MAGNETIC PICKUP
The invention relates to a magnetic pickup (2, 3; 102, 103, 104, 105) for a stringed instrument with at least one string, the stringed instrument comprising a neck part and a body which has a soundboard (70), the north and south pole of the magnetic pickup (1, 2, 3) defining a magnetic axis (80). The magnetic axis (80) of the magnetic pickup (2, 3) is oriented substantially parallel to the soundboard (70) or in the region of the magnetic pickup (102, 103, 104, 105) an auxiliary magnet (61, 62) having a magnetic axis (81) is arranged, the magnetic axis (81) of the auxiliary magnet (61, 62) being oriented substantially parallel to the soundboard (70) or at a right angle to the magnetic axis (800) of the magnetic pickup (102, 103, 104, 105).