Submarine pickups

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Submarine pickups

Post by Stephen_42 » Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:51 am

I keep getting this as a sponsored ad on Facebook, so I thought I'd have a look:

https://www.submarinepickup.com/?utm_so ... 0xUa2lee8c

Seems an interesting idea, if a bit gimmicky. £99 (£199 for the 'pro' version) is too much for me to try on a whim, but might be cool for experimenting with behind-the-bridge pickups in a reversible way.
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Re: Submarine pickups

Post by Embenny » Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:22 am

Who could resist slapping extra pickups on their guitar when it allows them to make the harmonious and authentically guitar-sounding tones such as these?
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Re: Submarine pickups

Post by Telliot » Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:51 pm

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Re: Submarine pickups

Post by Larry Mal » Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:58 pm

Yeah, their sound samples are awful. It's like they couldn't think of a good use for their own product.

But it would be cool for behind the bridge sounds, I agree with that. Very expensive.
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Re: Submarine pickups

Post by MechaBulletBill » Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:38 pm

early on you could get the basic one for like £60. i dunno why it's so big tho, they have a smaller one but it's a whole pickup, the flatpup exists. the basic submarine is a great idea imo - a low profile pickup that picks up one or two strings - but it's expensive and not low profile enough imo.
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Re: Submarine pickups

Post by bodhi » Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:12 pm

Just FYI, they're having a 25% flash sale right now that I came across on my Instagram...
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Re: Submarine pickups

Post by benji » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:02 pm

I have one that I got back in 2016. Really cool product IMHO. I was just doing solo songwriting at the time, so I stuck it underneath the low E and A strings, ran it into an OC-3, and from there straight into a bass amp. I got a strong, clear low end signal to accompany my spaced out guitar playing. Much easier solution than installing a P Bass pup in your Strat like Local H did.

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