Guitar Gear Forum

Any way to make wireless pickups through radio waves or induction transmission? Or maybe even Wi Fi! The idea is so you can slap pickuguards on and off the guitar to make pickup swapping easier.

lol at screen name. yes, gibson did it for a display model.

Wireless guitar with transmitter built in is a great idea . Not sure if I've ever seen one but yeah that could be nice . As for quick swap pickups there are a few things out there but not exactly as you have in mind . EMG and I think Duncan both have quick connect pups and Fender has the "personality cards" http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StratADPMMIB

Dan Amrstrong had swappable pickups as well

the gibson method, them being gibson and largely eschewing structurally-relevant pickards, had the pickup routs go all the way through the body, and the pickups were loaded though the back and attached magnetically so changing them required no string change, and it was like loading a new magazine in a handgun. pretty sweet, but as far as i know, it was for guitar store pickup demos only, and not that many of them made it into circulation.

I think they did actually release a version for sale but yeah That demo guitar was bad ass.

back when i was trying to find info on these, NOTHING like that came up. WTH. haha.

i think billy told me they had never released a production version. talk to the owl

it doesn't matter , something tells me those blocks of pups weigh 5 lbs. each

they were heavy iirc, i messed with one for like 5 mins at GC va beach

fretless wrote:it doesn't matter , something tells me those blocks of pups weigh 5 lbs. each

Probably a bit heavy but a regular Les Paul would have wood there already anyway so it would not weigh anymore than normal. They may even be hollow. Probably the coolest LP I've seen in ages.