Acoustic to electric guitar : DIY Experiments #4 - Homemade pickup

[@elansleazebaganno]

Saturation is a really cool effect. Nothing like that distortion thing or overdrive thing. Great for replicating the tone of an electric guitar.

[@akosijoh5632]

can you please give a more detail tutorial sir specially on how you build it?.

[@amandhimaan2687]

this boy can do everything😂😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙏🙏

[@RizkyAshary]

have a genie

[@LegalSkateboarding]

Very neat! In college for mechanical engineering. But I love learning about dabs of electricity here and there!

[@parish4417]

How it's going now dude?

[@kylesmith9048]

I’m in college for mechanical engineering too! I like electrical stuff, I just mechanics more because you can actually see the problems and touch them. I’m a visual and hands on learner. I came across this video because I love playing guitar.

[@MTeelul]

YOUR EXPERIMENTS ARE AMAZING!! Please Continue your Work

[@tedro7870]

That's nice! Though, I'd like to see step by step build, you did a good job. Thanks :)

[@DIYExperiments]

The step of step at the end isn't sufficient?

[@tedro7870]

@@DIYExperiments Not that it's insufficient, but for example I don't know why is the coil necessary, what gauge and how many turns you did and so on. But I found it elsewhere, your video was still a good intro to it :)

[@DIYExperiments]

Ok, about that the rule is simple, the more turns there are, the best it is. The wire gage doesn't change anything (no current issues), small gage allow more turns in the same room but it's fragile.

[@tedro7870]

@@DIYExperiments Oh, now that's something. I guess everyone just takes this for granted. Thank you :)

[@joshmayo1920]

This is cool. But would it still work if I change the acoustic strings with electric guitar strings? TIA.

[@theblacklushai]

Question.. The magnet strong..?

[@orsike192]

good man! video very well put together

[@roamlikekane]

Is it possible to provide step by step instruction on the build; ie, showing the process of putting it together, also materials, procedure of dismantling the transistor, etc. TY, excellent job! Merci ;)

[@abanoubmedhat5545]

Yes , i need that too 😍

[@papadoge5305]

Can you put more than one pickup on the guitar?

[@qasimikram4046]

Hey! I got a question? Does material of metallic strings matter?

[@loveworksnoevil]

Some guy said non magnetic works best

[@lilyluna4155]

Theres a big problem: you cannot mute the acoustic guitar. So when you play you have the acoustic guitar sound and the amplified 'electric guitar' sound together?? Please help

[@mesenoth_]

if your amplifier has no distorsion or anything, the amplified sound is the natural sound of your guitar. So just turn down the distorsion or set it to 0 and set bas-mid-treble to the middle.

[@guitarman_3693]

add a potentimeter (volume knob) between the pickup & the guitar cord jack. or you could buy a volume pedal and hook guitar to it & then hook it to your amp

[@akshaykumar_r]

The intro! xD No better way to sum up the video!! :P

[@livieegee]

When he plugged in the jack without turning off the amp first it made me cringe

[@moki2093]

Livie Gee does it really matter?

[@DDFProductions]

Moki yes because it blows out the amp

[@DaNa-je1bu]

Will it work even if it is not attached to the acoustic guitar but on a piece cutaway guitar-shaped wood that has strings?

[@DaNa-je1bu]

sorry for my bad english

[@RogerPlusDbiere]

For me you, you just have to drill well sized holes in your wooden core ;)

[@DaNa-je1bu]

Thanks

[@the8-bitnerd712]

lol cool, but "electric guitar sound" u mean distortion? that's just an effect, not the standard sound of any electric 😤😤😤😤

[@DIYExperiments]

+The8-BitNerd : No, i mean saturation : it's an effect but it's also the base of the "electric sound" (distorsion is a generic term which include saturation). Saturation is easy to creat, easier than an Hi-Fi sound ! So in history it was the first and the main effect of the eGuitar ;)

[@guitarman_3693]

sweet overdrive !

[@aimanshamsol2402]

Wait... can you use a distortion pedal with this?

[@ethananderson2380]

yeah i do it all the time and i use my guitar the same way as this video. i also use a chorus pedal and the reverb effect built into my amp

[@FutureAIDev2015]

What would happen if I fed the signal of the pickup through a comparator without any gain or filtering adjustments?

[@kkdias9924]

Is there any diy trick to make my hand play guitar without learning?

[@parrotbrand2782]

i have a tiny mic with a 3.5mm jack. Meant for computer use. If i connect the 3.5mm jack into a 1/4 adaptor and then plug into a guitar amplifier, do you think it will work? instead of using a piezo or magnetic pickup, i am directly putting a tiny microphone in my guitar.

[@DIYExperiments]

+Parrot Brand : A guitar amplifier is caracterized by a high gain as a mic one, it must work !

[@guitarman_3693]

if your mic contains an "electrect" mic capsule , they are for digital, like cell phones and head-sets , its possible it may not work without a preamp circut between it and the amp.

[@solomonashish1860]

Which Guitar do you played

[@ajbackingtracks]

How did you connect the output jack

[@loveworksnoevil]

Its just femal to male 1/4 in, fixed to guitar.

[@jordanfinley3546]

What do I do if I need to supply power

[@alexalva9512]

una pregunta, tienen que ser solo cuerdas de metal, no pueden ser de nylon. gracias

[@dabadee460]

From what I understand you basically made a pickup and the real change came from the amp, right?

[@DIYExperiments]

+Charizard Smith : Yey it's a homade Pickup. In fact most effects are comming from the amplifier.

[@algsahin1958]

how many magnets you put per one of the 6 strings becouse it seems like you have 3 per one string ?

[@DIYExperiments]

3 magnets yes :)

[@algsahin1958]

+DIY Experiments Can you give me the schemaic of the saturation circuit preamplifier ? ... thank you :D

[@salihmetekalgay]

How many rounds? Thickness of winding cable? Maybe you should give some spesific information for people who wish to build themselves.

[@DIYExperiments]

1000T of 0,2mm copper wire :)

[@guitarman_3693]

wrap some 42 guage enamel coated , copper magnet wire 1000 or as many times as you can . leave both ends hanging out 1 inch. scratch off enamel coating about 12mm on both wires( careful , delicate) run 2 wires from the guitar cord input jack terminals( posative & negative) to the 2 scratched ends and soldier. it doesnt matter which scratched end hook to pos. or neg. good luck

[@thinkingphoenix4213]

Bro did what no one could

[@matthew65536]

I know people would be able to see the pickup, but imagine the looks on people's faces when performing with that

[@mongesz8666]

i saw guitarists using this and people wasnt mad at it

[@matthew65536]

i didn't mean like that, i mean people could be kinda confused if they saw someone with an electrified acoustic that sounded like a normal electric

[@heggy_69]

that's why I like it tho people don't expect it lol

[@Metalwrath2]

is that an emg

[@MJQEMUSIC]

This is basically how you make a Fishman. What a goat.

[@anirudhpednekar4342]

. so can i use just 2 big magnets instead of 6 individual. .? will it work...

[@DIYExperiments]

+ANIRUDH PEDNEKAR : Yes, it will work !

[@anirudhpednekar4342]

does it have to be close to the strings... i have used nd magnets..

[@justrockon426]

not too close, for the best sound the pickup must be about 1/2 inch from the strings when you are holding the strings at your highest frets (i.ex: 22nd). your 1 magnet pickup is something resembling a ceramic magnet pickup as opposed to individual magnet pickup poles as popular in the 60's and 70's (i"ex:Gibson PAF pickups). ceramic magnet pickups are more used in guitars targeting heavy metal players, guitar pickups like EMG and Gibson dirty finger pickups. both have advantages and disadvantages, for best clean it would be preferable to have alnico 1,2 or 3 pole magnets. anyhow the amount of wounds and magnet power, and their correlation are other variables that can make for a "superb" clean or any other of your taste preferences.

[@justrockon426]

and your magnets are in the back side of your pickups.

[@azellebbelleza]

i need step by step making homemade guitar pick up. please.

[@muhammadhabibie6620]

Can i use regular pickup and then amplifier it?

[@samclark4617]

Muhammad Habibie maybe. But I don't know

[@loveworksnoevil]

Yup

[@datdigital]

Great work!!!!

[@MdickieFilms]

0:05 its funny how an empty nutella jar exploded

[@mamakubilanggabolehkasitau3345]

how to make the amplifier sound like that

[@elmahdisidate7139]

Cesaria De Vani make the gain much higher than the volume ...

[@mamakubilanggabolehkasitau3345]

TheHuncker Ma thx for that

[@toffysalvador8582]

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[@ruslangogoah9021]

keep the good work up

[@HaroldVictor1911]

Hi Diy experiments when you update [78] flyback / Electric arc. I relly need Schema of this

[@richardprutz6458]

Cool - I will try this

[@apollojuarez5150]

does this work on acoustic bass?

[@mesenoth_]

yes, since the strings are also metallic

[@delaneyraperpetua5010]

how to build that pleace tell me i want to mine

[@EOLAND99]

your channel is awesome. More videos please :)

[@MK73DS]

Very nice :)

[@Nightception]

next video you can make your own ferrari homemade

[@azellebbelleza]

step by step video please. ?

[@ethylead]

owww! the city!

[@topglobal6kagura27]

Damn shit that sound amazing

[@javierCi]

Wooooow great idea!!

[@shambhaviyamgar6811]

You are genius

[@mannysinghsingercomposer3]

man u r genius

[@anirbanmondal3759]

nice👏

[@skorgged]

Damn you good

[@adventurato7609]

Wow ! Je savais pas que vous aviez une chaine en anglais aussi ^^

[@kobgt]

Incroyable experience!!

[@DIYExperiments]

Yes it's us and please look at our first video before to report this one, it's our videos translated by us ^^

[@kobgt]

@@DIYExperiments yeah i know, as I use to follow the other one previously. Hahaa, keep it up guys!!

[@marcoagas4142]

You can just buy an Magnetic Soundhole PIckup! It should look like Bronze/ Brass :) and set your gain close to the max.

[@RedgehogSound]

Avec un accent pareil c'est sur que t'es francais toi non? :')

[@arsoin8779]

Hahaha je me disais exactement la même chose !

[@amandhimaan2687]

wowwww😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✌👌👌👌👌👌

[@thedarkside5173]

why audacity is in french?

[@DIYExperiments]

+The Dark Side : Don't you have any idea ?

[@thedarkside5173]

+DIY Experiments you're a french guy?

[@gakhappy]

wow

[@amar26d]

coool!!!

[@acousticwithsandeep]

You are doing acting 😡

[@DIYExperiments]

Nope