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A second pickup??

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I've been contemplating adding a second pickup to my 75 MSA Classic. I currently have a Telonics pickup which sounds amazing, but I'd like to bet a single coil in there as well. Then it made me realize I'm not sure if I've seen a pedal steel guitar with two pickups in it before. is there a reason for that? is the placement for a second pickup just not ideal? any insight is appreciated.
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It’s the way it’s always been done so that’s the way it is….haha. A few people HAVE put 2 pickups in. Russ Pahl’s ShowPro, for one. Image
Sneaky Pete’s old Fender 400 had 2.
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I have two Stringmaster pickups on my Fender.
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I had Ron at Justice guitars make room for another pickup when he made my S-10 Jr.
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It’s rare but a growing trend. More tonal options are good, I think.
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Paul Franklin had 2 pickups on his red/yellow front Franklin that he used with Dire Straits.


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well, that's all I needed to see to give it a try. time to brush up on my router skills.

Thanks, everyone!
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You guys might be interested in this, I need to get it up on my website, but heres a pic of a removable single coil pickup. It fits within the typical fretboard to strings spacing, the pickup itself is 7/16 inch tall and then there is some thicknes for tape, velcro, etc to secure it. The built in jack is 1/8 or 3.5 mm mono. I have also made them with a built in cable.
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Contact me for details if interested here or from my website.
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A buddy of mine (since passed) had two pickups in an old MSA D10 on the E9 neck.
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That's pretty cool Scott! I'd be interested in trying one of those out.
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