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Topic: C6 PIckup Winding ?? |
Kevin Raymer
From: Chalybeate, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 2:17 pm
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Why are C6 pickups so frequently wound to a higher impedance than their E9 counterparts ???
Inquiring minds want to know...
 _________________ Kevin Raymer
Zum / Knaggs / Breedlove
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Jerry Roller
From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 9:44 pm
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Kevin, back in my younger days it seems that everyone wanted a boomier, full sounding C6th. I for one no longer feel that way. I prefer the C6th bass strings to have some bristle to them so I use the same pickups on both necks.
Jerry _________________ http://www.littleoprey.org/ |
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Lane Gray
From: Topeka, KS
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 11:04 pm
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Mickey was talking of using w LIGHTER pickup to give better definition to those bottom strings _________________ 2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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David Nugent
From: Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 11 Sep 2014 3:42 am
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Remember when I purchased my first Carter D-10 in '96, they came equipped from the factory with a George L 'E-66 (wound to 17,5K) on the E-9, and the '10-1' on the C6, (wound to 18.5 I believe). Bobbe Seymour suggested that if I reversed the two that the tone would improve on both necks. |
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Scott Hay
From: Portland, OR / Yucca Valley, CA USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2014 4:04 pm
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I subscribe to a lighter winding on the C6 for string separation / clarity of chord construction, as Lane described. I continue to be happy with my choice. |
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