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Topic: pickup change on 1974 msa D-10 classic |
Lee Dassow
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Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 3:18 pm |
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HI Everybody,
I'm Thinking of changing my E9th neck pickup.
I want to get that old MSA sound out of a new one.
It has a george L pickup that I dont much like. The pocket has been routed out about a 1/4 inch so the George L would fit. The pickup lead would have to
be about 12 inches long. Any suggestions for a pickup brand I'd appreciate. LEE
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Lee Dassow
From:
Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 3:32 pm pickup change on 1974 msa D-10 classic
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Will it fit Mike. What model would it be.
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2015 Mullen D-10 Royal Precision 9x8,-1990 BMI S-10 5x5-1972 Silver face Fender pro Reverb amp,-1965 Fender Super Reverb Amp,- 1966 Fender Showman Amp Two 15" JBL speakers,- 2006 65 Fender Twin Reverb reissue Amp,- 1982 Peavey Session 500 amp,-1978 Peavey Session 400,Goodrich Volume Pedals,John Pearse Steel Bars,
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Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 3:33 pm
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Get an MSA supersustain 2 pickup, that would fit the hole and sounds great!  Not sure if it would fit the hole perfectly or not, maybe some one has one that could draw out a template and fax or email it to you so you could check it on you're guitar. |
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Lee Dassow
From:
Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 3:50 pm pickup change on 1974 msa D-10 classic
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Quentin,Can you still buy the super sustain II new?
LEE
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2015 Mullen D-10 Royal Precision 9x8,-1990 BMI S-10 5x5-1972 Silver face Fender pro Reverb amp,-1965 Fender Super Reverb Amp,- 1966 Fender Showman Amp Two 15" JBL speakers,- 2006 65 Fender Twin Reverb reissue Amp,- 1982 Peavey Session 500 amp,-1978 Peavey Session 400,Goodrich Volume Pedals,John Pearse Steel Bars, |
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Ken Metcalf
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San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 4:13 pm
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| An Alumitone will sound like a single coil, without the hum. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 11:19 pm
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I have an MSA single coil pickup from a 74
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Lee Dassow
From:
Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2013 8:54 am george L pickup on 1974 msa classic E-9th neck
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Lane, Is it a super sustain II. I need about a 10 inch pig tail to get to the back of the guitar. LEE
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Dave Diehl
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Mechanicsville, MD, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2013 9:05 am
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| The BL 710's sound great on an MSA Classic. |
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Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 10 Jan 2013 3:20 pm
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| Dave, The supersustain pickup is not new but it sounds awsome on the wood lacquer classic ss steels. If you are looking to put a pickup in that will take up the space of youre routed out hole depending on what type of pickup you have, it would help people give you asvice if you could measure the dimensions on the hole. I think that it is routed out for a humbucker. Personally, I would leave the pickup you have in becuase youre probably not going to notice enoigh of a difference at all! Good luck. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Lee Dassow
From:
Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 12:29 pm pickup change on 1974 msa D-10 classic
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Mike, It is a dieboard mica body just like you said. I'll Try to upload some pictures. I also cut one of the george L wires to short before I found out you could pair up the two leads. Mechanically I'm doing great
elecrically not so hot. lee
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 11 Jan 2013 1:06 pm
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Lee, my experience, having both a diebord/mica and a maple/lacquer guitar, is that the mica sounded brighter and crisper, while the maple one sounded deeper and richer. Which was better? I can't say. They were both fine instruments. I used them interchangeably.
But I think that if you're looking to replicate the guitar's original sound, your best bet is either a single coil pickup or an alumitone. Between those options, I'd pick the alumitone, because it sounds like a single coil, but doesn't produce any 60 cycle hum.
You might not get the exact same tone that the guitar had with the original pickup, but you'll get a good tone. You might notice a slight difference, but nobody else will.
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