Swappable pickups?

[capnkid]

They make car radios you can pull out and take with you.

Why hasn't someone made a line of pickups you could swap in and out?

Have it to where you just loosen the 3 high strings and snap it into place or something. One slot for single coils, one for humbuckers.

[BrentDomann]

Didn't the Dan Armstrongs have interchangeable pickups?

http://www.ampeg.com/products/daplexi/adag/index.html

[maqic]

A lot of the Takamine line has interchangeable pickups (or preamps) that snap in and out

Edit: You're prob talking electric

[Dani Pace]

Originally Posted by BrentDomann

Didn't the Dan Armstrongs have interchangeable pickups?

http://www.ampeg.com/products/daplexi/adag/index.html

Yes, there were several models by Armstrong which had swappable pickups, snap in , snap out. It seems like they even had one ( maybe more) where the pickups set in on a track sort of thing which allowed you to position the pickup where you wanted it. I don't know why the idea never caught on better. Gibson did put slider pickups on some of the Grabber series basses and maybe even a few of the Grabber series guitars, but Armstrong has been the only company to use interchangable pickups so far, at least the only one that I am aware of.

[acidrock]

I think things are leaning toward modeling guitars these days so the prospects of seeing a switchable PU on a guitar is getting dimmer.

I'm a big fan of coil taps,that gives you a little variety.

[Slowrider]

Very good idea!

[acidrock]

Originally Posted by BrentDomann

Didn't the Dan Armstrongs have interchangeable pickups?

http://www.ampeg.com/products/daplexi/adag/index.html

If I got one of those guitars I'd have it painted.

[faderbug]

Originally Posted by acidrock

If I got one of those guitars I'd have it painted.

nah - just bive it a clear finish.