Members BigPigPeaches Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 So I'm planning on adding a magnetic pickup to a mandolin. A few folks have recommended using 1/2 of a P-pickup as the size and polepiece spacing is optimal. This would, however, negate the hum-cancelling effect of the other half. Anybody got any suggestions around this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted September 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 11, 2008 The way around it is to install the other half somewhere where it won't sense any strings but will pick up and cancel the same noises. I don't know that that is a practical solution though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigPigPeaches Posted September 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I actually did consider doing that exact thing, or just installing the second half at the bridge for a dual-pickup thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J-chot Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 uhhh... don't they usually use Piezo-electric pickups mounted under the bridge on those type instruments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Take the other half out of it's cover, and put it in the control cavity if there's room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Set it up like a jazz bass? I know epiphone makes the Mandobird, and it only uses one half of a p pup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 i think the other half needs to be picking up the frequencies and so being reverse wound is cancelling themif the pup half is put somewhere where it cant pickup any frequencies then its not really doing anything...i thinka puzzler..still thinking about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted September 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 11, 2008 i think the other half needs to be picking up the frequencies and so being reverse wound is cancelling themif the pup half is put somewhere where it cant pickup any frequencies then its not really doing anything...i thinka puzzler..still thinking about it The frequencies it is picking up are the ambient radiations. As long as it is relatively proximate to the other half, all should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Mandolins sound much better with guitar single coils. You can use a rail if you're worried about aesthetics. They're all highs and work better with piezos anyway, IMHO. Seymour Duncan make a cute mandolin pickup, looks just like they left a single coil P in a drywasher for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 drywasher what's a drywasher? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Dishwasher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 why not just mount them side by side and see what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigPigPeaches Posted September 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Oooh...just found this: http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/specialized-1/mandolincustom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 Oooh...just found this: http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/specialized-1/mandolincustom/ Damn thats nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 14, 2008 Members Share Posted September 14, 2008 The frequencies it is picking up are the ambient radiations. As long as it is relatively proximate to the other half, all should be fine. that sounds ok to me...i wasnt sure if the coil had to be under the strings...in fact i havent really thought how a P worked my mind can figure out the JJ layout easier cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted September 14, 2008 Moderators Share Posted September 14, 2008 i havent really thought how a P workedmy mind can figure out the JJ layout easier Think of a P as a pair of Js wired in series. The difference being the shape of the coil (the P being a wider aperture) and the fact that each P coil only senses two strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garytees Posted September 14, 2008 Members Share Posted September 14, 2008 Shouldn't you be posting this on the mandolin forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted September 14, 2008 Members Share Posted September 14, 2008 Shouldn't you be posting this on the mandolin forum? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted September 15, 2008 Members Share Posted September 15, 2008 You can use 1/2 a DiMarzio Split P. Each half has 2 full-length blades. This is 1/2 a P pickup, so full length here is 2 bass strings. But, each half has 2 blades, so each half can be wired as it's own humbucker. A full set, 2 pickups, above n below each other, could be 4 humbucking poles on a mando. Coool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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