What pickup do you use E9?

Keenan Friday · From: Magnolia, Arkansas, USA

What pickup do you use on your steel? I felt like someone out there would benefit from this poll. I had not seen one like it and had a hard time deciding which pickup I needed when I first picked up the steel.

Please specify other when you cast a vote.
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Keenan Friday
Mullen Pre Royal D-10, Walker Stereo Steel, Hilton pedal, George L cables, Livesteel Strings, (White) Fred Kelly thumbpick, Dunlop .025 fingerpicks

Carl Kilmer · From: East Central, Illinois

I use the Lace Alumitone on both of my Rittenberry's. Very Happy

Very clean sound and no hum, nice separation & sustain.
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Tommy Shown · From: Denham Springs, La.

I have an Emmons single coil on my Emmons P/P. That has come with the guitar.

SMFTBL

Dave Grafe · From: Hudson River Valley NY

original single-coil shobud thank you very much Smile

Brett Lanier · From: Hermitage, TN

bill lawrence 605 - just under 16k I believe

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

Bruce Zumsteg would know the impedance, but I had him replace my e66 with a Truetone.
Did Jerry used to cut the top deck square instead of trapezoidal? It looks like I have Truetones on my MSA
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Ryan Barwin · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Stock Emmons single-coils on my Legrande and stock Excel single-coils on my Excel. Great tone from both, but the Emmons pickups are fairly noisy so I may replace them with humbuckers if I can find any I'd be happy with...
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Paddy Long · From: Christchurch, New Zealand

I have a Trutone on my Zum Hybrid, and a Telonics 84 on my standard Zum
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
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Bent Romnes · From: London,Ontario, Canada

For the time being I am using a single coil that I wound myself. 14.5K.
It gives the best tone (to my ears)
Hum is s problem of course but it is bearable considering that my place is bad for hum and I also tried a new commercially made SC with more hum. So I am happy with it.
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Todd Brown · From: W. Columbia , South Carolina

ShoBud single coil. Very Happy

Tonu Timm · From: Estonia

Other: GFI II, that has come with the guitar. Never tried another one on my Ultra (should I?)
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Rick Winfield · From: Pickin' beneath the Palmettos

When I ordered my Carter, new in '06, it came with a GeorgeL's SS. If I wanted a different one, there would have been a waiting period. So far I'm pleased with the tone of it.
Rick

Clete Ritta · From: San Antonio, Texas

I have an E-66 in a Mullen, but I also have a Trutone in a Fessy and BL XR-16's in a Carter. I like the XR-16s just as much as the others. They're all good. Why no option for the XR-16 in the poll? I voted other. Razz

Clete

Michael Douchette · From: Gallatin, TN (deceased)

Whatever's on the guitar. If it didn't sound good in the first place, I didn't try to get it.
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Rick Barnhart · From: Arizona, USA

I currently have a Wallace Tru tone in my SD10 and George L E66 and a 10-1 on my D10....but I just got to hear Billy Easton play his new Infinity guitar equipped with new Telonics pick ups. I think they're nick named "Billy Blades" The sound is amazing, perfect mix, not too mellow and not too shrill.
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Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

My 81 Franklin came with Lawrence 705's. I put 710's on it probably close to 10 years ago. I couldn't think of anything else on a Franklin.

Roger Francis · From: kokomo,Indiana, USA

Paddy, how you liking the 84s?

Don Sulesky · From: Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH

I replaced my single coil Emmons LeGrande II pickups with a pair of 710's. I love them and they did not change the tone from what I hear.
My ShoBud has the original single coils.
My SD-10 Weenick has a E-66.
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Paddy Long · From: Christchurch, New Zealand

Roger it's outstanding, I also have a 34 on the C6th neck (but thats off topic) Very Happy

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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases.

Brett Day · From: Pickens, SC

In the Jackson BlackJack Custom, I use a Shot Jackson pickup that David and Harry Jackson put on it. It sounds amazing!

Brett

Roger Francis · From: kokomo,Indiana, USA

Thanks Paddy, I've been contemplating getting one, I think it would be hard to beat my alumitone but ya never know unless you try one. Did you find it a little difficult to set up? I know it's not a plug and play type of pickup. Thanks, Roger

Dana Blodgett · From: California, USA

Stock SHO-BUD single coil , Still hangin in there!
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'74 ShoBud 6140 3+4, Martins HD28,D-12-28, D-15,'65 Gibson LG-1, '77 Gibson Les Paul special dbl cut p-90's, Les Paul Special p-100's,Les paul Special Hybrid(maple top) hbkr's,'68 Fender Strat reissue, Fender Squire Jazz bass,Epi mandolin,Epi Wilshire '66 reissue, Kamaka Concert uke, 70's Kamaka Soprano Uke, Fender Super amp, Ampeg ba112 bass amp,60's harmony banjo,'00 Gibson SG Supreme

Paddy Long · From: Christchurch, New Zealand

Roger there is a bit of a process to getting them dialed in, this takes time and patience but is worth the effort - the ability to dial in each string is one of the features of them. I replaced Alumitones to try them out.
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases.

Billy Murdoch · From: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

I use a Telonics 84 on E9.
Like Paddy says it takes time to complete the adjustments but Your pateince is well rewarded.
Billy

Micky Byrne · From: United Kingdom (deceased)

My 1999 Carter uni (Black of course Laughing

) which was used when I got it in 2003, had a Lawrence 712..too brite for me. I called the Late John Fabian and ordered a Wallace TT. I'd always liked single coils. More than pleased now Very Happy

Micky Byrne U.K.

Sho-Bud and Carter universals
Nashville 400 and Evans fet 500 in split cabs.
Stomp pedals, all Boss.

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