Post Type Archives: SWD

Sustain is usually the length of a note heard through the amplifier. Sustain is usually associated with the higher output pickups that generate more current to the amplifier and often becomes more distorted than lower output pickups. I like the sustain associated with medium weight woods of an instrument, solid bridges and pickups adjusted about…

There are several types of rail or blade type humbuckers. They are usually a side-by-side humbucking pickup with two bobbins that fit into a traditional single coil pickguard slot the size of a Stratocaster or Telecaster pickup. Joe Barden makes a beautiful hand made rail style pickup using a magnetic stainless steel polished to a…

This can be a pickup that uses a DC power supply to charge one coil and make an electro magnet and the second coil is connected to an amplifier for picking up the string vibration. These pickups can be noisy and often the coils get hot and the pickup starts to change in tone. As…

There are many models of pickups available with so many combinations of bobbins, magnets, magnet wire gauges, number of turns, pole spacing, pole piece types, colors, materials, shapes and pickup positions. With just using the various magnets, magnet wire gauges, magnet types and various number of turns you have available thousands of types of pickups…

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….