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Guitar pickup system for selecting from multiple tonalities

  • US 5,311,806 A
  • Filed: 01/15/1993
  • Issued: 05/17/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A guitar pickup system, comprising:

  • a dual coil bridge humbucker pickup;

    an intermediate pickup;

    a dual coil fingerboard humbucker pickup;

    first switch means for selecting a desired pickup configuration and thereby selecting a desired tonality signal, said first switch means including a four pole, five position switch connected to said bridge humbucker pickup, said intermediate pickup and said fingerboard humbucker pickup so that any of a first set of five tonality signals is selected through first and second poles of said first switch means and so that any of a second set of five tonality signals is selected through third and fourth poles of said first switch means; and

    second switch means for connecting to an output of said second switch means either the tonality signal selected through said first and second poles of said first switch means or the tonality signal selected through said third and fourth poles of said first switch means.

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