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So I know the twangbanger has one and Evan mentioned the baseplates for our custom pups, so my question is, what does it do? One person said more mids, but how, why?

I'm thinking of getting a Tele or Strat pup with a baseplate on UGD.

Luke

Your polepieces are generating a magnetic field both above and below the pickup. The baseplate supposedly redirects the magnetic field below the pickup upwards towards the strings...or so I've been told.

I hear the baseplate improving bass. Maybe mids too, but mostly bass. By about 5% or so.

Lew

From a technical point of view, the fluctuating magnetic flux lines, cross the metal plate, inducing a voltage, and subsequent current flow through it. This adds a bit to the effective quot;loadquot; that the pickup sees. That accounts for some of the attenuation of the pups highs.


Originally Posted by ArtieTooFrom a technical point of view, the fluctuating magnetic flux lines, cross the metal plate, inducing a voltage, and subsequent current flow through it. This adds a bit to the effective quot;loadquot; that the pickup sees. That accounts for some of the attenuation of the pups highs.

Good post. Don't know if it's true or not but a good post. Just kidding. If Artie says that's what's happening it probably is.

Still, I think more is going on than just attenuating highs. I think the bass is actually improved and that changes the overall balance so that the treble sounds a little attenuated. But I think it's because the pickup with the baseplate added now has more bass rather than having less treble.

That's what my ears tell me anyway.

Lew

This thread is very interesting!!
Are there different types of baseplates? Do some pups have no base plate? Can they be made of different metals?


Originally Posted by LewguitarStill, I think more is going on than just attenuating highs.

That's what my ears tell me anyway.

Lew

Yeah, I really should have left off the part about the highs. I know the tech part is true, but I'm really not familiar with its affect on sound. I'm trying to wean myself off of allowing my quot;hunchesquot; to blend with tech info.

Its a bad habit.

The baseplate was originally designed as a way to ground the Tele's bridge pickup and I think it was also an added point of shielding...The tonal differences it created was an afterthought from my readings on the subject...And yes there are different baseplates...I know copper and steel are two...


Originally Posted by STRATDELUXER97The baseplate was originally designed as a way to ground the Tele's bridge pickup and I think it was also an added point of shielding...The tonal differences it created was an afterthought from my readings on the subject...And yes there are different baseplates...I know copper and steel are two...

Ah, very interesting. Thanx, SD97!!
I know the Bare Knuckle pups use solid nickel, and often wondered if that actually meant anything. Guess it does!

Here is a website where a guy has used a Gauss meter to view the magnetic fields that pickups make. from : localhost/mywebpages.comcast.net/skgs/s.../Magnetics.htm Notice the difference between a strat and a tele pickup with a baseplate. Here's another great link for figuring out the effect of different capacitors on a pickups peak resonant frequency. from : localhost/www.buildyourguitar.com/resou...emme/table.htm

Snowdog


Originally Posted by STRATDELUXER97And yes there are different baseplates...I know copper and steel are two...

Then there's the Twangbanger with a copper plated steel plate


Originally Posted by idsnowdogHere is a website where a guy has used a Gauss meter to view the magnetic fields that pickups make. from : localhost/mywebpages.comcast.net/skgs/s.../Magnetics.htm Notice the difference between a strat and a tele pickup with a baseplate. Here's another great link for figuring out the effect of different capacitors on a pickups peak resonant frequency. from : localhost/RESOURCES!!

A bump for good measure