V6 · POLY DISTORTION SYSTEM
The V6 pickup captures all six strings separately. The unit feeds them into six independent tube distortion paths. In Poly Disto, the chord keeps its structure instead of entering distortion as one combined signal.
THE CORE OF V6
The principle is simple: do not mix the six strings before distortion. The dedicated V6 pickup uses six magnetic Alnico channels, one per string, and the unit then processes those six signals separately.
V6 PICKUP
A conventional guitar pickup combines the strings into one signal. The V6 pickup keeps them independent at the source and can be added alongside the guitar’s regular pickups.
POLY DISTO
Each string drives its own distortion path. Separation happens before saturation; V6 does not try to reconstruct the notes afterwards.
DISTORTION / POLY DISTO
For a more traditional high-gain sound, V6 can stay direct and massive. Poly Disto opens another route: the six strings do not enter the same distortion path, preserving more of the chord structure.
V6 does not separate notes after distortion. In Poly Disto, they were never mixed before it.
WHAT IT CHANGES
The same architecture opens several approaches: keep relationships between notes, push gain hard, widen the stereo field or change saturation directly while playing.
HARMONY
Extended chords, inversions and close intervals: in Poly Disto, every string reaches its own path. Notes can remain more distinct instead of collapsing into one saturated block.
Jazz · complex voicings · harmonic textures
DENSITY
V6 can move toward familiar drive or a much denser Poly Disto. As gain rises, keeping the paths separate becomes especially useful for preserving attack and the construction of a riff.
Blues · rock · grunge · metal
SPACE
In stereo, low strings 6·5·4 and high strings 3·2·1 can be sent to two amps or a console. With sustained chords, resonance and feedback, V6 can become very expansive.
Cinematic · symphonic · feedback · stereo
PLAY
Bluesy Solo overdrive, Poly Disto gain controllable from a guitar potentiometer, physical foot controls: V6 is played in real time, without menus or programming.
Solo · dynamics · gain transitions · stage
CONTROLS
Five footswitches access the main states, a sixth controls Solo, and the adjustments remain physical. V6 is stage hardware: what matters is available at your feet or on the guitar.
Stereo Clean, Stereo Disto, Gain 1/2, Poly Disto and Mono Clean.
A bluesier overdrive that can be used alone or combined with Poly Disto.
One amp, or low strings 6·5·4 and high strings 3·2·1 split to two amps or a console.
Poly Disto gain can be activated and controlled from a potentiometer on the guitar.
INDUSTRY & PARTNERSHIPS
V6 is not currently a mass-market product. We are looking for the partner able to industrialize it: manufacturing, guitar integration, international distribution, licensing or joint development.
Developed by Émile De La Tour and Pierre Chaze · patented technology
TWO PRODUCT ROUTES
The V6 pickup can be added to an existing guitar while keeping its regular pickups. The system can also be integrated from the start of an instrument design.
Add the V6 pickup and system connection without giving up the pickups already on the instrument.
Integrate the pickup and controls from the outset to build an instrument around polyphonic distortion.
Retrofit system, dedicated series or V6 integration from the instrument design stage.
Industrialization of the unit, electronics, manufacturing or technology licensing.
Bring a differentiated guitar technology to retailers and international markets.
Demos, reviews and performances are the fastest way to show what the system changes in practice.
CONTACT
Manufacturer, guitar brand, distributor, artist, media or creator: tell us what you would like to explore with V6.
dlt.jason@live.fr
