The ADDAC 122 Quadrophonic Pickup module is a component of the ADDAC Four Strings Series.
The pickup allows each string to be independently captured. While not common, Hexaphonic guitar pickups were developed in the 80’s to allow guitar synthesizers to pickup each string independently allowing for more precise detection instead of decoding all strings from a mono output. One can look at it like four independent pickups each with their own pre-amplifier, independent Volume control and output jack.
A Mono Mix output (post volumes) is also available. All outputs are synth level.
All coils are hand-wound, they’re stacked humbuckers with Alnico 5 slugs. Each is wound to 20,000 turns using 44AWG polyurethane wire measuring approximately 7.4k Ohms. The height of the pickup can be adjusted using the mounting screws.
Power: +12V 80mA / -12V 60mA
