I developed a special kind of pick up for cigarbox guitars last year. Beside Single coils Rail pups and P90 style for 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 strings i build Humbuckers in an other way than usual. They are also very usable for resonators because they are really flat max 7 mm high.
A good friend build a lot more CBG's than i do and ask me if he could get them for his customers. This week he build a CBG out of an very flat Cigarbox and build in one of mine Cardbuckers. This is what it sounds like Clean an whit distortion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4Svb2 ... e=youtu.be
El Mano's Custom made Pick ups voor de Cigarbox Guitar!
El Mano's Custom made Pick ups voor de Cigarbox Guitar!
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Great sound! Clean better than with dist, I think.
AC/DC - just imagine Angus going on stage with such a box!
AC/DC - just imagine Angus going on stage with such a box!
Re: El Mano's Custom made Pick ups voor de Cigarbox Guitar!
Hahahaha Yes that would be an act. Lets build a CBG in SG shape !
I am not so fond of distortion But in the CBG its more used. I think it is because they normally use guitar pups who has been lot to hot for 3 strings. This concept is specially developed for Clean CBG sounds. I discover them on internet and read a lot about the specs as far as they will give them. I wind 5 specimen before this was the result. I use Neodymium magnets Super thin and extreme strong. I wind two coils 1 clock wise and 1 reverse on one flat bobine.
I am not so fond of distortion But in the CBG its more used. I think it is because they normally use guitar pups who has been lot to hot for 3 strings. This concept is specially developed for Clean CBG sounds. I discover them on internet and read a lot about the specs as far as they will give them. I wind 5 specimen before this was the result. I use Neodymium magnets Super thin and extreme strong. I wind two coils 1 clock wise and 1 reverse on one flat bobine.
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Re: El Mano's Custom made Pick ups voor de Cigarbox Guitar!
Yes, Elmano.
I understand that you're the guy who wants to do everything yourself and do it well. I also did my stuff myself. One day I took it out. I could not take anymore and I began to buy ready-made things instead.
It is well worth you to implement idea into something practical.
It sounds good on the cigar box. Three strings, I myself have no experience of, and probably can not come up with anything relevant to the three strings. It sounds good anyway.
I understand that you're the guy who wants to do everything yourself and do it well. I also did my stuff myself. One day I took it out. I could not take anymore and I began to buy ready-made things instead.
It is well worth you to implement idea into something practical.
It sounds good on the cigar box. Three strings, I myself have no experience of, and probably can not come up with anything relevant to the three strings. It sounds good anyway.
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Very good clean sounds - excellent work in developing the pickup.
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