Abstract: An electromagnetic pickup adapted for use with a multistringed musical instrument having strings formed of a ferromagnetic material having a first wire coil wound in a first direction in an elongated oval shape wherein the first coil has a geometrical dimension along its elongated axis which exceeds the distance between the first and second strings wherein the first coil includes an opening which extends through the interior thereof, a second wire coil wound in a first direction in an elongated oval shape wherein the second coil has a geometrical dimension along its elongated axis which exceeds the distance between the third and fourth strings wherein the second coil includes an opening which extends through the interior thereof, a third wire coil wound in a first direction in an elongated oval shape wherein the third coil has a geometrical dimension along its elongated axis which exceeds the distance between the fifth and sixth strings wherein the third coil includes an opening which extends through the inte