Pick-up on 60's Höfner ?

klinke · Post by **klinke** » 17 Sep 2001 10:56 am

Hello friends !
As of yesterday I am the proud owner of a 60's Höfner bluesguitar in tobaccoburst. My idea was to equip it with a pick-up and I was adviced in a local store. The guy told me that they had a George Benson Sign. PU, and that it would be great in such a guitar. He also told me it would make a lot of noise if distorted, or in other words FEED LIKE HELL ! But if anyone can give me a better advice on a more bluestype PU which can take distortion I'd be really glad !
What is actually the cause of the huge feed?
Thank you
Greetings from Valdemar in Denmark

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 17 Sep 2001 3:50 pm

I'm afraid I'm not much help, as I've never actually played a Höfner lap steel. This IS a lap steel, right, and not one of the more common archtop guitars?

The feedback you're referring to could be due to the construction of the pickups or due to some other thing I don't know about.
Give us some more information about how the feedback is occurring. Are you too close to the amplifier, or do you have the amp turned up too loud?

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Michael Frede · Post by **Michael Frede** » 18 Sep 2001 12:27 pm

Acoustical Feedback w/a magnetic P/U is generally caused by loose windings of the coil(s),bobbins,magnets,or a combination of all three,creating a microphonic codition.Some of them can be bad enough that you can actually "talk" into them.Dipping the P/U in molten paraffin or potting in epoxy can minimize this effect.Feedback through magnetic coupling will occur if you bring your guitar too close to your speaker allowing the magnetic field generated by the voice coil to be induced into the P/U's coil(s).

Dave Boothroyd · Post by **Dave Boothroyd** » 18 Sep 2001 11:32 pm

A cautionary note. I'm not sure whether Denmark uses American or English conventions, but in case it's English,
"Paraffin" in American = "Candle Wax" or Paraffin Wax" in English
"Paraffin" in English = "Kerosene" in American.
Do not fill your pickups with Kerosene!

Henning Kock · Post by **Henning Kock** » 19 Sep 2001 12:59 pm

19.sep.2001
Hello Klinke,
Call me by telephone, I have some information, I can send you on this matter.
All the best,
Henning
Henning Kock
(pedal steel guitar, piano, keyboards)
Henning K. Music
111 Aarhusvej
DK-8300 Odder
Denmark,
Europe
phone 8654 2959
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