Electric guitar pickups rely on steel strings interfering ... You follow [Simon]’s example, and build an optical pickup instead. The concept is simple. You place an LED and a phototransistor ...

and even the type of magnets used can all influence the guitar's sound. While the average listener may not pick up on it, electric guitarists have both noticed and been intrigued by these physical ...

Low turn pickups, coil split, top-shelf hardware and sweet finishes make this rare bolt-on a serious high-end option for all ...

That’s the story of the Baggs AEG-1 Acoustic Electric Guitar, and it starts with the new HiFi Duet. Like everything about this instrument, the pickup is unlike almost anything else. Rather than ...