What's Inside Lipstick Pickups? | Too Afraid To Ask

What is inside a Lipstick Pickup? In fact, what's the deal with such an unusual name?
While visiting Thomann for TGU19 I got the chance to pickup a Danelectro guitar and with the help of Ryan from 60 Cycle Hum we were able to discover what lies beneath those shiny covers...
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[@ScienceofLoud]

What is inside a Lipstick Pickup? In fact, what's the deal with such an unusual name? While visiting Thomann for TGU19 I got the chance to pickup a Danelectro guitar and with the help of Ryan from 60 Cycle Hum we were able to discover what lies beneath those shiny covers... With thanks to: 60 Cycle Hum - kzbin.info Danelectro - danelectro.com/ Thomann - www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=367 Guitar: Danelectro '59M NOS+ - www.thomann.de/gb/danelectro_de_59m_nos_bcbb.htm?offid=1&affid=367 Wind your own pickups - www.nebulabelgium.com?aff=2 #lipstickpickup #danelectro #60cyclehum More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: www.patreon.com/csguitars Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - [e-mail] Affiliate Links: Thomann - www.thomann.de/gb/index.html?offid=1&affid=367 Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/2mGGg CSGuitars uses: LEWITT Microphones - www.lewitt-audio.com/ Hoffnine Cabinets - www.hoffnine.co.uk/ Hosa Cables - hosatech.com/ Dragon's Heart Guitar Picks - www.dragonsheartguitarpicks.com/ Title graphics and logo by: www.studiosmithdesign.co.uk/ Join the discussion at: Facebook - facebook.com/csguitars Instagram - instagram.com/csguitars/ Twitter -twitter.com/CSG_Scotland Music available at: Amazon: amzn.to/2HUdXgV iTunes: apple.co/2JvpCjp Google Play: bit.ly/2KgSzkl Or stream on Spotify: spoti.fi/2HuYPTP

[@guitarrilho502]

What about the lipstick humbuckers?

[@ScienceofLoud]

Lipstick humbuckers are just two of these wired together as a humbucker.

[@jacktowers7533]

CSGuitars Fantastic Video Colin, I encourage you to look into the mysterious Beast that is the Lipstick Humbucker in your own time. They’re something else entirely to any other pickups I’ve ever used

[@DMSProduktions]

@MrNick2D Top or BOTTOM? ;oP

[@DMSProduktions]

@ScottME50 NOT really a 'fad'!

[@Jake_Sachs]

WILD PETE THORN APPEARED! I noticed him in the background and was hoping he'd be acknowledged somehow. I was not disappointed.

[@MikMech]

12:13 And Pixxy Lixx ( Steve from Boston)

[@tylerreed610]

My girlfriend has the same kind of pickup. She keeps it in her drawers tho Idk why

[@DMSProduktions]

ARE you sure you're STRAIGHT, if you don't know what it is?

[@tylerreed610]

@@DMSProduktions congratulations, that's the joke.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@tylerreed610 Ah! But you CAN'T blame me, you know many clueless snow flakes are allowed to use the internet?

[@tylerreed610]

@@DMSProduktions I mean the last guy got the joke

[@DMSProduktions]

@@tylerreed610 Oh, I got a DIFFERENT joke. Sorry!

[@yardbirds89]

Its weird to think , the DC59 nos+ is a newer run ( a couple of years old ) but the pickups are already 20 years old ( hence the NOS), They are from a lost order of pickups from '99 ... and i love that the middle position puts the pickups in series instead of parallel.

[@robinleebraun7739]

Leo Fender is often described as a genius for his designs of Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars. But much of his real genius was designing and producing guitars that didn’t have to be made by luthiers with years of experience mostly by hand one at a time. Bolt-on necks, straight headstocks with string trees to get a break angle, adjustable bridge and saddle for correct intonation, pickups designed for the instrument, and inexpensive wood types rather than high end tone woods like rosewood, Brazilian mahogany, ebony and Sitka Spruce. Fenders were made mostly from ash, alder, and maple, inexpensive and easily sourced. Nathan Daniel was also a genius for taking Leo’s direction and making even more inexpensive electric guitars with a unique tone of their own. He proved that they didn’t even need to be made of wood. They could be made from composite and even plastic with pickups stuffed into a real lipstick case. Genius.

[@TheMusicalMedic]

I love the sound of a good lipstick for metal. I was originally turned onto lipsticks with distortion by 3 Days Grace using a danelectro baritone for their music.

[@colinedmunds2238]

They do very interesting things with heavier gain settings. In a guitar with mismatched pickups you can go from High gain to mid level OD when switching from a HB to a lipstick

[@veerchasm1]

08:08 “HELLO DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND...” 🎶😢😆

[@neodrumz]

dude check out Collin's face at 8:11 just right after the laugh! LMAO!

[@3345646]

The lipstick pickups and the danelectro 12 string are a perfect match. Now I know why.

[@seafoodsalad3356]

Ryan’s laugh is like a supervillain - I love it

[@ragingchimera8021]

I had a plastic Snoopy guitar when I was a kid sounded a bit like that, just saying.... I loved that guitar man.

[@JStrange13]

I like Danelectros, to my surprise. I bought one used just to "have something different", and I dig the sound now. But its not for everyone. I actually think it's more of a 'feel' thing. They just feel good. (To me)

[@ahobimo732]

Interesting. This is a very different kind of electric guitar sound. It's not at all unpleasant, which is surprising given how crude the construction is.

[@paracore4313]

I'm pretty sure page used em on Kashmir

[@JTSunriseMusic]

They look cool

[@danieltrickey9285]

The neck pickup on a tele is called a lipstick pup, are they the same?

[@Mephisto698]

What’s the difference between the front of the amp and the fx loop?

[@LarryMar]

A single coil asked a humbucker "Know any good pickup lines? I just met a quacky lipstick."

[@Transcendentalx]

is this a CROSSOVER EPISODE???

[@jayharris7673]

Conversely... do there exist any non-lipstick pickups which fit in a standard Danelectro pickup slot? I do dig the lipstick sound but I'm looking for a higher output device for my Danelectro.

[@herbalbert]

it's not just filled with lipstick?

[@erlikquadros5873]

I've heard that rockabelly is a very popular genre in the middle east!

[@charlesmoore1307]

Rock-a-billy. Like hill-billy .

[@thesquarerootofnegativei6225]

@@charlesmoore1307 Not when Colin says it. I think this is intended to be a joke which depends on Colin's accent and the existence of "belly dancing".

[@dividing0]

Sort of relating to this: Is a Tele neck pickup just a covered conventional single coil or is there a structural difference? In other words: How does a Tele neck pickup differ from a Strat one?

[@pulpero666]

Love my Danelectro 59 ❤ #TATA if I got two amps, same wattage, same speakers, running together daisy chained, stereo or a/b. It duplicates volumes? Or just sound wider? Sorry for my english 🙏

[@ChrisCaccamiseMusic]

Nacho Altamirano The short answer: It would mostly just sound wider. In order to make a sound that is perceived as twice as loud as the original sound, you would need ten times that amount. Ten amps will sound twice as loud as one, and one hundred amps will sound twice as loud as ten (assuming that they are all set to the same volume, of course).

[@pulpero666]

Thank you, i know the logarithmic thing about volume, but in this case its two amps parallel. I feel its louder but i need a physicall answer 😁

[@joselusensei]

TATA: Why do we need preamps instead of just having the original tone of the amp?

[@NeuronalAxon]

Noise and different impedences, I'd guess.

[@josephtlaforce9853]

What's this song? 7:27

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

I actually keep lipstick in my lipstick pickups, you never know when you need to reapply on stage with your NY Dolls cover band.

[@TheSimonarne]

reaplying lipstick while tongue solo no downtime

[@yardbirds89]

this made me laugh.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@yardbirds89 He WASN'T joking!

[@DMSProduktions]

Just DON'T call your lover boy Trash!

[@ctoacu6188]

REPLACING MY FRIENDS LIPSTICK PICKUPS WITH ACTUAL LIPSTICK (NOT CLICKBAIT!!)

[@trollystudios243]

Too afraid to ask: why do metal guitarists have a habit of scooping the mids?

[@tlw4237]

Makes a heavily distorted sound less harsh by reducing harmonics the distortion would otherwise make a screaming noise with no definition. Also reduces the frequency build-up in the mids without which the guitar would be the only thing you’d hear.

[@ansgarlorenz]

Part of the reason: it leaves sonic room for the vocals or for lead guitar. Kerry King does the opposite (frowny face on a graphic eq). So it depends on the band dynamics as well as a stylistic thing.

[@benakanecrophile2878]

@@tlw4237 yeah it makes a bit less feedback and it also makes lower frequencies more prominent for the "chug" parts of songs

[@tlw4237]

​@@benakanecrophile2878 But if overdone it stops the guitar sounding like a guitar any more. Or it makes all kinds of guitar sound very much the same, the biggest difference between an overdriving Tele and SG/Les Paul is mostly in the mids. Which is fine if that’s the effect you want.

[@kerosene6680]

FOOKING SLAYERR🤘

[@dionr1168]

But how do these sound through Peavey 6505s, Mesa Boogie Duals, and any version of the 5150?

[@davidhollowelljr949]

The REAL question!

[@liamtahaney713]

I'll save you the trouble. Bad.

[@TriodesPs111]

i dont know about those amps but i play everything from super oldschool rock and roll to modern djent metal with a danelectro 56 baritone and the lipstick pickups have givin some of the best tones for all the stuff i play. for anyone in doubt, heres a vid to prove they sound great for heavier stuff, kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaqrlYt5jsaoo80 i seriously love these guitars. the guy in the vid says the 56 bari is good for low G or even F tuning, but i personally love it in drop A

[@propyro85]

Or better yet, can you dial in a 'SLAYERRRRR!' sound with a Metal Zone (or 7)?

[@megan_alnico]

@@TriodesPs111 The baritone part is important. What most people don't understand is that when adding lots of distortion the low-end needs to be mitigated somehow in order to keep your tone from becoming muddy. A bright, low output pickup in a guitar like this is one way to handle it. Some people boost the treble, but this works too. I've played danelectros and baritone Jazzmasters that both bear this out. It's not conventional or "better" but it works.

[@kylewarfel9270]

I have a Danelectro 56 tuned to C standard and I use it for sludge metal. Lipstick pickups sound great with high gain amps and/or fuzz.

[@stuartchapman5171]

I was wondering, I know Oliver Ackernan uses them in his Frankencasters. Only because he found a load cheap on ebay. He does gnarly guitar, I was wondering if the hsngke gets rough enough.

[@dariusvanriemsdijk2778]

I love how happy Ryan gets when he can talk about underrated gear. And what a fun surprise to see him pop up in one of your videos :) I would love it if you guys teamed up more often!

[@Giitzerland]

Dude's got an infectious laugh! I love being around people like that once in a while.

[@PooNinja]

Walk Don't Run was the first song I ever learned on the Guitar :) 12:15 pixie licks was stalking you :O

[@michaelcraig9449]

Walk Dont Run is still an awesome song! Those great classic will always sound great and live forever!

[@mypal1990]

Well I'm disappointed there's no actual lipstick on those pickups.

[@DMSProduktions]

CHECK your dog!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@UmVtCg The dog would LOVE that!

[@joannaev8602]

There's wax, close enough

[@supermasterfighter]

There’s wax in it though, you could still wax your lips with it.

[@nehemiahzo_]

DMSProduktions why are you stupid

[@RedCarRecords]

His face went from happy to sad real quick at 8:09

[@strang3l0v3]

A neat fact is that lipstick pickups are quite similar to Burns Tri-Sonics, like the ones Brian May used in his Red Special. They're constructed more or less identical, only the Burns pickups are obviously in a different type of enclosure. You can also buy Strat pickup sized Tri-Sonics from Burns nowadays if you're interested in comparing the two.

[@joseislanio8910]

Also they use different gauges of wire, being 44awg for the burns and 42 for the lipstick pickups.

[@multi.instrumentalist]

I use a danelectro. I enjoy playing rock. You should test these pickups beyond their normal genres, or you won’t really know what they’re capable of.

[@joeltowle2737]

Jimmy Page used a Danelectro on Kashmir!

[@AJbassist]

lipstick and goldfoil pick dont get enough spot like , cant u do vid on gold foils?

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Or Trisonics. Legitimately the best single coils I have ever used.

[@AJbassist]

Casanova Funkenstein yes plus ^ totally forgot about those

[@rainbowslushy223]

gold foils?

[@MtnLiner]

Spot like?

[@duffman18]

@@rainbowslushy223 gold foil pickups were a type of cheap guitar pickup Japanese companies used in the 60s. But like Danelectro and lipstick pickups, these days gold fouls are highly sought out and well regarded. And many companies have started making NEW gold foil style pickups, in all sorts of shapes and sizes (so like you can get humbucker size or fender single coil size or p90 size etc) They sound different to anything else I've ever heard. They've got a very rich complex tone. Ry Cooder is famous for using them for his slide guitar playing. I'm planning to get a cheap good tele and put gold foils into it. They just sound so cool. It's hard to explain the sound really, so just go search for KZbin videos on them

[@ExplicableCashew]

The nonchalance of Pete Thorn sneaking up from behind lmao. What a cool bunch and what a cool event. It's like VidCon, only good.

[@marmonquimby9311]

I love these TATA segments. I have learned a great deal that I did not know. Cheers from Austin Tx and keep up the good work! Drink some Ardbeg for me. :D

[@fanofhands]

I think a useful one would be to explain the difference between p90s and jazzmaster pickups.

[@drewjohnson4794]

When using zero effects or pedals nothing beats the tone of a single lipstick pickup plugged directly into the Fender or Marshall amp. They kinda create their own reverb. I've got an all original 1960 dolphin nose Silvertone U-1 and it's the best sounding guitar I've ever heard when using zero effects. Direct is the way to go with these beauties.

[@wormpheus24]

Danelectro/silvertone guitars are actually made of masonite

[@dru9918]

what the hell is masonite this is new information

[@Roikat]

@@dru9918 A composite wood substitute in sheet form that was popular as a cheap building material in the 50s and 60s - the typical suburban dad would hang his tools from nails backed by a sheet of dark brown masonite in the garage when I was a kid

[@Alex_Mitchell]

@@dru9918 Frequently used as kitchen counter tops right into the 70's.

[@charlie-obrien]

@@dru9918 Masonite is very rigid and very light, but because of it's composite construction still allows for resonance. Pair that with the tone that lipstick pick ups produce and you have the unique and identifiable Danoelectric sound. As one other commented; "Good enough for Jimmy Page, good enough for me..."

[@marcussoleil3733]

@@dru9918 Masonite is the wood used for skateboard ramps.

[@GunsNRoosendael]

I wonder how they sound out of phase, ear splitting bright?

[@WibblyWobblyBob]

Only dogs can hear them out of phase

[@kylewarfel9270]

I put a phase switch on my danelectro and I love it. Gives you a cocked wah sound.

[@michaelcraig9449]

@@kylewarfel9270 Cockybomb!

[@GunsNRoosendael]

nice!

[@loneryouth]

@@WibblyWobblyBob sometimes i just love the youtube comment section :'D

[@MrEhf111]

I very recently came across your channel and enjoy it very much. The gear reviews are great ... but lots of channels do that. I enjoy it because you have a much better than average grasp on the actual technology. Presentation style is great too ... the tech is presented in a way that doesn't seem boring and fundamental to a tech person (like me, I'm an engineer) but at the same time is not too complex for non-techies to grasp. Last, you deliver the information in a way that clearly indicates that you know exactly what your talking about. So, you either have formal engineering training or worked as a guitar tech ... either way ... love the channel, keep up the good work.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

Sounds like Spaghetti Western soundtrack to me. Also, Pulp Fiction. You know, Tito & Tarantula. With a hint of Ren & Stimpy. Love it.

[@mcswordfish]

Reverb did a really cool video on the sound of Spaghetti Western sounds and did compare it with surf music. The biggest difference was the rhythm of the music - spaghetti westerns had a more gallopy pace (ala Maiden's The Trooper) whereas surf's was more one-TWO-AND-three-FOUR.

[@mcswordfish]

Found the video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2m3Z2dugLGZfrM

[@DMSProduktions]

Well DUHH! What guitars did you think they used to record the sound tracks?

[@kellyjackson7889]

Steen-kee!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@kellyjackson7889 Pu!

[@rchlclr]

Question: Why are some strings on a guitar wound and others aren't? Why do you need winding on thicker strings, and not on thinner strings?

[@deangullberry5148]

Answering from the perspective of someone who works with metals: Wrapping a thinner core wire allows the string to stay flexible, and maintain resonance. Even an aluminum (very soft) wire the size of a low E string is extremely stiff.

[@773Spair]

To put it another way: plain strings (non-wound) are very stiff when one is too thick for a given scale length (the length of the string from the bridge to the nut). If a plain string is too thick, it will sound for a pretty short time without being picked again. I think many would agree the tone isn't very desirable. A wound string is like a plain string with a thinner string wound around it. A wound string is more flexible, will sustain (sound out) for longer, and has a more desirable tone than a plain string which is too thick. Higher tunings require thinner strings, and a wound string, or any other kind of string, becomes too frail to be depended on if it's too thin, which is why the highest-pitched strings are plain, rather than wound. A .024"/.61 mm plain string tuned to Db over a 25.5"/65 cm scale length would quickly become silent and wouldn't sound too good, but if you used a wound string (which is a little thicker), it would sound out for longer and sound better. A wound .017"/.432 mm string tuned to Ab would be too fragile to be considered reliable, but a plain string (which is a little thinner) would likely not break.

[@zachstrawbridge8641]

That bit where him and Ryan are laughing as the camera cuts to them at 4:43 is so staged lmao

[@neodrumz]

dude check out their laugh starting at 8:09 and then watch Collin's face at 8:11! LMAO!

[@olivierjsp]

@CSGuitars Too Afraid To Ask ? How measure mA for each line output on Pedal block multiline alimentation ?

[@olivierjsp]

@@Ndlanding thx ! ;)

[@silverpairaducks]

Make an custom meter lead out of old cable.

[@hemogoblin3076]

So what happens if you put a normal bobbin(?) into the lipstick housing?

[@MFKR696]

I'm of the opinion that lipsticks are some of the sweetest sounding neck pickups in existence.

[@GunsNBudder]

Another fun fact about Dano's: the bodies were made from formica sourced from a countertop factory in the neighborhood and bound with vinyl tape. Everyone should own one, just in case.

[@joe19912]

I really want one, but it's hard to justify the price when you know it's plywood and very cheaply made pickups.

[@jeremybaker195]

Danelectros are made from Masonite a press board made from boiled wood composite not plastic. They also have a wood frame inside and are hollow not filled with foam, Some Supro and National guitars were made with fiberglass. Nice lick on the Dano Colin,

[@mr.nobody68]

Lepsteck Tchyoube Peckup 🤣🤣 They need more warmth and bottom end. Just a touch. I was happy to see you flip that toggle switch and get a better sound. Definitely something to keep in mind for those times when a quirkier sound is required But, can they metal? 🤔 Until nayxt time, keep et lowd. And I'll see you laytair. ✌️

[@asdf9890]

I always wondered what was up with these, nice short explanation. Ryan's laugh is contagious. That guy laughs, everyone in the room does too without even knowing why. You can tell that guy loves what he does. Also, Pete showed up and didn't do anything but show up. Awesome video as always, Colin.

[@njt002]

This guy talks different. Obviously from Chicago.

[@davidbuzzin426]

👍🇬🇧🇺🇲❤JIMMY PAGE & MYSELF.....PLAYED THE HELL OUTTA THE DL🎸

[@markhammer643]

The original Gibson Melody Maker single-coil pickups (that look like Fender Mustang pickups from the outside), are very similar to the insides of a Lipstick. Certainly more turns on the coil and plastic, rather than metal, cover (hence a different tone) but they also use a coil wound directly around an alnico bar magnet. The same is true of the two coils in a Firebird pickup. Where many "dual-rail" type humbuckers, have a ferromagnetic blade in the centre of each coil, magnetically coupled by a bar magnet between them, the Firebird pickup is two discrete single-coils, each similar to the Lipstick and Melody-Maker pickups. It would not surprise me if the MM pickups simply used individual coils prepared for the Firebird, but I will leave confirmation of that to the historians and pickup savants. Note that the Gibson mini-humbucker is not JUST cosmetically distinct from the Firebird pickups, but employs the same sort of dual-ferromagnetic "poles", coupled by a central bar magnet that the full-sized humbuckers use. Finally, Danelectro guitars historically used a *wooden* core, and not plastic, as Colin suggested in passing. Remember that these were first and foremost BUDGET guitars. The use of "garbage" wood (poplar - rarely, if ever, used for instruments) for the unseen core, and masonite/pressboard for the tops and backs, made materials costs low, required little selection of wood for things like grain or machinability, and fabrication was simple and cheap. Moulding a plastic core in the 1950s would have put these guitars out of the economic reach of most players. The plastic tape that surrounds the sides around the entire body might *suggest* the middle is plastic, but it IS wood, just in case there was any misunderstanding.

[@goth_ihop]

TATA on Gold Foil pickups? What makes them so clear?

[@megan_alnico]

Traditional ones used a side mounted rubber magnet and a very flat design which was very unique for its time. It also had a big metal plate on the back kinda like a Tele pickup. I'd love to here Colins take though. There were a bunch of different people making them on their hay day. Edit: oh and less winds then other single coils.

[@shucksful]

Would of been nice to hear the lipstick pickup with heavy distortion...But still a great video, and great channel! Peace.

[@colinedmunds2238]

I’ve got a couple guitars with lipsticks contrasted against other pickups. Lipstick crossed with P90 is a fascinating combination

[@nonya8311]

Another TATA why are some pickups angled? And does the angled pickup do anything different?

[@erickt1974]

The middle position in danelectro's are wired to sound like a humbucker. Also they're not plastic as stated in the video

[@mickavoidant4780]

Has anyone rewound one lipstick to make a humbucker out of two? How would that sound?

[@inaband428]

can you flip the magnet to make a humbucker when used with a 2nd pickup?

[@patricksclarke]

SRV had three lipsticks in his white 'Charley' strat. He still got his sound without it being surf or glassy. Shows the range of these pickups. I like them.

[@bb.6969]

now i know they have a solid straigt magnet i'm gonna go stick it in a bass

[@robcerasuolo9207]

Let us know how that works.

[@hpoz222]

So these are different from the Tele neck pickup design? Are those just a conventional single coil with a metal cover?

[@silverpairaducks]

Never do your pickups in the car

[@markpell8979]

I knew an excellent player from Dallas/Ft. Worth named Mark Merritt who received a Danelectro for his birthday about 20yrs ago and played it all afternoon with his mates in a nonstop recording session. They were kind of a blues rock/ "Texabilly" project, gigged occasionally, very good and compatible group of musicians. Mark seemed to be entranced by that guitar and forgot all about the dozens of folks who'd gathered at Earl Musick's studio that day from miles around for his birthday celebration. First time I'd seen or heard a 'Danny' live. Waaay cool sounding but really funky looking, like a cross between a surfboard and a kitchen appliance. Strikes me that the standard neck pup on a Tele looks a lot like a lipstick. Any thoughts on that?

[@AlienFrequency]

They look more like vibrators than lipstick tubes to me.

[@NedJeffery]

"hahaha yeah so true... So tell me about lipstick Pickups" 🤨 seriously?

[@patricksommer3971]

So they're just shiney crispy chimey chromy jangly weak-output surfy glass-tinging twangy glittery high charakter lipsticks. OK

[@andrerock6754]

Excellent video, Colin, very informative. Ryan's presence and Pete saying hello, very cool! Ta!

[@rudiger1337]

I was hoping you would play some of your style of music to hear how different they are to humbuckers.

[@joaoarielbf]

watch jimmy page using this kind of guitar, if you put fuzz and distortion it can get really nice

[@Al_Raune113]

Joe Gore, or Tonefiend on youtube, has a bunch of videos about lipstick pickups in wood guitars where he shows how they can do much more than surf rock.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

What are soapbar bass pickups? Single, humbucker, something else? What are they hiding under that plastic.

[@GuyNamedSean]

I always thought soapbars were P90s.

[@maldpotato497]

But does it djent? Does it shred? Does it play glam metal?

[@juanseena476]

Lepstek Peckup!!

[@NacekO]

If it's good enough for Tom Morello, it's good enough for me :D

[@cycadaacolyte6349]

While Fender became the iconic guitar for Surf, Danelectros & Silvertones were where most players started. Even Jimi Hendrix got his start on a Danelectro and players like Link Wray can be seen and heard playing them on early albums.

[@BeTheAeroplane]

How long were you waiting to make that tubular pun? 10/10.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

While the music was shit, it was nonetheless interesting.

[@DerekPaulGuitar]

Well who knew! great vid as usual Colin, cheers dude

[@FalloutUrMum]

Seems like a good pickup for a banjo

[@justthebeginning1448]

So lipstick pickups suck, got it🤣

[@Elmorage69]

Yeah unless you’re playing surf rock, which lets be honest, nobody really plays that, a lot of metal today have a sort of surf rock influence, but then again id still rather use a single or a hum, cause with effects you can still get this sound lol,

[@RobCrawford23]

Should so Toasters next even though Rickenbacker don't put toast in them. If lipsticks are good enough for Syd Barrett and Jimmy Page then they're good enough for me

[@TheVirginianRambler]

Love the video. Especially when at 10:00 I noticed a Pete thorn casually strolling through

[@barefootbeardedwizardry]

Actually liked the sound of the “neck” pup when you were playing... kinda more of a middle position, which makes me think, like Ryan was saying, add one in to a strat say in the middle keeping a traditional single coil at the neck & Humbucker at bridge could give some really cool tones.

[@scotcherton]

CSG, Is this you in the background? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKHdYalpqcpsqtE

[@ScienceofLoud]

Absolutely is, good spot.

[@xneurianx]

Ryan’s been spending a lot of time with Brits recently. He’s losing his accent a bit. Sounds more and more like 50 cycle hum every day.

[@60CycleHumcast]

by the end of tgu19 i was saying all kinds of stuff funny.

[@christophergregory1205]

Best clean tone I ever got, was through some 60s Fender combo and a Silvertone guitar from the 60s with lipstick pickups. XD

[@SaintFredrocks]

Dude, you could have played Kashmir by Zep on that bad boy in DADGAD.

[@rzeka]

SaintFredrocks Everyone who demos a danelectro does tho

[@bipbipletucha]

I'll Dad your gad

[@sassycat]

Can't, copyright claim.

[@digitalranger4259]

Thank you so much! I've always wondered what was in one of those, but never had a guitar with one. I think I'll put a lipstick pickup in the neck of my next Strat!

[@Voxtender]

Great episode. Always wondered about these pickups. Thanks!

[@saedt]

Honestly that guitar sounds beautiful, I love how thin it sounds

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

Pls do a video on *PIEZO PICKUPS*

[@megan_alnico]

YES! Also how much of a preamp do I really need if I'm installing one in my guitar? Which type is better the long straight one or the round one? What does installed "under the bridge" mean?

[@daddyosink4413]

I would really like to see a (Fender) single, P90, lipstick, gold foil shoot out..... they are all so similar, but so VASTLY different.

[@daddyosink4413]

@kevin paul halliday thanks!

[@daddyosink4413]

@kevin paul halliday tonefiend with Joe Gore

[@gringogreen4719]

Check out Ry Cooder and his Cooder-casters as a mixup of pickups on one guitar.

[@stephaneguglielmi1018]

Here's my TATA : is it important that the pole on a pickup match with the string, or did the magnetic field work wathever the spacing is ?

[@megan_alnico]

It works but not as well. I've actually removed 4 of the 6 pole pieces from a start style single coil and you still get some sound form all the strings.

[@absurdistcat]

@@megan_alnico Why did you do that?

[@megan_alnico]

@@absurdistcat I was attempting to reproduce those Z style G&L pickups that were introduced on the Comanche. My plan was to use 2 single coils and remove the pole pieces to create a Z shape. It worked, in that I got sound out and that sound was different from just 2 single coil pickups in series, but it wasn't significantly different. I might try again with custom bobbins sometime.

[@thewitchfindergeneral4015]

Tata what is amp breakup?

[@trollystudios243]

Amp breakup is distortion created by driving your amplifier too loud