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Post by pete1951 on Jun 21, 2023 13:30:13 GMT
Just been looking at one of these on an electric and thought it might be slim enough to stick on a reso? These pickups are low impedance so would probably need a preamp . Anyone used one or have the dimensions?
Pete
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Post by radiostar on Jul 2, 2023 17:39:22 GMT
following as interested
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Post by pete1951 on Jul 3, 2023 11:01:35 GMT
It might take a while. I can’t find any of the pickups for sale ( without the Shadow preamp which makes them expensive) . I have a good acoustic pickup preamp and the pickup looks like it will stick to the end of the finger board and not touch the strings,
Still looking for a spec. sheet to check size, if one comes up in the UK I will try to get it.
Pete
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Post by bluesdude on Jul 3, 2023 11:22:34 GMT
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Post by Bo Grohl on Jul 3, 2023 11:41:59 GMT
Who's brave enough to take apart a sixtus and try to replicate one?
Massive gap in UK market.
TT
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Jul 3, 2023 12:18:02 GMT
There's a guy in the US who makes similar - don't know if they are the same as MMs or Sixtus - flat pickups for cigar box guitars.
...or you could try it yourself (no affiliation etc.):
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Post by Michael Messer on Jul 3, 2023 15:52:48 GMT
The gap is not the lack of Sixtus pickups in the UK, it is the lack of Highlander pickups worldwide. The problem is that unless they are as good or better, there's no point.
If I were younger and if I was interested in going into the business, I would find a way to do it.
Sixtus are the best I know of, but they are off limits for Britain. Hotplates with good pickups are pretty good, but.... Magnetic pickups are not the way forward, they are just easy to use, cheap to produce and convenient. They do not replicate the real sound of the guitar like a Highlander does. Highlander iP-1X and Magnophonic pickups plugged into a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ/DI unit is as close as I have ever heard to using a Shure SM57. Of course they have to be plugged into a PA system or a good acoustic amp, not an electric guitar amp.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by radiostar on Jul 3, 2023 16:41:37 GMT
I am friends with 2 pickup builders up here in the north east, if I had the tech spec for a suitable pickup - Sixtus probably - I could run it past them.
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Post by pete1951 on Jul 3, 2023 17:22:37 GMT
This is how he does it. ( the guitar version will need some more width)
Will measure impedance when I can find a pickup ( it’s got to be somewhere)
Pete
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Post by Michael Messer on Jul 3, 2023 17:30:49 GMT
I am friends with 2 pickup builders up here in the north east, if I had the tech spec for a suitable pickup - Sixtus probably - I could run it past them. Sixtus pickups vary in the amount of windings on them. Some were 650, some, 700, and some 750. There were also other variations in the way they were manufactured. Each pickup was hand wound. There is a reason why these pickups are so good. Like good food, it is all about the chef, not the wallpaper. Shine On Michael |
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Post by pete1951 on Jul 3, 2023 19:48:16 GMT
For those who want to try, the impedance is about 2.5k , which is lower than most pickups. Typical Fenders are around 5-6k Humbuckers around 10. Although the output will probably be lower than some the low impedance should give a bright sound ( I think that’s right) The power and type of magnets used will also effect output and tone.
I have never made pickups so am not the best person to talk about this.
Pete
All or at least most Sixtus pickup users rave about these pickups, I have never giged with one .
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Post by Michael Messer on Jul 3, 2023 20:00:05 GMT
Pete, the guy that makes Sixtus pickups, Elmar Zeilhofer, really knows his stuff and designed the pickups to work well on resonator guitars. The right choice of magnet, the amount of turns....7000 turns with thinner wire. This raises the output a bit, which helps with resonator guitars. Also Elmar stopped wax potting them.
I was mistaken in my previous post, the turns are in thousands, not in hundreds.
Hi Michael,
I raised the number of windings from 5k to 7k is to get more output (we are talking of milliVolts). People tend to compare and a drop in loudliness is often associated with "weaker". More windings shall reduce that psychoacoustic impression.
To fit more windings, I use a thinner wire. The coils are therefore tighter, which is why I stopped wax potting them. A slight microphonic effect is desirable I think to pick up vibes of the body.
I hope that helps :-)
Regards
Elmar
There you go.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by radiostar on Jul 3, 2023 21:21:52 GMT
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Post by snakehips on Jul 3, 2023 22:10:59 GMT
Hi there !
Great item to use as a pickup casing. Very cool !
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