(almost) EVERYTHING About Pickups | Too Afraid To Ask

Output? Magnets? Resistance? Inductance? What are pickups all about? What physical properties and materials define their sound? A plethora of viewer questions are answered in this episode of Too Afraid To Ask. #pickup #tata #tooafraidtoask More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - discord.gg/d7b6MY8 Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - www.csguitars.co.uk/ Contact - colin@csguitars.co.uk/

it feels illegal to watch a video this good for free

As a physicist, I know explaining complex topics in depth can very quickly become very boring; whereas explaining a simplified version might lead to wrong conclusions. I think this was very well balanced — thoroughly explained, but not so much so that someone unfamiliar with the specifics wouldn't understand it

The fact that only 240k people are subscribed as I type this is absolutely fkn criminal. Absolute fkn quality.

"When it sounds right it is right" something new guitarist don't learn fast enough. At least for me, I was basing my pickup height on forum discussions(they know everything🙃) till 3 months ago

People obsess over the types of wood and joints in guitars and completely ignore what’s actually generating the signal.

Damn, man! You are a true treasure on Youtube, so many questions answered over the years; keep it up! Love your work!

I didn’t think I would find a 22 minute video about pickups that interesting, but I am happy to admit that I found it extremely well put together and very interesting! Cheers!

Such a breath of fresh air when you finally find the video made by a true expert who is also good at explaining 🙏🏼

It might be helpful to note that Seth Lover, inventor of the far-famed Gibson PAF humbucker, stated that the magnetic field of the permanent magnets in pickups extends upwards into the guitar's strings and MAGNETIZES them. They therefore generate their own mag field, which then penetrates the coil(s) beneath the strings. When any string moves, it necessarily moves its mag field with it, and the part of the field that penetrates the coil(s) below induces a small electrical current in said coil(s). THAT'S YOUR SIGNAL! I, too, used to think that the strings simply disturbed the mag field coming from the permanent magnet, but it isn't so. What IS so that matters is that the pickups WORK!😀

Now this is the most solid package of information on peckups i've seen so far, much appreciated.

*watches whole video **googles “what is a peckup?” But seriously love these videos, great content 😂

Not going to lie I half heartedly came into this video but after the first couple minutes I was hooked

As someone who works in manufacturing, I appreciate your understanding of the elements and how they interact with each other, as opposed to some people you can tell when they read a paragraph off of the internet and are trying to make it seem like they know it all.

Colin can you PLEASE do a ‘What’s the Difference’ between Silicon and Germanium transistors in fuzz/boost pedals?

Laphroaig 10? You are truly a man of taste

I guess I did it backwards, changing pups before knowing the science. Either way, thanks again colin!

Spot on, good graphics, well produced video, excellent summary! Information is well written and very correct.

Can't believe these videos are free to watch, the amount of knowledge you put into these is amazing, great work as usual Colin.

This is by far the greatest explanation of the various designs in pickup engineering, the materials used, their interactions with each other, thus why each builds sonic properties react the way they do. Finding the right way to define some these complexities, concisely, while keeping easy to follow, is difficult at best. In turn, doing so without getting to far into the weeds that it puts the viewer to sleep, is a feat unto itself. Bravo!