam.M

Hmm... nah... i'd get 'em transparent.

If you're getting something different, it should look different, no point in making it look ordinary!

+1 to that. Would look cool in the middle of two 'normal' pickups. And would attract a lot of attention too, I bet.

metal_god · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2007, 12:51:51 AM »

neodymium is a magnet, the worlds stongest magnets i think

MDV · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2007, 03:16:48 AM »

Quote from: metal_god

neodymium is a magnet, the worlds stongest magnets i think

True. Its about 10 times stronger than a ceramic, so magnets are much lighter. Used in speakers and headphones extensively.