Bassassin Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: I'm confused! What's leather and what should be gold foil? A 60s Japanese gold foil pickup, highly sought-after by proponents of lo-fi music who consider its inherent tendency for shrill, tinny audio, plus buzzing and microphonic squealing to be 'authentic' and somehow desirable qualities in a musical instrument: 70s Korean pickups based on a similar design and possessing similar 'musical' properties, presumably hailing from a culture where it was easier to source infill material from contemporary vehicle upholstery than from discarded fag packets. I hope this helps. Seriously, I do. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, Bassassin said: A 60s Japanese gold foil pickup, highly sought-after by proponents of lo-fi music who consider its inherent tendency for shrill, tinny audio, plus buzzing and microphonic squealing to be 'authentic' and somehow desirable qualities in a musical instrument: 70s Korean pickups based on a similar design and possessing similar 'musical' properties, presumably hailing from a culture where it was easier to source infill material from contemporary vehicle upholstery than from discarded fag packets. I hope this helps. Seriously, I do. At the risk of - briefly - hijacking this thread, why leather? If they were attempting to emulate a GF pup? This is going to cause me an existential crisis..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 hours ago, NikNik said: At the risk of - briefly - hijacking this thread, why leather? If they were attempting to emulate a GF pup? This is going to cause me an existential crisis..... A BC thread experiencing topic-drift? Shirley not! Afraid I can't help - my speculation above is the best reason I can come up with! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 @Bassassin Thank you. It all makes sense now. My lack of understanding compounded with my dyslexia wasn't helped by the fact that @NikNik had typed "pips" instead of "pickups" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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