pandimebag9876 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 hey, probably a stupid questions(like the rest of mine) but where should i place the bridge humbucker so that i can get alot of harmonics i heard something about it should be at the 48th fret position or something and does the bridge your using change anything, im planning on putting a floyd rose in if that helps, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 The great thing about guitar building is that so long as you get the scale length and frets down, everything else is up to you BUT to answer your question, wherever you think fits is a fine place. Pick up a guitar that you really like the sound of the bridge position, and take a quick measurement. The pickup locations for my project are based on my old guitar. One of the main things (unfortunately?) about guitar building is that if it's still workin' for ya, don't change it! I'd go to a store and pick up a Floyd-equipped guitar and fool around with it to see what you think. Take some measurements. I've seen guitars with only middle pickups. I saw a bass today with a swiveling pickup! It's all up to you, I don't think there's a "golden rule" for pickup placement. As for the 48rd fret rule, I think you'd be stacking frets on top of frets at that point On a different note, I'm wondering what a guitar with 48 frets, in quarter steps, would sound like. Like a sitar, or some such. I think it'd be pretty cool, and you could play with a metal slide for CRAAAAZINESS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandimebag9876 Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 thanks for your advice i will go check out the music shops and find one i like, my main guitar is about 8 mm( roughly 1/3 inch) so i might just do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 (edited) The closer you have the pickup to the bridge the more trebly sound you will get. I love that sound coupled with overdrive / distortion. Harmonics are from the strings so the pickup position wont make any difference as far as that is concerned. Edited January 29, 2007 by Acousticraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Just keep it far enough away that you have enough meat around the Floyd mounting screws. You don't want 'em leaning into the pickup cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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