Compartmentalized pickup module for stringed musical instruments

摘要: A compact active pickup module, directed particularly to bodiless stringed musical instruments, has a main enclosure machined from dense solid material provide complex of internal compartments and is configured with six-sided, diagonally-elongated shape consistent the appearance The Chapman Stick (R). Mounted in an elongated channel running diagonally across instrument through-neck structure thick portion thereof near lower (bridge) end, module can be easily installed removed sideways without removing strings or disturbing their tuning. held place two machine screws that are accessible between strings, mounted resiliently for isolation against unwanted vibrations structure. at various depths rear numerous separate cavities forming accommodating components including typically pickups, associated buffer electronics, sets volume tone controls, function switch, e.g. stereo/mono, battery. An embodiment ten-string utilizes dual pickups effectively end-to-end arrangement bass melody string groups, switch-selectable operate stereo mono. smaller six guitar four located different spacing bridge timbral variation. In all embodiments reinstalled inverted orientation bridge-to-pickup alters instrument.