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What's the green rubber thing on Vai's neck pickup?

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#1 ·
I was watching the ZPZ dvd, and I was wondering: What's the green rubber thing on Vai's Jem neck pickup? It covers about 1/4 of both pickup coils on the treble side... weird. Anyone know?
 
#3 ·
The reason why the tape is on the pickup is because sometimes Steve hits the strings so hard the high E string would have a tendency to get stuck under the pick up. Hey, a little spit and glue can go a long way. The word "KONX" is an ancient alchemist mantra word that is believed to have originated with Aleister Crowley. It's meant to be used in various incantations that are supposed to invoke disembodied entities from the abyss to materialize into the physical.

Please don't try that at home...
So the green rubber thing does the same thing as the "konx" tape?
 
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