Word Finder - pickups

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An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.

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A pickup truck.

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(usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.

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At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.

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An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line, pick-up joint, pickup artist.

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Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested.

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A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.

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In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.

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An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.

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The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain

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The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith

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The act of answering a telephone.

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A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.

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The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.

All the other ' Parking ' companies seem to be a lot quicker, some did 2 pickups in the time we waited!

Although passive and suffering some matching problems between the two, very different, pickups.

Top of the line was the P46 Deluxe pickup assembly, perhaps the first arrangement to feature four single coil pickup assembly, perhaps the first arrangement to feature four single coil pickups.

The initial Hagstrom I guitars still featured the older black oval single-coil pickups.

Two single coil pickups on a full size body are accented by a traditionally shaped sound hole.

Other features include three custom ' 60s single-coil Strat® pickups, three-ply parchment pickguard, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge and Fender/Gotoh® vintage-style tuners.

Split-coil pickups and tone and volume controls allow you to dial in a warm tone.

The shape of the body, the density of the wood, the pickups and the wiring all figure in to the sound that the guitar produces.

You can adjust the pickups accordingly to get the sound you like.

The volume knob is self explanatory, but the tone knob can be adjusted to further tweak the sound coming out of the pickups.

You can really zero in on a mellow sound or a harsh sound by combining the settings on the pickups and tone knobs.

The newer version, the EVH Wolfgang is sleeker with new knobs and pickups to differentiate it from its predecessor.

The bass looks similar to an electric guitar in that both instruments typically have pickups, volume knobs and a neck.

The headstock is to the player's left, and the pickups are to the player's right.

It featured seven strings, a Floyd Rose tremolo and three screaming hot pickups.

It features high end details like a bookmatched ash body, ebony fingerboard, gold hardware and two super 80 pickups.

The lap steels feature Seymour Duncan pickups and unique woods like zebrawood.

You could build a guitar from scratch, shaping the body and the neck yourself and routing out all the holes for pickups and knobs.

Along the way, you can personalize the instrument any way you like, from the size of the frets to the pickups to the color of the finish.

It has a single humbucker and two single coil pickups that create a variety of sounds.

Featuring two humbucker pickups and a standard rocking tremolo, this crunchy guitar is built for rocking and rolling.

With sleek, cool stylings, two humbucker pickups, a Tune-o-Matic bridge and a bolt on 24-fret neck, this guitar will rock as hard as your beginning fingers can play it.

The beveled, single cutaway body, two piece mahogany neck with jumbo frets, Grover Mini-Rotomatic machine heads, and hand wound Alnico V magnets in the dual humbucker pickups all scream quality.

This great instrument has a mahogany neck and body, a rosewood fretboard, Klusen Green Key tuners, and two FA Kent Armstrong pickups.

You can make your acoustic guitar louder with acoustic guitar pickups.

Magnetic pickups have the option of being easier to mount.

Bridge pickups are generally preferred by professionals, but you'll need to pay extra to have a guitar tech mount it on your guitar.

Many pickups may also come with a pickup cover, meaning that you won't have to make an additional investment beyond the pickup.

Cut the body of your guitar using your life-sized template - Don't forget to make the proper cuts to install hardware, such as machine heads, tuning pegs and pickups.

Install the electronics - Your pickups are going to need to be wired.

There are pickups and SUVs galore; sport trucks, luxury trucks abound in this game.

There are truck bed tents available to include most makes and models of pickups.

You can call 1-800-SA-TRUCK to request service, or you can use their site to schedule pickups online.

Others provide e-tickets, no-wait car rentals and pickups.

During the US involvement in the ongoing conflict in Somalia, the world became aware of the young troops who rode around in pickups and jeeps fitted with machine guns.

The Blaster Beam is constructed of a 15 to 20 foot metal beam that has a number of taut wires with electric guitars pickups hanging from the end.

Pickups are a good investment for the serious guitar player.