02-28-2009, 02:24 PM
I'm not sure what the issue is, but an ancient oil filled bumble bee 400 volt capacitor that would not pass muster at 12 volts DC may do just fine in a guitar pickup, unless it is dead shorted which is unlikely. Frankly I think the answer would be to send phantom power through the cable, and have the entire signal amplified on the guitar body, then take care of everything else downstream with an equalizer. Mind you I am just in the theory stage, and I haven't opened the switch cavity of my Gibson ES in 40 years. Don't know what's in there, but it still plays nicely. Wish my hands worked as they once did. Then I thought more about it and ...
Is there a reason why we still need cords on guitars? Seems like we don't in microphones. Could we not just have a FM transmitter in the cavity where the output jack is, powered by a couple of tiny batteries, and not even change the physical appearance of our vintage axes? And we could also make the changes completely reversable to stock. I realize this is off subject for Philco Radios, perhaps we should start a new thread on musical instruments. Does anyone else have a Hammond Organ? I have a C3, and love to doodle around with it a few times a week.
Is there a reason why we still need cords on guitars? Seems like we don't in microphones. Could we not just have a FM transmitter in the cavity where the output jack is, powered by a couple of tiny batteries, and not even change the physical appearance of our vintage axes? And we could also make the changes completely reversable to stock. I realize this is off subject for Philco Radios, perhaps we should start a new thread on musical instruments. Does anyone else have a Hammond Organ? I have a C3, and love to doodle around with it a few times a week.
