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US005311806A
Riboloff
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Inventor:
Date of Patent:
4,418,599 12/1983
Raskin .
4,480,520 11
1984 G 1d .
4,481,854 1141984
Dzgas _
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Gibson
Gultar
Corp.,Nashv1l1e,
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4/1986
Fender .
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4,817,486
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US. Patent
5,311,806
5,311,806
5 invention.
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Riboloff, which patent is incorporated herein by refer 25 position known as the bridge pickup. In similar man
ence. The preferred embodiment system of the Riboloff
ner, a rhythm dual coil humbucker pickup 24 (having
patent uses two dual coil humbucker pickups and one
CASTER guitar.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
terminals 102, 104, 106, 108, 110. The ?rst terminal 102,
the second terminal 104 and the fourth terminal 108 are
invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the 65 ?fth terminals 202, 204, 206, 208, 210. The second and
nying drawings.
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unconnected or open.
terminals 302, 304, 306, 308, 310. The ?rst and second
terminals 302, 304 are connected in between the dual
?fth terminals 402, 404, 406, 408, 410. The second termi
nal 404, the third terminal 406 and the fourth terminal
408 are connected to the intermediate pickup 28 oppo
site the end thereof connected to electrical ground. The
?rst terminal 402 and the ?fth terminal 410 are uncon
which an ampli?er (not shown) can be connected as
nected or open.
25 known in the art. The jack 56 is shown in FIG. 2 con
The switch 32 further includes: a connector 112 for
nected to the output of the switch 42 through a resistor
connecting a selected terminal of the ?rst set 100 to the
capacitor network of known type.
pole 34; a connector 212 for connecting a selected ter
With the switch 42 in position A, the following selec
minal of the second set 200 to the pole 36; a connector
tions are made by operating the switch 32 of the pre
312 for connecting a selected terminal of the third set
ferred embodiment:
Position
Selection
102/202
104/204
106/206
108/208
110/210
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Position
Selection
302/402
304/404
306/406
coils
Intermediate pickup 28, one coil
308/408
310/410
switch 32. The switch 42 comprises: a terminal 44 con 65 that can be made during the mode B operation disclosed
in the Riboloff 9l8 patent. Each of these selections
nected to the pole 34 of the switch 32; a terminal 46
connected to the pole 36 of the switch 32; a terminal 48
produces a sound characteristic of the Fender
connected to the pole 38 of the switch 32; a terminal 50
STRATOCASTER guitar (the sounds from the ?rst
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pickup;
CASTER guitar).
pended claims.
What is claimed is:
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tween the dual coils of said bridge humbucker
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includes:
a ?rst set of ?rst through ?fth terminals wherein the
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put thereof.
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