Mercurio guitars?

[tot_Ou_tard]

I have a sweet spot for innovative designs. Has anyone ever heard of Mercurio guitars? I never had. Apparently the guitars 3 pickups come in easy to replace modules. You have have any pickup put into a module & make changes during a gig. At least that is what I understand. Sounds cool, but I have no idea how they play or even if they are still around:


http://www.musichotbid.com/archive/builder_profiles/mercurio_guitars.htm

http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2004/Mercurio-Guitars.html

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Interesting. A similar thing was tried by Dan Armstrong/Ampeg, but never really caught on.

I'd never heard of this company either.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Interesting. A similar thing was tried by Dan Armstrong/Ampeg, but never really caught on.

I'd never heard of this company either.

Didn't his have one replaceable pup that slide along rails so you could place it anywhere between the bridge & the neck?

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Here's a Vintage Guitar mag review of the Armstrong design:

http://www.ampeg.com/products/daplexi/adag/0407-Vintage_ADAG_REVIEW.pdf

The particulary cool thing about the Mercurio is that you can have any pup by any maker made into a module & so pop that Lollar P90 or Active EMG 'bucker or what have you. Try a tele bridge pup at the neck? Sure why not?