Krivo pickups

[Lloyd Graves]

I'm wondering if any of you have gotten to play with a Krivo resophonic pickup - they are similar/the same as the ones Krivo makes for National. Or one of the Krivo "Manouche" pickups.

If so, what are your thoughts? I'm getting sick of using a mic on my metal-bodied, resonator guitar. (I'm not really interested in the split-saddle pickups because I hope to, one day, own a tricone.

Thanks.

[Gary Meixner]

Lloyd,

I have heard positive things about this pickup but haven't used one myself. I believe there was a discussion on the forum a while back.

Another option is the Meyers Feather: again, I have heard good things but haven't tried one. The advantage that I see to Meyers is it a small microphone and preamp that can easily be attached and removed. Will work on your current guitar and your future National Style 4 Tricone. I need to get a pickup for my two resos and have been giving the Meyers some serous thought.

Keep us posted.

Gary Meixner

[Paul Seager]

Troy Brenningmeyer provides a demo using a tricone:

https://youtu.be/FzN2WJ1jn-Y?si=hT7faTGkkzPn6WuH

It is something on my "conditional wishlist" meaning, that if I ever have a condition (a gig) that requires me to amplify a resonator, this is what I'll buy. As with most things in our instrument's world, availability and alternatives are limited. So is unfortunately my income, hence I am not a user yet.

[David Renson]

I have a Republik Highway 61(Johnny Winter model) metal body resonator with a Krivo pickup on it. I hadn't played it in a long time so I restrung it and played it through a L R Baggs equalizer and a Way Huge analog delay set low into a black face Princeton Reverb (Reverb on zero). It sounded Killer. Big thumbs up! I thought I had given up on 6 string open E (tuned down to D) tuning but I just changed my mind.

[Glenn Wilde]

This is a good demo of the Myers pickup
https://youtu.be/EtoAcg3Kt8o?si=SBn6fYfgbYMFJ6QS

[Mike Ormsby]

I own two resonators....a MICHAEL MESSER MM BLUES '28 and MICHAEL MESSER LIGHTNING. I bought a Krivo pickup and couldn't be happier....easy to switch back forth between each guitar....useful when playing a gig....the Krivo is well built....well priced....worth every cent.

As described on the Krivo website:

"....use only the highest quality components including: AGW 44/43 magnet wire, genuine Switchcraft™ connectors, and expensive audiophile grade Mogami™ cable. What truly sets Krivo Pickups apart from the competition, however, is the use of neodymium magnets and my proprietary Optimized Microphonics™ technique. While several pickup makers have experimented with neodymium, I am one of the few who focus exclusively on this innovative new magnet—all of my designs are proprietary circuits designed with the unique properties neodymium in mind. Each design is painstakingly matched and designed to compliment its particular instrument. Because neodymium magnets are very strong, I am able to create very small and thin coils—great for fitting on guitars with low action—while retaining a high output and top-end clarity and providing a very clean and tight bass response. The overall result is a much more natural tone with the ability to achieve a very high volume before feedback. Furthermore, I do not “pot” my pickups in wax or epoxy like the makers of most mass-produced pickups. Instead, I allow a controlled degree of microphonics which allows the pickup to sense vibrations from the top and fingerboard of the instrument as well as from the strings. The foregoing technique allows me to produce a far more natural “acoustic” sound than other magnetic pickups. Additionally, I have been delving into the subtle magic of eddy currents to fine-tune the high end response of my pickups and to beautify and warm up the sometimes piercing treble response of neodymium: Placing various ferrous and non-ferrous metals within the magnetic field of a pickup absorbs particular frequencies."

An exceptional pickup at an exceptional price....you won't find much better.

https://www.krivopickups.com/store/p2/K ... itars.html

https://youtu.be/kb6o2M1auJA?si=dlvEZWldDxrDDwID