Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups

Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups by klodolph on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:16PM (#27020651)

My experience is:

technique > SPEAKERS > amplifier > pickups + strings > everything else

Most people don’t have a lot of speakers to swap in and out so don’t notice it, or they use combo amps, or they just leave an amp hooked up to the same speakers. If you switch between an open-back 1x12 and a closed-back 4x12 stack with completely different speakers, the difference is HUGE.

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Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups by jolux on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:36PM (#27020770)

That's a good point, I've only ever used small 1x10 and 1x12 combos (Fenders). I've wanted to try a 4x12 Marshall stack for a while but have yet to find the opportunity.

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Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups by klodolph on Monday May 03, 2021 @01:04AM (#27021780)

If you're ever tempted to buy a 4x12, you may want to give the 2x12 format a shot first. It's a lot easier to deal with. I got a 2x12 from Avatar and I'm super happy with it.

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Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups by TylerE on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:21PM (#27020679)

For sure.

I run a pure digital modeling rig that can emulate a range of speakers.

The difference between a sim of say, Greenbacks or Creambacks and an Alnico Jensen is night and day.

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Re:Designing a guitar with hot-swappable pickups by taylodl on Monday May 03, 2021 @08:57AM (#27024451)

What digital modeling rig do you use?

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