Guitar Electronics #
Electronics exerts greatest influence on the overall sound of a solid-body electric guitar.
buildyourguitar.com – The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups by Lemme – "If you know the resonant frequency and height of the resonant peak, you know about 90 percent of a pickup’s transfer characteristics. Some other effects cannot be described using this model, but their influence is less important".
Frequency response of a magnetic pickup may look like this 
| Sound group | Resonant frequency | Resonant peak | Example Pickup |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | 3 – 6kHz | high peak | Fender single coils |
| powerful | 2 – 3kHz | medium high peak | Gibson PAF |
| mellow | 1.5 – 2kHz | low peak | Rolling back tone pot |
Following topics change resonant frequency and resonant peak:
- Pickup Properties – position and height of frequency peak vary from type to type.
- Sound Control With Switches – Hambucker coils are switched in series by default, switching them in parallel or using only one of the coils will increase resonant frequency and the sound will have more treble.
- Potentiometer and Capacitor Values changing provides also simple way to change resonant frequency and peak.
- Cable capacitance – longer cable will lead to lower resonant frequency.
- Amp input impedance
