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--- Phaedebk@aol.com wrote: > The RMC's are going to work out a bit better > than the Hex as they are > going to be set directly on the string, and they > aren't going to have to deal > with the amount of crosstalk which is normal for the > Hex (magnetic, GK-2a) > pickups which are out there. RMC's are hex pickups, hex piezo. GK-2a are hex inductive. Crosstalk in these hex pickups has been discussed at great length in the Roland VG-8 mailing list. Anecdotally, from what I see on the VG-8 mailing list, crosstalk seems to be reported on hex piezo's more often than hex inductive pickups. Here is one thread in the VG-8 archives that deals with one mans quest to eliminate apparent adjacent string crosstalk in a piezo equipped guitar into a VG-8: http://www.egroups.com/group/vg-8/showthread.html?start=4238 Many VG-8 posts have dealt with apparent crosstalk issues. I say apparent because some have found that what they thought was crosstalk was just brain confusion using pitch shifted patches while also hearing some acoustic sound directly from the strings. This confusion can be eliminated by listening directly to the pitch shifted sound via closed back headphones. True adjacent string crosstalk can be seen via the VG-8 individual string output level display, or tuning display. True crosstalk problems have been noted using piezos (as seen in the previously referenced VG-8 thread). You will note that some of the emails are from Richard McClish, founder of RMC. Based on his comments, clearly he has seen and studied mechanical crosstalk in hex piezo equipped instruments. Richard has also noted that because of piezo's high output impedance (~10pf), bundling 6 unbuffered piezo signals (in cables) allows for much electrical crosstalk due to cable capacitance. Buffering the piezo outputs reduces this dramatically, if not making it completely inaudible. The RMC's are noted as being an excellent pickup, albeit expensive. Some users have noted apparent crosstalk in GK-2a equipped guitars. At least one of these reports alleges he was able to eliminate the crosstalk by changing how the Gk-2a was mounted. I have used a GK-2a pickup on a Gibson 335 style guitar with no apparent crosstalk observed with a VG-8 or GR-09. I now use a GK-2a internal kit on a solid body Ibanez with no apparent crosstalk problems. I play with 2 other musicians using Gk-2a pickups solid body guitars into VG-8 systems with no apparent crosstalk. I make these comments to note that crosstalk can be confusing, can be mechanical or electrical, and may vary depending on how the hex pickups (either style) are mounted, and wired. IMO, the GK-2a is a fine, cheap hex pickup, with no inherent crosstalk issues when installed properly. bret __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com