Msa millennium

[Quentin Hickey]

there used to be a couple of videos of Randle Currie playing a millenium on the opry with Ricky Skaggs and Jimmy Dickens but I think they were taken down

[Dean Parks]

Great Jim, and great sound, too. What pickup?

[Jim Cohen]

Thank you, Dean.

It's been so long since I selected the pickup (after trying out about 6 or 7 alternatives) that I haven't even thought about it in years and I can't recall what it's called anymore! But here's a pic; I'm sure you'll recognize it -- and when you do, remind me!



All the best,
Jim

[Mike Perlowin]

That pickup looks like a Telonics or a Tone Aligner. (Hi Jim.)

[Jim Cohen]

Hi Mike,

You're right: it's a Tonealigner. Thanks for reminding me. Telonics hadn't yet come out with their pickup at the time I got this guitar.

Best,
Jim

[Lane Gray]

Tonealigner is my favorite dedicated humbucker, with the Alumitone close behind (I also like the Bill Lawrence 705, but largely because of its single coil sound).

[Mike Perlowin]

One of the great features of the Millennium (and the Legend and Studio Pro,) is the modular pickup system that lets us change pickups instantly and compare them. I think every builder should license the MSA system and incorporate it into their guitars.

I compared the Tone Aligner and the Telonics, and found them to be very different sounding. As a matter of personal taste, I preferred the Telonics.

I also have an Alumitone, which I like very much. I now have the Alumitone in one guitar and the Telonics in the other.

[Archie Nicol]

`Like.`

Arch.

[John Lang]

Here's a track I recorded on my 2005 SD10 Millennium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkto52-WhT8