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The distance a pickup is from each other can vary on the design of the instrument and tonal variations the designer is trying to accomplish. I like using just one pickup and I can get many variations of tones out of it. Some builders claim they have their pickups mounted at the precise harmonic of…

At times you will find a patent number on the bottom of a pickup or other company literature. It is possible to look up names, dates, pickup class and pickup references used by the patent office. I would suggest going to a book store and look for a book on patents, trademarks and one I…

Here are some of my favorite patents. 2,087,106 Guy Hart/ Walt Fuller designed the EH-150 pickup for Gibson. Also called The Charlie Christian Pickup by many players and collectors. 2,089,171 George D. Beauchamp designed the horseshoe pickup for the Rickenbacker Frying Pan. 2,455,046 H. DeArmond designed a floating pickup commonly used in Jazz Guitars. 2,567,570…

This is where you need to do your homework. You can contact the U.S. Patent office for current information. You can find patent numbers on old guitars, pickups, pamphlets, Inventors name, by dates, by Classification and by number to name a few. I’ve often found a patent in a guitar book and looked up that…

A pickup patent or any other patent issued by the U.S. Patent office is given so the inventor has priority over the design. It gives you first right over a design but you still have to pay attorney fee’s for patent infringements in case someone copies your design or utility.

For patent and trademark information a qualified patent attorney should be used for legal consultation. A pickup patent or any other patent is a document issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. It grants the monopoly on a pickup or product for a designated amount of time for use and development of the invention….

A single coil pickup usually has a single coil wound around a magnet bar or pole pieces. Sometimes a single coil pickup uses ferrous bar or rod pole pieces with a bar magnet fastened to the bottom of a pickup to magnetize the poles. A single coil pickup usually picks up a single harmonic within…

Many times having many strong magnets in a pickup will dampen vibration especially when doing dive-bombs with your tremolo. If your strings become real slack they can stick to your pickup and really reduce sustain. Loose or vibrating bridges or saddles that can move or vibrate when you play and loose bridge components can keep…

There can be variations in the winding and grade of magnet wire, the shape and grade of the magnet material used to conduct a field pattern and to magnetize the strings so when they vibrate produce electrical current to the amplifier, the shape of the bobbin and position to the strings, neck or bridge. Usually…

I found that the stud side actually has more output than the adjustable side on a traditional humbucker. There is a direct connection to the magnet inside the pickup on the stud side and the adjustable pole extends out the bottom of the pickup. There is a slight loss of magnetic field and energy out…