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How the pickups sound... (reprise)
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Scronk
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How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Hi guys, I haven't seen this re-posted in a while, so I thought I would share it for any recent members. If you want a quick audio comparison of Stick pickups to audition in your headphones, I found this post by Jaap to be really helpful: viewtopic.php?p=37489&sid=62a368c707cfae70fc0ada7ceda20930#p37489Note these MP3s don't cover the Railboard's R-Block, which is a variant on the PASV-4 (with the option to be active). If you want Greg's comprehensive video review of these pickups, it's here: https://youtu.be/ZlxgqXv74FQHTH
_________________ =//====> #1817 10-string padauk/paua ACTV2 EMG flaps+rails Deep Baritone Melody inner 10 strings of Matched Reciprocal 12 Stand-up Stick Stand (SUSS) - easy DIY project
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:23 am |
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jaap
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Ah, this is fun to hear back myself I still like the fact that the 3 modules are so very different: the archetype Stickup tone, the sparkle of the ACTV-2 and the more electric tone of the PASV-4. I tend to use the Stickup and ACTV most of the time, but I was experimenting with the PASV last week, and I was struck by the low end of the bass strings. Very nice if you're in the bassist role.
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:41 pm |
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WerkSpace
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Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:19 pm Posts: 1799 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Thanks for this... I've only played stickup and prefer this sound in your MP3 samples.
#404 will be 40 years old next year and it still sounds great.
_________________ #404 Stick - (1978) Angico hard wood. #6460 Railboard - Black with glow inlays.
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:53 pm |
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Stick Enterprises
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
There's also this page with lots of direct comparison mp3s http://www.stick.com/instruments/pickup ... demo.shtmlThanks to Jaap for posting his! Greg
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 3:46 pm |
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pcgonzales
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Joined: Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:09 am Posts: 395 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Wow those Villex pickups do it for me! Nice!
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Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:17 pm |
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Scronk
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Joined: Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:21 am Posts: 291 Location: Straya
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Thanks Greg - I'd never seen that page on stick.com before!
_________________ =//====> #1817 10-string padauk/paua ACTV2 EMG flaps+rails Deep Baritone Melody inner 10 strings of Matched Reciprocal 12 Stand-up Stick Stand (SUSS) - easy DIY project
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Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:31 am |
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jaap
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Scronk
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
I wonder - is it possible to get a "blank" ACTV housing to allow user experiments with EMG placement? ...
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_________________ =//====> #1817 10-string padauk/paua ACTV2 EMG flaps+rails Deep Baritone Melody inner 10 strings of Matched Reciprocal 12 Stand-up Stick Stand (SUSS) - easy DIY project
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jaap
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Not that I know of. I've made several housings myself from wood, and long ago the toolshop of the company I work needed something to practice their CAM skills on, and they made me a PASV-4 housing from POM, with different pickup placement. My EMG-housing can be seen and heard here: https://youtu.be/QgRFYw5A6fsI have 2 EMG's on the bass side, to get a more puchy, rounder sound, similar to a Jazz Bass vs. Precision Bass. The pickups are approximately on the same spot as coils of a the Stickup. Before that, I had one EMG on the bass side, but more angled than the ACTV-2 module, see https://youtu.be/lNrrnaP6Ia4This gave the lowest bass strings a more focussed sound.
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Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:53 am |
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Scronk
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Re: How the pickups sound... (reprise)
Jaap, thanks for sharing these, they are excellent.
The ACTV2 really does have a special crystalline sound (but not cold).
I had a similar idea to your second vid, that is to slope the bass side more acutely to emphasise the growl of the lowest strings.
It occurs to me that the same could be done to the melody side, which would mean the b&m pickups were organised in an offset V arrangement (if that makes sense).
It would be great to build a Block that allowed experimenting with pickup position just by turning a screw driver!
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_________________ =//====> #1817 10-string padauk/paua ACTV2 EMG flaps+rails Deep Baritone Melody inner 10 strings of Matched Reciprocal 12 Stand-up Stick Stand (SUSS) - easy DIY project
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