Revolving pickups anyone?

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grungebobgrungebob Frets: 3299
edited July 2019 in Guitar
not sure what to make of this, gimmick or cool. 
Ive been quietly lusting after one of their wildmaster guitars for ages when this popped up on my FB feed

https://youtu.be/DGCF2bDvnEc
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  • DeeTeeDeeTee Frets: 764
    I saw this on Musicradar. Wouldn't the proximity of the other pickups mess with the field of the ones you're trying to use?
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  • mbembe Frets: 1840
    I wonder if there is a Doppler effect if the strings are still ringing while the pickup changes.
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  • thegummythegummy Frets: 4389
    DeeTee said:
    I saw this on Musicradar. Wouldn't the proximity of the other pickups mess with the field of the ones you're trying to use?
    That was my first thought.

    Also, why would you coil split a humbucker when you could switch to an actual Strat pickup instead?

    If they have come up with a way to prevent the inactive pickups interfering with the active ones then it's mind blowing and great!
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28280
    It will never catch on, ever met a guitar player who wants an excuse to buy less guitars?
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 18375
    axisus said:
    It will never catch on, ever met a guitar player who wants an excuse to buy less guitars?
    Or even fewer  ;)
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  • HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9549
    axisus said:
    It will never catch on, ever met a guitar player who wants an excuse to buy less guitars?
    Or even fewer  ;)
    I think you can have Less Paul; not sure about a Fewer Paul though  ;-)
    I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30273
    axisus said:
    It will never catch on, ever met a guitar player who wants an excuse to buy less guitars?
    Or even fewer  ;)
    If you accept it's possible to have more guitars, you can't deny you can therefore have less guitars.
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  • xscaramangaxscaramanga Frets: 436
    Sassafras said:
    axisus said:
    It will never catch on, ever met a guitar player who wants an excuse to buy less guitars?
    Or even fewer  ;)
    If you accept it's possible to have more guitars, you can't deny you can therefore have less guitars.
    I think we can all agree you can have less guitar.

    On the OP, this seems really amazing to me but:

    1) What realistic set of circumstances involves going to "a session" and not being able to fit a second guitar in the car or van? 

    2) What is this session where the producer is going to be happier that you brought a guitar that can sound nearly (but not quite) like a Les Paul, a Strat, and a Danelectro rather than just one good quality example of any of those guitars?

    3) Where is this studio that allegedly has no house guitars?

    4) What pro player has EVER said "Oh crap, sorry, I can't play that song, I've only got my Strat with me"?

    Best application I can see for this is when flying to gigs. But how many players fly regularly enough to need this, yet tour on a small enough budget that they can only take one guitar? 

    It's extremely cool, but it's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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  • King85King85 Frets: 631
    I think that's a pretty cool idea but more importantly I think that guitar is an absolute beauty! 
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  • DrBobDrBob Frets: 2998
    Lovely looking guitar, not entirely convinced that the pickup revolving thing is that useful. Nicely put together though 
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  • grungebobgrungebob Frets: 3299
    edited July 2019
    Yes. The certainly make some very nice (and some questionable) guitars. 
    If it works well and is robust and easy to fit your own singlecoil sized pickups I can see some folk using this. 
    Im an odd duck in that I’d actually prefer to only have one electric guitar but it’s not possible due to limitations, this could solve that ( except no P90 so boo ). 

    Interestingly i can’t find a price anywhere yet. I bet it won’t be cheap, the wildmaster guitar I currently lust after is about £3k!
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  • VaiaiVaiai Frets: 530
    Saw this too and I can see modular pickups becoming more of a thing - I like the idea behind the Relish guitars too - they are very cool. Fishman pickups too but in a different way. Great for those of us who can't solder! :)

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  • maltingsaudiomaltingsaudio Frets: 3097
    Love it! Great idea but reckon it’s going to be left with the pickups selected that really suit the guitar then you’ll pick up your strat or Les Paul to really nail the tone required
    www.maltingsaudio.co.uk
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  • guitargeek62guitargeek62 Frets: 4066
    edited July 2019
    I feel like I'm being stupid here:     6 pickups (3 per position), but 15 combinations.... how? I'm assuming no coil-splits/taps are involved, but if so then I can only make 9 combinations*.

    Combo Neck Bridge
    1 A A
    2 A B
    3 A C
    4 B A
    5 B B
    6 B C
    7 C A
    8 C B
    9 C C

    *ignoring pickup position selections!


    Also, $16,000 for one of these? Is that a joke?!
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  • SRichSRich Frets: 762

    Also, $16,000 for one of these? Is that a joke?!
    Will be when you sell it..... ;)

    "There's things I want, there's things I think I want 
    There's things I've had, there's things I wanna have" 
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  • DrBobDrBob Frets: 2998
    I feel like I'm being stupid here:     6 pickups (3 per position), but 15 combinations.... how? I'm assuming no coil-splits/taps are involved, but if so then I can only make 9 combinations*.

    Combo Neck Bridge
    1 A A
    2 A B
    3 A C
    4 B A
    5 B B
    6 B C
    7 C A
    8 C B
    9 C C

    *ignoring pickup position selections!


    Also, $16,000 for one of these? Is that a joke?!
    I think he did say there were coil splits on the humbuckers 
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  • chris45chris45 Frets: 221
    Unless the pickups are all balanced switching mid song also means big volume changes 
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  • thegummythegummy Frets: 4389

    4) What pro player has EVER said "Oh crap, sorry, I can't play that song, I've only got my Strat with me"?

    They wouldn't say they can't play a song but that doesn't mean they won't prefer to play it on humbuckers.

    A possible use for this could be to play, say, a verse on the Strat pickup then move to a humbucker for the chorus. Impossible without this guitar really.
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  • guitargeek62guitargeek62 Frets: 4066
    DrBob said:
    I feel like I'm being stupid here:     6 pickups (3 per position), but 15 combinations.... how? I'm assuming no coil-splits/taps are involved, but if so then I can only make 9 combinations*.

    Combo Neck Bridge
    1 A A
    2 A B
    3 A C
    4 B A
    5 B B
    6 B C
    7 C A
    8 C B
    9 C C

    *ignoring pickup position selections!


    Also, $16,000 for one of these? Is that a joke?!
    I think he did say there were coil splits on the humbuckers 
    Hmm, now I'm at 16 (*= split):

    Combo Neck Bridge
    1 A A
    2 A B
    3 A C
    4 B A
    5 B B
    6 B C
    7 C A
    8 C B
    9 C C
    10 A* A
    11 A* B
    12 A* C
    13 A A*
    14 B A*
    15 C A*
    16 A* A*
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  • soma1975soma1975 Frets: 6625
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    Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
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