The effect of pickup position on overtones

I was having trouble visualizing the effect of pickup position on overtones, so I threw together this SynthEdit patch to help me understand precisely what happens as you position a pickup closer or further from the bridge.

[@brucecaldwell6701]

This was interesting & informative. I don't know if the physics involved tie in with pinch harmonics, but it made me think about them & made me wonder why it's easier for me to get them by using the finger-nail on my index finger, which I leave long, instead of a pick. Anyway, thanks for your effort covering this topic & sharing it with us.

[@Thoracius]

I think the physics of pinch harmonics is that you're dampening any odd harmonic including the fundamental while allowing the others to ring because they are at a zero crossing at that position anyway. So you would expect that if you did a pinch harmonic right above the pickup even though you'd hear it acoustically you wouldn't hear it through that pickup.