WTB 12-string pickup with fat, warm tone

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Iain Sloan
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WTB 12-string pickup with fat, warm tone

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Hi. I'm based in Scotland and finding it pretty much impossible to get my hands on ANY replacement pickups for my Dekley D-12 pedal steel guitar over here, other than a Geroge L E-66. I'm pretty sure that's going to be be too 'thin' sounding for my tastes though.

I'm looking for a bit of advice really.

I sense that my best option might be one of the Bill Lawrence pickups - most likely the L712 from what I've read around the internet.

Any 12-string players out there got one? If so, would you recommend it? If not, what would work best?

I'm looking for a high output, fat and warm tone. Bright, 'twangy', traditional country stuff is not really what I get much call to do here.

I do a lot more fat, warm, textural, atmospheric kind of thing.

I've heard a few demos of the L710 and think that sounds lovely, but curious as to whether that is the fattest/warmest pickup?

If so, does anyone have one to sell?
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Ken Metcalf
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https://sanantoniosteelguitarassoc.com/
MSA 12 String E9th/B6th Universal
Little Walter PF-89.
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Post by Darryl Hattenhauer »

I've gotten lucky with a few fat, warm pick-ups.

But seriously, check the link above to MSA.
Steel crazy after all these years.

$100 reward for info leading to the purchase of a fender D8 white, yellow, or butterscotch.
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Dennis Detweiler
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I have a MSA Super Sustain 12 string pickup to sell. It is off of a 1975 MSA.
1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Boss 59 Fender pedal for preamp, NDR-5 Atlantic Delay & Reverb, two Quilter 201 amps, 2- 12" Eminence EPS-12C speakers, ShoBud Pedal, 1949 Epiphone D-8. Revelation preamp into a Crown XLS 1002 power amp.
Jim Bloomfield
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Post by Jim Bloomfield »

I have an unmarked George L's in my 12 string Carter universal. I'm not sure which of their pickups it is but it's quite warm/dark. Not bright enough for what I normally like but I'm used to single coils mostly. Check out the George L's EON pickup, it sounds like something that may work for you.

http://www.georgelsstore.com/pickups.html
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Erv Niehaus
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Post by Erv Niehaus »

If you are using stainless steel strings, you can warm up the tone by switching to nickel. :D
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