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Post by jcgss77 on Jan 19, 2011 19:55:01 GMT -5
Wow, I just read about this today in another forum, and the idea is absolutely amazing...it is a photosensitive pickup, which introduces zero hum into the guitar signal, allowing you the ultimate clean sound with supersustain. The only tradeoff is that the pickup has to mount over the strings, rather than the conventional magnetic pickup which mounts, obviously, under the strings. This really is a dealbreaker for me because I use a lot of palm muting. Oh, yeah, and you don't have to use ferrous strings, you can use nylon, or whatever! Cool! Has anyone heard about this or have any experience with it? Is there a way to put it under the strings? Or just some random ideas? Here is the thread where I read about it: www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=34825.0 |
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Post by sumgai on Jan 19, 2011 21:27:27 GMT -5
JC, You've already seen the link for Light Wave, but I'll repeat it for the rest of the crew: www.lightwave-systems.com/(Dig the three, count 'em, three-octave neck on that bass! That's just a few frets shy of the range of a normal 6-string!!!) But they weren't the first, not by a long shot. Ron Hoag first demonstrated such a system, in public, at the 19 69 NAMM show. They've been used in various guises for nearly 40 years now, but most often you see them hooked up to some kind of synthesizer rig. Not always, but the majority of the time. Like you, I palm-mute a lot, or at least I hold my hand where I'm ready to do so, at a moment's notice. Such a pickup system is going to have to go through some serious "Design Spec Review" iterations, before I even contemplate playing such a beast. HTH sumgai |
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Post by cynical1 on Jan 19, 2011 21:54:34 GMT -5
SG is right, the Lightwave system is nothing new, just the latest incarnation of the concept. This is my favorite Lightwave bass. If you're interested, here's a promo video for their line. HTC1 |
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Post by jcgss77 on Jan 22, 2011 11:00:08 GMT -5
Yeah, that is definitely some cool stuff there, and I did not know that the idea was originally from '69! Awesome! Do we have any bass players using these?
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Post by sumgai on Jan 23, 2011 0:29:19 GMT -5
Of course, you could go "whole hog", and just eliminate the strings entirely.... Like, f'rinstance: You can get more details here: Laser Synth GuitarOr if you're unable to spend your inheritance as fast as you'd like, Starr Labs can help you out: Starr Labs' ZtarBetter bring two checkbooks, one's not gonna be enough! But Gawd Almighty, these things are not gonna hum, nosireebob! ;D sumgai |
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Post by cynical1 on Jan 23, 2011 10:54:45 GMT -5
That brings to mind the Synthaxe. Back in the mid 80's they were around £10,000.00...which was real close to $20,000.00 back then... I always thought the Synthaxe was a cool little invention. Basically you had light gauge strings across the neck which activated MIDI triggers.  Allan Holdsworth had a couple of them and Al DiMeola had one.  They've gone the way of all things now. However, if you do happen to run across one you can probably score one for about $5,000.00... If you've never heard one, this is what they sound like: Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by jcgss77 on Jan 27, 2011 21:44:11 GMT -5
Neat stuff there. I have definitely heard some neat synth effects over the last week or so. It is good to know that there are some Nutz out there!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2011 5:51:43 GMT -5
Its is spectacular, how in an era when a microprocessor fits nearly everything in modern equipment, from phones to TV sets, to set-top boxes, to electrical appliances, pianos/keyboards, other musical instruments etc.... actually the *guitar* is getting de-computerized!!! That's fascinating! The electric guitar is one of those fields, where digital technology did not manage to dominate!
Amps/effects, however, are another story! (thankfully!!! oooppss back to my shelter now!!)
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