- - - Andrew Scott Man you gave half of you information to big mislead to other people !! You mix some of the right facts with some of myths and misunderstanding about pickups. Please *explore, investigate, examine, research* these theme much farter & deeper. And remake this videos. For example (mistakes): 1. magnetic field dosen`t suck sustain in any *considerable* level for human perception. 2. in classic PAF-designed pups baseplate *must* be non -magnetic material , instead case it will shunt and decrease M-field to the strings.
+The Bishop One Allan Holdsworth against whole physics ??? ---- I doubt !!! Even greatest guitarist in Universe can`t to challenge fundamental nature statute.
This is simply the finest, most intelligent, informative explanation I've ever seen on how pickups work. Thank you for doing this. It is extremely helpful to guitar players and helps take away a lot of the mystery, which is a good thing. I've been playing since the 80s and learned a lot of things about pickups and equipment the hard way. This really helps explain why pickups work as they do and produce the sorts of tones they do. Excellent.
after playing for decades, and meeting pickup reps at NAMM, this video actually explains the difference between pickup types that many people could not
This was THE video I have been looking for! Have been looking to get to know the inside and the build up of the guitar a lot better and the biggest hurdle was always "can I find a clear and comprehensive explanation of each different type of pickup?" Yes, did you answer with this video! I was impressed with how scientifically and thoroughly you approached this topic! You've helped me immensely! :D
I never cared about the anatomy of a pickup as long as they sound good. I have wondered what makes a pickup high output vs not high output. Not until about 6 months ago did I begin looking into pickups. Great video that is easily understandable. Thank you for taking your time to put this together.
Genuinely a greatly informative video with none of the bull shit. Why is it so hard to get to the science behind this?! I understood every word. Your presentation style was thorough and really refreshing. Keep up the good work. I am subscribed and hungry.
I´ve seen many videos about pick-ups differences (most of them poorly explained) and this is by far the best, with the best explanation, EXACTLY what I needed to know... New Subscriber.
very very good presentation. I learned stuff from this and its not just opinion. You are setting the bar high with this. Hope to watch a lot more of your stuff.
+Arturo Sánchez Thanks for that Arturo. I am a fan of details and the science of things. I believe that just offering my opinions are not going to inform people about a topic.
Finally someone who knows what he is talking about - in contrast to those hundreds of amateurs whereof some even claim to be proffesionals. My compliments to your no b...s... approach to the subject - clean technical without being more technical than most non-technical poeple can follow. It suited your video that you didn't talk about how the coils are wound (differently) as you would have had to do impedance measurments on all the coils, compare the impedances and explain how that "play" with the loading impedances of a multitude of fx padals and amplifier input stages - thats a full 8 hour seminar for poeple with a sertain minimum of technical knowledge.
The most informative video on pickup construction and performance I have ever seen. Would love you to take it still further, comparing the nuances of various active and passive pickups in even more detail- I suspect from the depth of information you have already shown you already have enough data drom your analysis to do this. Absolutely fascinating, thanks!
You deserve it , this is probably the most accurately represented comparison and hence the best one no one shows the stats and neither does anyone open up a pickup for the viewers to understand WE love the hard work that u put in ur videos
The movement of a metal type string within a magnetic field, will result in an emf/voltage at the terminals of the coil, which is wound around a magnet or magnets. Current flows in a coil when it’s terminals are connected to a load such as a volume pot for example (or e.g. into the input circuit of a pre-amp).
The volume on the guitar amplifies a low voltage (passive) signal (your playing) after it has been sent (made). The Active signal (pushed by the 9 volt battery) add power to the signal before it's sent to volume. So, basically a stronger signal sent can allow for louder amplification.
This is very well done and well explained. I'm taking a look at the other videos in the channel, hopefully you continue making more videos like this one!
I think that those fixed bridges might affect the sustain as well, I thought I would see pickup interchanging for consistency, different guitar means different character, but at that point, it may not affect the average voltage output. nice video. the content is way more complete than I expected.
Interesting video,. Just a quick point to note that of course most mixing desks like the one shown have a much lower input impedance 10 to 50 Kilo-ohms than a guitar amp which is usually around 1 Meg-ohm. This loading on the guitar by a low impedance input alters how pickups output. Active pickups which have a low impedance output will output the same level and tone to a 10k or IMegaohm input and tone to either.... BUT a passive pickup does not and will be greatly affected by the loading of the input stage it is feeding,( often loosing HF and definitely level for 10 to 150k). Most guitarists are familiar with this problem if they have experienced the tone sucking of original Waa Waa designs, where even on bypass the pedal didn't isolate the low impedance input of the Waa Circuit usually between 60k and 100k from the guiatr as a result tone sucking. The exact character of tone sucking that low impedance inputs experience on passive pickups of course varies with the output impedance of the pickup which is as you know dependent on the turns, wire gauge and DC resistance etc. Thanks for your work very interesting. I hope that people will find the subject of loading and its interrelationship with pickup design of interest. Any one of the Boss pedal range on bypass is an easy way round the necessity to feed a low 10k to 50 k impedance desk or interface input from a passive guitar taht prefers a higher impedance load. Left on bypass the Boss buffer stage is still in circuit, this presents around a 500 k or higher load to the guitar, but can easily feed onward to a 50k input without tone sucking. (Many other brands of pedals can achieve the same useful function if they are not "True Bypass".)
The difference in frequency response between alnico and ceramic magnets is down to alnico magnet adding to the inductance of the pickup. The greater the inductance, the lower the resort peak. Note however that whilst a ceramic magnet does not alter the inductance of a pickup, a single coil with iron pole pieces and a ceramic magnet will have a much greater inductance than one with alnico poles.
Very cool.. I'm already subscribed, but I sent this to a friend who's always asking me pickup questions. I knew this stuff for the most part, but I learned why here too, so a great great video.. Thank you kind sir, and I'll check out your other vids and music.. Best Regards from the heartland (South Central State of Indiana. USA) Tim
I whish this video was made a few years ago when I was looking for new pickups for my guitar (even though I ended up with a killer set regardless haha). I tried to do as much research as I could about the difference between passives and actives, but nothing I found was as comprehensive as this video. Very clear description of both how each type of pickup works and what their notable differences are soundwise (I haven't seen a side by side comparison in output between passives and actives for example). Overall: awesome video!
Thanks for the video. One thing I never understood. An active pickup is basically a passive pickup with a built in pre-amp. So, why would it not be the same thing to just run a passive pickup through a pre-amp?
There's numerous UA-cam tutorials and articles and guides on making your own pickups. Looks pretty easy. I am actually wondering about DIY active pickups. Haven't seen any guides on it but probably not hard. And probably beats spending a ridiculous amount on EMGs or whatever
I've always wanted to know if an EMG looked the same on the inside - I know it was a copy but my 15 year old self was very satisfied to see that happen.
This is brilliant, and as much as I loved the wife analogy, if she sees this, you're in TROUBLE, hahaha! Great work - Subscribed on this one vid alone...
Thanks for that. I have an active guitar (only one) I feel less control from the guitar volume than I do on other guitars I have. I love them for their "one trick" but I'm Probly going to switch them out
Hearing was not the purpose of this video (I guess) because then it would only had been valid for whatever amplifier Andrew would have used - for the passive pickups at least.
This is such an amazing video! Great great demonstration and explanation. I been attempting to see if there is a way to create my own Active pickup out of a passive.
I’m currently gathering intel so I can make a active pickup- I got everything I need including the microchip preamp that’s getting wired into a passive set up
Not sure why this came up again. I actually found a frequency response of EMG 51/81 pickups over at guitarnutz. They cut the bass and the treble and increased the mid-range. No wonder some people complain about them. But it's possible to have an active pickup to have any frequency response you want, so some of them are very similar to passives. So the question is if you build an active pickup to have a flat frequency response and a passive to do the same Will there be any difference? Who knows?
+Benjamin Pennington Hello again Ben... Coil resistance in the simplest terms is the potential to produce voltage (inductance). "Resistance" is a confusing term in this instance... consider an electric motor... if you spin a motor it be comes a generator (windmill, turbine etc...), whereas if you put power through it, it spins itself. The more wire windings in the motor - the more power it generates... it also means it takes more power to run it (if you were to plug it into a power socket). Resistance refers to how hard it is for current to pass through the coil. However, this is reversed if the coil is producing the current (like in a magnetic environment). Hopefully this is not confusing.
This guy is doing a good job to help you out there, to make a proper decision. He is maybe working for 10 to 20 hours on such a video. Evnb is it is not valuable for you. Why and who the hell is giving him a thumb down for his work. First do it better you haters.
+Alex Rysham Cheers Alex... yes - high output is good for so many applications. I do also enjoy dynamic every now and then.... you know, gain around 25% and let you're picking provide the feel.
im using dirty fingers at the moment, that thing is HOT, my gain is just 2.5/10 @ my Laney Ironheart. with aggressive picking the sound just breath and so punching, still dynamic, from lamb of god aggression to warm bluesy tones just by picking intensity
Great job, you answered a lot of questions I`ve had for awhile, about actives,still not sure how I feel about a battery operated guitar tho !!! Thanks much !
My advice would be to change the 9v battery for 2x lithium cells, maybe 18650s for their availability. Find some with under and over-voltage protection, as well as a charger.
To be super simplified... a "resistor" resists current (by a given rating which varies) when you pair a resistor with a capacitor it resists a specific frequency range... By having 3 resistor / capacitor pairs it resists 3 separate frequency ranges independently. The amount of resistance applied to any of the 3 frequencies (and what specific frequency is targeted) determines its "voicing" or "Tone profile"
Your volume and tone pots are sized differently to avoid losses of volume, highs lows etc... Emg has 25k tone and volume pots for retention of potential losses due to pot resistance. Your other pickups are probably 250k pots or even 500k which causes a substacial loss in pickup performance and output. When hooking an active with an inactive with emg, they run both pickups through the 25k pots. There is a big difference.
you got "some" of the physics wrong. At 5:20 the induced current is generated within the wire, is not picked up by the wire. At 6:02 the magnetic field generated by the magnet has nothing to do with picking up frequencies, so your statement "if it's wider it can pick up more frequency" is a wrong. The reason there is a magnet is to turn the string itself into a magnet which oscillation will vary the magnetic flux through the coil and generate the induced current (Faraday law).
No, I'm not. It's not a matter of being picky, it's a matter of being right. Physics laws are not left for interpretation. This guy is cool, good voice, all that but when it comes to the physics of how a pick up works, well he's just plain wrong. His statements can't even be considered as 'simplifications' for the ppl who dont know electromagnetism, they are wrong.
Wow, finally someone explains the difference in an easy to understand, demonstrable way. Thanks!!
Thanks for the comment... glad it we helpful
- - - Andrew Scott
Man you gave half of you information to big mislead to other people !!
You mix some of the right facts with some of myths and misunderstanding about pickups.
Please *explore, investigate, examine, research* these theme much farter & deeper. And remake this videos.
For example (mistakes):
1. magnetic field dosen`t suck sustain in any *considerable* level for human perception.
2. in classic PAF-designed pups baseplate *must* be non -magnetic material , instead case it will shunt and decrease M-field to the strings.
+The Bishop
One Allan Holdsworth against whole physics ??? ---- I doubt !!!
Even greatest guitarist in Universe can`t to challenge fundamental nature statute.
This is simply the finest, most intelligent, informative explanation I've ever seen on how pickups work. Thank you for doing this. It is extremely helpful to guitar players and helps take away a lot of the mystery, which is a good thing. I've been playing since the 80s and learned a lot of things about pickups and equipment the hard way. This really helps explain why pickups work as they do and produce the sorts of tones they do. Excellent.
i paused that video midway just to like and comment on that insanely good and educative video A++++
Same here. Extremely informative vid.
after playing for decades, and meeting pickup reps at NAMM, this video actually explains the difference between pickup types that many people could not
Now THAT is how you compare pickups. Really insightful. Thank you!! Keep up the good work, sir. :)
This was THE video I have been looking for! Have been looking to get to know the inside and the build up of the guitar a lot better and the biggest hurdle was always "can I find a clear and comprehensive explanation of each different type of pickup?"
Yes, did you answer with this video! I was impressed with how scientifically and thoroughly you approached this topic! You've helped me immensely! :D
Exceptionally informative! As a newbie I needed this exact thing to teach me, and you've taught me a lot here. Thanks!
My Pleasure... I hoped to offer more than just opinion
This is a great video! The way you explain this stuff makes it much easier to understand, and all the visuals/taking apart the pickups helped a lot!
By far the best video on guitar pickups in general. I learned a lot from this. Cheers.
I never cared about the anatomy of a pickup as long as they sound good. I have wondered what makes a pickup high output vs not high output. Not until about 6 months ago did I begin looking into pickups. Great video that is easily understandable. Thank you for taking your time to put this together.
Genuinely a greatly informative video with none of the bull shit. Why is it so hard to get to the science behind this?! I understood every word. Your presentation style was thorough and really refreshing. Keep up the good work. I am subscribed and hungry.
I´ve seen many videos about pick-ups differences (most of them poorly explained)
and this is by far the best,
with the best explanation, EXACTLY what I needed to know...
New Subscriber.
very very good presentation. I learned stuff from this and its not just opinion. You are setting the bar high with this. Hope to watch a lot more of your stuff.
Thanks Andy. I've been working on guitars for 45 years and I learned a lot from your video. Larry Pless
+Larry Pless Thanks for the comment Larry. Good to hear you god something from it.
I've been wondering what is inside EMG pickup. Yet, I can't find any tear down video in youtube video. So, thank you for this information.
I also had been wondering for a while... besides I like to pull things apart.
This is the best video I’ve ever seen about pickups.
Cheers, much appreciated
What about the tonewood?! i'm kidding haha, it's great to watch a guitar video explained with physics rather than magic. Great video sir
+Arturo Sánchez Thanks for that Arturo. I am a fan of details and the science of things. I believe that just offering my opinions are not going to inform people about a topic.
Oh wow, thanks for answering! subscribed :)
not only that, the guitars had 2 different head stock shapes! the guitars would sound so much different!
Actually its like this.. Lol nah, im just jk :P
Finally someone who knows what he is talking about - in contrast to those hundreds of amateurs whereof some even claim to be proffesionals.
My compliments to your no b...s... approach to the subject - clean technical without being more technical than most non-technical poeple can follow.
It suited your video that you didn't talk about how the coils are wound (differently) as you would have had to do impedance measurments on all the coils, compare the impedances and explain how that "play" with the loading impedances of a multitude of fx padals and amplifier input stages - thats a full 8 hour seminar for poeple with a sertain minimum of technical knowledge.
Very in depth and good info to understand! I'm surprised more people haven't watched this...
The most informative video on pickup construction and performance I have ever seen. Would love you to take it still further, comparing the nuances of various active and passive pickups in even more detail- I suspect from the depth of information you have already shown you already have enough data drom your analysis to do this. Absolutely fascinating, thanks!
who else thinks this guy should have more subs and views?
Love the support, Thanks
You deserve it , this is probably the most accurately represented comparison and hence the best one no one shows the stats and neither does anyone open up a pickup for the viewers to understand
WE love the hard work that u put in ur videos
Me man, this video was enormously informative and well thought out.
hands down best video on pick ups on you tube !!!! even get to see inside an emg !!!
Nicely done, Andrew. The pickup dissecting was fabulous. Thanks, bro!
Man you r good at teaching, I almost die when you cut the coils copper. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.. Peace and good life for all
I would like to see this kind of analysis on the newer EMG 57/66 and Her Set, EMG claims they are more dynamic. Great video!
The movement of a metal type string within a magnetic field, will result in an emf/voltage at the terminals of the coil, which is wound around a magnet or magnets. Current flows in a coil when it’s terminals are connected to a load such as a volume pot for example (or e.g. into the input circuit of a pre-amp).
this is a really good video with a lot of effort into it, i cant believe it doesnt have more views. thanks man
I'm pretty new to guitar and I just bought my 3rd electric which is a 7 string which has active pickups. Thanks for clearing it up!
Very informative, thanks! Would've been great to hear the difference as well as seeing the waveforms.
The volume on the guitar amplifies a low voltage (passive) signal (your playing) after it has been sent (made). The Active signal (pushed by the 9 volt battery) add power to the signal before it's sent to volume. So, basically a stronger signal sent can allow for louder amplification.
Concise and articulate explanation. Wonderful.
Best technical explanation ever.
This is very well done and well explained. I'm taking a look at the other videos in the channel, hopefully you continue making more videos like this one!
This is an amazing video. It's the best comparison of pickups, and explanation I've seen. Amazing.
I think that those fixed bridges might affect the sustain as well, I thought I would see pickup interchanging for consistency, different guitar means different character, but at that point, it may not affect the average voltage output. nice video. the content is way more complete than I expected.
Very informative! Clearly a big effort went into this presentation, thank you very much. Worth bookmarking for future reference. Cheers!
How did you cram so much into such a short video?! Absolutey great simplistic break down. Thank you very much for creating this!
Interesting video,. Just a quick point to note that of course most mixing desks like the one shown have a much lower input impedance 10 to 50 Kilo-ohms than a guitar amp which is usually around 1 Meg-ohm. This loading on the guitar by a low impedance input alters how pickups output. Active pickups which have a low impedance output will output the same level and tone to a 10k or IMegaohm input and tone to either.... BUT a passive pickup does not and will be greatly affected by the loading of the input stage it is feeding,( often loosing HF and definitely level for 10 to 150k). Most guitarists are familiar with this problem if they have experienced the tone sucking of original Waa Waa designs, where even on bypass the pedal didn't isolate the low impedance input of the Waa Circuit usually between 60k and 100k from the guiatr as a result tone sucking. The exact character of tone sucking that low impedance inputs experience on passive pickups of course varies with the output impedance of the pickup which is as you know dependent on the turns, wire gauge and DC resistance etc. Thanks for your work very interesting. I hope that people will find the subject of loading and its interrelationship with pickup design of interest. Any one of the Boss pedal range on bypass is an easy way round the necessity to feed a low 10k to 50 k impedance desk or interface input from a passive guitar taht prefers a higher impedance load. Left on bypass the Boss buffer stage is still in circuit, this presents around a 500 k or higher load to the guitar, but can easily feed onward to a 50k input without tone sucking. (Many other brands of pedals can achieve the same useful function if they are not "True Bypass".)
Hello Andrew,
thank you so much for your video!
I have always wondered, how such a pickup looks inside.
Now - thanks to you - I have the answer.
this video was incredibly informative and helped me loads with my research essay. thank you!
The difference in frequency response between alnico and ceramic magnets is down to alnico magnet adding to the inductance of the pickup. The greater the inductance, the lower the resort peak.
Note however that whilst a ceramic magnet does not alter the inductance of a pickup, a single coil with iron pole pieces and a ceramic magnet will have a much greater inductance than one with alnico poles.
great video. everything was explained better than I've seen before
Really well done and informative. Was looking for this info all over youtube and finally found it. Thanks!
Awesome pups comparison vid. Oldie but goodie vid.
Very cool.. I'm already subscribed, but I sent this to a friend who's always asking me pickup questions. I knew this stuff for the most part, but I learned why here too, so a great great video.. Thank you kind sir, and I'll check out your other vids and music..
Best Regards from the heartland (South Central State of Indiana. USA)
Tim
I whish this video was made a few years ago when I was looking for new pickups for my guitar (even though I ended up with a killer set regardless haha). I tried to do as much research as I could about the difference between passives and actives, but nothing I found was as comprehensive as this video. Very clear description of both how each type of pickup works and what their notable differences are soundwise (I haven't seen a side by side comparison in output between passives and actives for example). Overall: awesome video!
Glad I could shed some light on the subject... My need for this info lead me to do the research.
Thanks for the video. One thing I never understood. An active pickup is basically a passive pickup with a built in pre-amp. So, why would it not be the same thing to just run a passive pickup through a pre-amp?
what a great video man! really appreciate all the work you put into this! top bloke!!
very good in depth detail and explanation, thank you for making this.
Very instructive video about pick ups!...output signal analysis is so cool! Regards!
Fantastic detailed video. Exactly what i was looking for.
There are so many people who do it better than Glenn Fricker. You're one of them. Thanks for the info!
Best explanation I have ever heard. Thank you!
There's numerous UA-cam tutorials and articles and guides on making your own pickups. Looks pretty easy. I am actually wondering about DIY active pickups. Haven't seen any guides on it but probably not hard. And probably beats spending a ridiculous amount on EMGs or whatever
Very useful information, Thanks Andrew for making this video
I've always wanted to know if an EMG looked the same on the inside - I know it was a copy but my 15 year old self was very satisfied to see that happen.
This is brilliant, and as much as I loved the wife analogy, if she sees this, you're in TROUBLE, hahaha! Great work - Subscribed on this one vid alone...
Nice...even this my first time open my pickup,and understand what is pickup is..thanks bro
Thanks for that. I have an active guitar (only one) I feel less control from the guitar volume than I do on other guitars I have. I love them for their "one trick" but I'm Probly going to switch them out
Amazing presentation & awesome explanation!! Thanks for sharing!
That opening riff is so funky I love it! Please do a video on how thats played
Very informative and answered all my questions, would've been nice to hear the difference though
Hearing was not the purpose of this video (I guess) because then it would only had been valid for whatever amplifier Andrew would have used - for the passive pickups at least.
This is such an amazing video! Great great demonstration and explanation. I been attempting to see if there is a way to create my own Active pickup out of a passive.
Appreciate the in depth information. Thank you.. Hit the like for this guy!
I’m currently gathering intel so I can make a active pickup- I got everything I need including the microchip preamp that’s getting wired into a passive set up
Thanks for the explanation. I didn't know much about the active pickups and how they worked. I know a lot more now!👍😎🎸🎶
Excellent tutorial. Thanks, Andy. Much appreciated.
Great explanation! Thank you a lot for your work!
Great video. Thanks. I picked up (get it?, pickup) a lot
Not sure why this came up again.
I actually found a frequency response of EMG 51/81 pickups over at guitarnutz. They cut the bass and the treble and increased the mid-range. No wonder some people complain about them.
But it's possible to have an active pickup to have any frequency response you want, so some of them are very similar to passives.
So the question is if you build an active pickup to have a flat frequency response and a passive to do the same Will there be any difference? Who knows?
Another very helpful video. I still don't understand "coil resistance" for some reason.
+Benjamin Pennington Hello again Ben... Coil resistance in the simplest terms is the potential to produce voltage (inductance). "Resistance" is a confusing term in this instance... consider an electric motor... if you spin a motor it be comes a generator (windmill, turbine etc...), whereas if you put power through it, it spins itself. The more wire windings in the motor - the more power it generates... it also means it takes more power to run it (if you were to plug it into a power socket). Resistance refers to how hard it is for current to pass through the coil. However, this is reversed if the coil is producing the current (like in a magnetic environment). Hopefully this is not confusing.
Andrew Scott It's starting to make much more sense. Thanks for taking the time!
This guy is doing a good job to help you out there, to make a proper decision. He is maybe working for 10 to 20 hours on such a video. Evnb is it is not valuable for you. Why and who the hell is giving him a thumb down for his work. First do it better you haters.
Excellent video mate ! Love it !
Damn! This was a freaking awesome video! Insta sub even though video came out 6 years ago.
What an excellent video! i learned a lot from this, thank you!
Thanks for this 👌
thank you man :) i love high output pickups. they got high signal to noise ratio, hit tube amp really hard and dosent really need noise gate
+Alex Rysham Cheers Alex... yes - high output is good for so many applications. I do also enjoy dynamic every now and then.... you know, gain around 25% and let you're picking provide the feel.
im using dirty fingers at the moment, that thing is HOT, my gain is just 2.5/10 @ my Laney Ironheart. with aggressive picking the sound just breath and so punching, still dynamic, from lamb of god aggression to warm bluesy tones just by picking intensity
Nice video man, thank you. Very easy to comprehend
Great video! Learned a lot. Not a lot of bs jibber jabber. Right to the point. Solid explanations.
Great video, you explained everything I needed to know! Thanks!
Great way to really understand whats really going on.
Great job, you answered a lot of questions I`ve had for awhile, about actives,still not sure how I feel about a battery operated guitar tho !!! Thanks much !
My advice would be to change the 9v battery for 2x lithium cells, maybe 18650s for their availability. Find some with under and over-voltage protection, as well as a charger.
Amazing explanation! Thanks for the info!
Great job man!!!! Can you explain us how the whole circuit works? you know, the tone, volume, capacitors... thanks!!!
To be super simplified... a "resistor" resists current (by a given rating which varies) when you pair a resistor with a capacitor it resists a specific frequency range... By having 3 resistor / capacitor pairs it resists 3 separate frequency ranges independently. The amount of resistance applied to any of the 3 frequencies (and what specific frequency is targeted) determines its "voicing" or "Tone profile"
Thanks dude. That was insightful.
Super work mate! Good luck
Excellent description, put in 'layman's' terms, should be useful for anyone wondering how pickups actually work.
very informative video, good work mate
T H A N K S. Very very good explanation and demonstrations. You are the best. Thanks.
Your volume and tone pots are sized differently to avoid losses of volume, highs lows etc...
Emg has 25k tone and volume pots for retention of potential losses due to pot resistance.
Your other pickups are probably 250k pots or even 500k which causes a substacial loss in pickup performance and output.
When hooking an active with an inactive with emg, they run both pickups through the 25k pots.
There is a big difference.
This is such a great video!
you got "some" of the physics wrong. At 5:20 the induced current is generated within the wire, is not picked up by the wire. At 6:02 the magnetic field generated by the magnet has nothing to do with picking up frequencies, so your statement "if it's wider it can pick up more frequency" is a wrong. The reason there is a magnet is to turn the string itself into a magnet which oscillation will vary the magnetic flux through the coil and generate the induced current (Faraday law).
you're nitpicking... the magnetic forces which induce the current are picked up by the wire.
No, I'm not. It's not a matter of being picky, it's a matter of being right. Physics laws are not left for interpretation. This guy is cool, good voice, all that but when it comes to the physics of how a pick up
works, well he's just plain wrong. His statements can't even be considered as 'simplifications' for the ppl who dont know electromagnetism, they are wrong.
Excellent video; I can only say that anything that needs a 9v battery, is gonna fail at the worst possible time. It's just the nature of 9-volts.
Nice video man , a lot of effort put in , you should have more views and subs for this kind of content .. cheers
Fantastic content man this was so helpful thank you.
Well damn, finally some science. Love your video!
Nice and clear video! Thanks
Hey, Andrew. Fascinating video. I subbed! 🇬🇧🎸👍
damn, best comparison video in existence. ty
Very good analysis , thanks