Pickup
Assemblies,
the best of all worlds.
Transform your guitar, with 8 screws, and 2 wires.
For the world’s most popular guitar.
Transform your guitar, with 8 screws, and 2 wires.
For the world’s most popular guitar.
Ozone Guitars - Products
Pickup
Assemblies are
the heart of a guitar's sound. They are the easiest way to
transform your guitar. Pickups and other components
are
assembled on the pickguard and wired, a balanced system, for easy
installation with 8 screws and 2 wires.
These assemblies have 3 pickup voicings. Tapped coils have been around forever in general electrical use. When I was repairing guitars in the 70’s, I was constantly asked to rewind pickups hotter. But some people wanted to also keep the bright sound. So when I started building pickup assemblies, the pickups were all tapped. 3 switches, off in the middle, bright one way, hot the other. This worked well, but I often felt only 2 taps were a compromise.
Now I have evolved this to an even more versatile and simpler to use system. There are 3 taps, and a simpler way to use them. Why 3 taps? I think of it like this: The middle tap is “just right”. I set the amp for this. And, as we all know, there are always times in music for “more”, and “less”. On a switch. Changes the whole texture and tone. Polepieces are large diameter steel, magnets are ceramic. Pickups have covers. The controls are mounted on a grounding plate under the pickguard, a self-contained subassembly. There is an extra wire for the bridge ground, no soldering to the back of pots. All small components are hand wired on an eyelet board with a ground plane.
The first of the 4 switches is a 3-position tap switch, works on all 3 pickups. The other 3 switches are on-off for each pickup. Simpler to use and far more versatile. The lead pickup is wound hotter for balance. The volume and tone controls are modified for even tone and taper, and a bit of boost when all the way up. The tone control affects a narrower band, that is different on all 3 taps. Gives a good midrange, without hunting for a spot. Does all commonly used sounds, and it’s own voice.
These assemblies have 3 pickup voicings. Tapped coils have been around forever in general electrical use. When I was repairing guitars in the 70’s, I was constantly asked to rewind pickups hotter. But some people wanted to also keep the bright sound. So when I started building pickup assemblies, the pickups were all tapped. 3 switches, off in the middle, bright one way, hot the other. This worked well, but I often felt only 2 taps were a compromise.
Now I have evolved this to an even more versatile and simpler to use system. There are 3 taps, and a simpler way to use them. Why 3 taps? I think of it like this: The middle tap is “just right”. I set the amp for this. And, as we all know, there are always times in music for “more”, and “less”. On a switch. Changes the whole texture and tone. Polepieces are large diameter steel, magnets are ceramic. Pickups have covers. The controls are mounted on a grounding plate under the pickguard, a self-contained subassembly. There is an extra wire for the bridge ground, no soldering to the back of pots. All small components are hand wired on an eyelet board with a ground plane.
The first of the 4 switches is a 3-position tap switch, works on all 3 pickups. The other 3 switches are on-off for each pickup. Simpler to use and far more versatile. The lead pickup is wound hotter for balance. The volume and tone controls are modified for even tone and taper, and a bit of boost when all the way up. The tone control affects a narrower band, that is different on all 3 taps. Gives a good midrange, without hunting for a spot. Does all commonly used sounds, and it’s own voice.
Do it all with one guitar.
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