REVIEW
NEW PICKUPS HAVE GUITARISTS RIVETED! Eric Dahl
looks futuristic with three coils placed under the
that are using Rivet pickups include Isaac
Retrofits into Humbucker Slot
strings to be boosted, while the other portion
Brock (Modest Mouse), Art Alexakis (Everclear),
Push-Pull
Potentiometer
of the pickup acts as a standard pickup with
Mick Jones (Foreigner), and Stan Lassiter.
a magnet under all six strings. The Rivet ’63 is
At the writing of this article the Kickstarter
designed to be installed in the neck position
campaign had already more than tripled it’s
with the mini coils under the three bass strings,
original goal of $5,000. Each of the pickups
while the Rivet ‘64 is built for the bridge position
are hand made by David Petschulat and his
Innovations in guitar pickup technology is no
with the three coils under the treble strings to
son Sam in a Franklin, TN workshop on the
easy feat, especially when considering past
boost those frequencies. The sound is boosted
outskirts of Nashville. Individual pickups sell for
advancements by: Fender, Gibson, Seymour
when engaged, but not in a distorted fashion.
$145 a piece, and a pair will run you $215. If
Duncan, EMG, DiMarzio, Don Lace, Lindy
The Rivet pickups just increase the levels of
you’re looking for a pickup that will increase the
Fralin, Bartolini, and Fishman.
But David
the strings they are under without boosting the
response of specific strings at the touch of your
Petschulat, creator of Rivet Pickups, has done
others. Although only two models are offered
fingers then Rivet pickups could secure a place
just that by making a humbucker sized pickup
at this time I have heard rumors that others are
on your guitar upgrade list. They are currently
that has mini coils that can increase bass
in the testing stages once the Rivet ’63 and
only available online at RivetPickups.com
and expand treble frequencies. Petschulat is
Rivet ’64 are firmly established. Name players
Key Features
Boosts 3 bass or 3 treble strings
without distorting
a professional guitar component builder that
has provided parts over the years for Jackson
Browne, Eddie Van Halen, and Steve Morse.
In the past few years David has focused his
efforts on a pickup design that would expand
the guitars capabilities, so he began offering
it to the public through Kickstarter in May of
this year. The pickups are made to retrofit into
your guitars existing routed humbucker slot
and come with a push-pull potentiometer that
replaces a tone control, allowing you to turn
the mini coils off and on. Visually the pickup
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