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Topic: MSA D-10 Classic-replacement pickups |
Todd Brown
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W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 8:56 am |
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I'm looking for some Ideas on replacement pickups for my '76 Classic D-10. What fits the best, wide mount, or narrow? I believe the originals are single coils, anybody with experience with singles and humbuckers?
Should I even change them? They are slightly microphonic, but that's not always a bad thing. Anyone know what the O.E. specs are on the originals, what they were wound to in Ohms?
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 9:02 am msa pickups
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the org supersustian 11 pickups are 19,000 ohms
if, it was me i replace with Geo L E66 or the tommy white's model Geo L there is also true tone's that are single coil about 18,000 ohms nice guitar you got there..
http://www.jerrywallacemusic.com/
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Todd Brown
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W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 9:07 am
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| Thanks Paul, so the MSA pickups are supposed to measure 19k ohms on both necks? What about the Single or humbucker with the MSA's? Are they single coils? |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 1:03 pm
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| Pretty sure them's humbuckers. I see two rows of poles in that picture |
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Todd Brown
From:
W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 1:27 pm
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| Obviously Lane, but I seem to recall seeing something about these stock MSA SS pickups before I was an MSA owner. I think it was something about them being a different kind of single coil. Anybody?? |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 2:26 pm Red MSA
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Todd - Thought it sounded great just as it was!
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Emmons D-10, CMI D-10, Fender Deluxe Reverb, PV 112, Fender Pro Reverb
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Todd Brown
From:
W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 3:33 pm
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| No doubt about that, Dave! My curiosity has me wondering what some TrueTone's or George L's would sound like though! |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 4:10 pm pups
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A little thinner maybe a little cleaner...not worth disturbing the original wiring IMHO...that guitar is a pretty rare example of an MSA D-10 at it's best...just sayin', Regards, Dave
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Dave O'Brien
Emmons D-10, CMI D-10, Fender Deluxe Reverb, PV 112, Fender Pro Reverb
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Todd Brown
From:
W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 4:20 pm
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| Hell, I'm thinking about refinishing it! Bad Idea? Should I just leave her all original? |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 5:47 pm refinish?
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egads Todd. you must be just tryin to get me on a soap box here. What is refinishing it going to do for your playing? It's an instrument not a piece of furniture. Just play the thing. If you bought Willie's guitar Trigger would you refinish it? Generally refinishing an instrument reduces it's value by 1/2 according to the Vintage Guitar price guide. Personally I would not buy a refinished guitar unless done by the builder. Just MHO.
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Emmons D-10, CMI D-10, Fender Deluxe Reverb, PV 112, Fender Pro Reverb
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Todd Brown
From:
W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 7:00 pm
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Ha! Just kiddin' you Dave, I know you're a big MSA fan  Thanks for the compliment. I agree, a beautiful, well built guitar! I would like to get one of the newer MSA logo's to put on it, but I'm told they won't sell a logo 
Any info on the pickups? Should they both be around 19k ohms? Humbuckers or SC's? |
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 12 Oct 2011 9:35 pm
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| Those pickups are humbuckers. I took mine apart to have them repotted, so I am certain. |
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Dwight Lewis
From:
Huntsville, Alabama
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Posted 14 Oct 2011 6:07 am MSA pickups
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My opinion: Some Goerge L's (ECOuple 66 and 10-1 rear) would make it sound like the modern steels of today. or a couple custom wound Trutones; my opinion.If you like the growl the stock pups are it, they sound fantastically Vintage.
Dwight
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Dwight Lewis
From:
Huntsville, Alabama
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Posted 14 Oct 2011 6:08 am MSA pickups
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My opinion: Some Goerge L's ( A Couple E66 and 10-1 rear) would make it sound like the modern steels of today. or a couple custom wound Trutones; my opinion.If you like the growl the stock pups are it, they sound fantastically Vintage.
Dwight
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Dave Diehl
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Mechanicsville, MD, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2011 3:30 pm
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| I have an MSA exactly like that and I used the BL710's in it. Sounded great! |
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