ARP Avatar pickup cable

[Dave]

I also have a Gibson Guitar to Midi converter (made by Shadow).  Their
pickup has two poles for each string so I assume they're humbucking.  I
didn't want to hack it though since I value it's current function.

dave

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Harry Bissell wrote:

> I bought the Avatar pickup (now deceased) when the Avatar reached "given up for
> dead" status... The pickup is extremely low output, and hum is a problem esp. with
> hex fuzz.
> 
> Then I got a 360 systems "slavedriver" w/pickup... much better about 4X the output
> of the Avatar... but still single coil. Built a hex fuzz based on 6 Big Muff PI
> clone boards...
> The hex fuzz was very smooth... not what I expected but very cool.
> 
> The Roland Pickup is about $200... too rich for me...  Roland is the patent holder
> on hex humbuckers... YOU NEED ONE to make a guitar synth work... that's why they
> are about the only one...
> 
> Except G-VOX who patented a "guitar to computer" interface... It is NOT a musical
> instrument so it skirts the Roland patent.  The G-VOX is a about $100 for the
> whole shebang... throw away everything else and keep the pickup... I got mine for
> $50.
> 
> Hex fuzz will soon rise from the dead (back of my closet...)
> 
> :^) Harry