Undersaddle pickup for stringed musical instrument

A pickup for a stringed musical instrument, the pickup comprising:

• a subassembly comprising:
• an insulating base having a top surface;
• an electrode on the top surface of the insulating base;
• a layer of sensor material covering the electrode;
• and
• an insulating layer between the sensor material and the electrode.

A pickup for a stringed musical instrument, the pickup comprising:

• a subassembly comprising:
• an insulating base having a top surface;
• an electrode on the top surface of the insulating base;
• a layer of sensor material covering the electrode;
• and
• an outer conductor covering the subassembly,
• wherein the insulating base has a central portion and a peripheral portion with the electrode covering the central portion of the base and the layer of sensor material covering the electrode and the peripheral portion of the base.

A pickup for a stringed musical instrument, the pickup comprising:

• a subassembly comprising:
• an insulating base having a central portion and a peripheral portion;
• an electrode covering the central portion of the base;
• an insulating tray having a first surface and a second surface with a well extending from the first surface to the second surface, the tray covering the electrode and the peripheral portion of the base;
• and
• a sensor element located in the well of the tray;
• and
• an outer conductor covering the subassembly.

An undersaddle pickup for a stringed musical instrument, the undersaddle pickup comprising:

• an insulating base having a top surface;
• an electrode on the top surface of the insulating base;
• a layer of sensor material having a first surface coupled to the electrode through a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive;
• and
• an outer conducting layer surrounding the undersaddle pickup, the outer conducting layer coupled to a second surface of the sensor material.

An undersaddle pickup for a stringed musical instrument, the undersaddle pickup comprising:

• an insulating base;
• an electrode on a top surface of the base;
• and
• a layer of sensor material having a first surface capacitively coupled to the electrode and a second surface capacitively coupled to an outer conducting layer.

An undersaddle pickup for a stringed musical instrument, the undersaddle pickup comprising:

• an insulating base;
• an electrode on a top surface of the base;
• an insulating tray having a first surface and a second surface with a well extending from the first surface to the second surface, the tray covering the electrode and the peripheral portion of the base;
• and
• a sensor element located in the well of the tray, the sensor element coupled to the electrode at a first surface through a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive;
• and
• an outer conducting layer surrounding the undersaddle pickup, the outer conducting layer coupled to a second surface of the sensor element.

A method of manufacturing a pickup for a stringed musical instrument, comprising:

• providing a subassembly having an electrode;
• providing a lead, the lead including:
• a central conductor;
• a conducting outer layer having an open end through which the central conductor extends;
• and
• an insulating layer between the central conductor and the conducting outer layer;
• connecting the central conductor of the lead to the electrode of the subassembly;
• and
• retracting the subassembly into the open end of the conducting outer layer,
• whereby the lead's conducting outer layer surrounds the subassembly.