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Old 08-09-2008, 12:46 AM
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D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


I showed my roomie the D sonic and he says its basically that. Having never heard a "lipstick" pickup, I would never know. Any thoughts on it. Also, single coil humbuckers are garbage (according to him). Any comments would be lovely for my next little tech debate with him . I've never heard a D Sonic in person unfortunately .
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Old 08-09-2008, 12:57 AM
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Re: D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


Please tell your friend to stop smoking very large amounts of Crack Cocaine and Meth with cough syrup.

A lipstick pickup is a very low output pickup with a completely different magnetic structure and tone.
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Old 08-09-2008, 01:15 AM
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Re: D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


Can you give me any more details on this? I like knowing things ^_^.
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Old 08-09-2008, 01:31 AM
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Re: D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_pickup

They are like a complete 360 from normal pickups, they have a unique tone and look all to there own. You really only see them in Danelectro's. They are really not meant to be played with any real amounts of distortion. I also vaugly remember that pedal steel players used to take these out of danelectros and put them on there pedal steels because they have a very clear and twangy almost metallic sound sound quality to them.

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Old 03-24-2009, 12:13 PM
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Re: D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


They are like a complete 360 from normal pickups[/quote]
not 360 heh

180

360 you turn the same way
i had this mistake to
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Old 03-24-2009, 09:02 PM
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Re: D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


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I showed my roomie the D sonic and he says its basically that. Having never heard a "lipstick" pickup, I would never know. Any thoughts on it. Also, single coil humbuckers are garbage (according to him). Any comments would be lovely for my next little tech debate with him . I've never heard a D Sonic in person unfortunately .
Dude from Iron Maiden used Duncan Hotrails. They are singlecoil sized humbuckers. I have know tons of people with hotrails, that sounded great. They just arn't as big sounding as full sized hummers.
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Old 03-25-2009, 01:46 AM
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Re: D sonic = Single Coil + "Lipstick" pickup?


I use two DiMarzio Fast Track 1s. They are humbuckers built to sound like a single coil with more power (the hot rails isn't really suppoesd to sound like a single, but it does sound good). I think he's trying to say that hum-canceling singles (or humbuckers voiced like singles) aren't authentic to a single coils tone. Many people say this.

Seriously, your roomate may have the opinion that they are crap, many people feel that way and they are entitled to, but when ever I use my FT1s in a SRV or Hendrix style section no one has ever said it sounded 'crappy" or "fake" or anything negative. Actually, all my guitar buddies are impressed, and we aren't talking about amatuers either.

One of them just spent $600 on upgrading his strat with the best "true singles" he could buy. Even he had to admit my Fast Tracks sound good. Maybe not exact, but in a live context or to non guitar nerdy people, not obsessed with guitar tone (so let's just say normal music lovers) it's as authentic as it needs to be. These are guys with experience and great gear. Most reasonable people will tell you that it all comes down to what you want and what gear works for you.

Also, I have D-Sonic and I don't care if it's a wax potted magnet and a fart. It sounds good, really good. Everytime I turn on my amp I smile.

So it's his opinon and he can have it. The trouble with people that opinionated is they can't just let you have your own without arguing with you all the time.
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