RE: Noises through pickups

["Liebig, Steuart A." <Steuart.Liebig@maritz.com>]

my friend ge stinson uses a handheld dictaphone (real name? one of those
mini cassette recorders business guys use), places it over the pickup and
adds a little volume boost. works pretty well. can kinda get shortwave 
sorta
sounds - - and can be totally insane (and too loud) if used with fuzz, etc.

stig