Programmable pickup director switching system and method of use
First Claim
1. A programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument comprising:
- a plurality of pickup coils;
a pickup director control board communicatively interconnected to the plurality of pickup coils;
a push/pull potentiometer structured and arranged to activate different combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils;
a main multi-position switch having m positions;
a bank select switch having n positions; and
a switching matrix configured to switch one or more of the plurality of pickup coils into a signal path based on a position of at least one of the main multi-position switch, the bank select switch and the push/pull potentiometer,wherein the push/pull potentiometer is a scalable potentiometer, which is re-configurable to alter a total number of selectable different combinations of the one or more of plurality of pickup coils.
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Abstract
A programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument having a plurality of pickup coils and a pickup director control board communicatively interconnected to the plurality of pickup coils. The system also includes a push/pull potentiometer structured and arranged to activate different combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils, a main multi-position switch having m positions, and a bank select switch having n positions. Additionally, the system includes a switching matrix configured to switch one or more of the plurality of pickup coils into a signal path based on a position of at least one of the main multi-position switch, the bank select switch and the push/pull potentiometer.
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33 Claims
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1. A programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument comprising:
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a plurality of pickup coils; a pickup director control board communicatively interconnected to the plurality of pickup coils; a push/pull potentiometer structured and arranged to activate different combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils; a main multi-position switch having m positions; a bank select switch having n positions; and a switching matrix configured to switch one or more of the plurality of pickup coils into a signal path based on a position of at least one of the main multi-position switch, the bank select switch and the push/pull potentiometer, wherein the push/pull potentiometer is a scalable potentiometer, which is re-configurable to alter a total number of selectable different combinations of the one or more of plurality of pickup coils. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument comprising a plurality of pickup coils, the switching system comprising:
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a pickup director control board structured and arranged for communicative interconnection to the plurality of pickup coils; a push/pull potentiometer structured and arranged to activate different combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils; a main multi-position switch having m positions; a bank select switch having n positions; and a switching matrix configured to switch one or more of the plurality of pickup coils into a signal path based on a position of at least one of the main multi-position switch and the bank select switch or a position of the push/pull potentiometer, wherein the push/pull potentiometer is a scalable potentiometer, which is reconfigurable to alter a total number of selectable different combinations of the one or more of plurality of pickup coils.
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23. A method of using a programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument having a plurality of pickup coils, the method comprising:
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moving a push/pull potentiometer axially from a second position to a first position to active a pickup configuration selection mode of the switching system; rotating the push/pull potentiometer to activate a selected pickup configuration amongst a plurality of different pickup configurations comprising selections or combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils; and moving the push/pull potentiometer axially from the first position to the second position to active a pickup configuration storing mode of the switching system, wherein the selected pickup configuration is stored in a particular memory bank location of a memory device, wherein the push/pull potentiometer is a scalable potentiometer, which is reconfigurable to alter a total number of selectable different combinations of the one or more of the plurality of pickup coils. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A programmable pickup director switching system, comprising:
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a plurality of pickup coils; a pickup director control board communicatively interconnected to the plurality of pickup coils; a re-configurable or scalable actuator structured and arranged to activate different configurations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils; a main multi-position switch having m positions; a bank select switch having n positions; and a switching device configured to switch one or more of the plurality of pickup coils into a signal path based on a position of at least one of the main multi-position switch, the bank select switch and the actuator, wherein the re-configurable or scalable actuator is re-configurable to alter a total number of selectable different configurations of the one or more of the plurality of pickup coils. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of using a programmable pickup director switching system for a musical instrument having a plurality of pickup coils, the method comprising:
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activating a pickup configuration selection mode of the switching system; activating a selected pickup configuration amongst a plurality of different pickup configurations comprising selections or combinations of one or more of the plurality of pickup coils using a re-configurable or scalable actuator; and activating a pickup configuration storing mode of the switching system, wherein the selected pickup configuration is stored in a particular memory bank location of a memory device wherein the re-configurable or scalable actuator is re-configurable to alter a total number of selectable different configurations of the one or more of the plurality of pickup coils. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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