Hey Guys,
Thanks for the info.! Interesting to note one is trying to tap for a certain frequency or note like G#!
Is this a similar reason why a person would
not want a pickup over a harmonic like the imaginary 24th fret area, because one doesn't get the full spectrum of harmonics and overtones on a 22 fret guitar where the neck pickup is placed under the 24th fret as opposed to a 24 fret guitar and the pickup is more under the 26th fret? IE. It's better to have it tuned to a frequency or note less likely to disrupt keys or open tunings most people play in like E.
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Ed Roman wrote: I prefer 24 frets, for a lot of reasons, the most important being, the rhythm pickup has to be installed off axis where the 24th fret would normally fall. On a 22 fret neck the pickup sits directly over the 24th fret harmonic node. Simply explained a node is a dead spot or a massive phase cancellation. The Laws Of Physics are Absolute click here.
These nodes occur on the 7th fret, 12th fret, 19th fret and 24th fret. If you place a pickup directly on a node the midrange frequencies will cancel themselves out. Make sure you avoid a guitar that the node falls on the pickup. Unless of course you want a muddy distorted rhythm sound like you would normally experience with a Les Paul or any Les Paul type guitar. Most intelligent people will agree on the fact that a Les Paul has a nice meaty lead tone but chords sound like dung.
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