12 string single coil pickup replacement recommendations

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Dan Rollans
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12 string single coil pickup replacement recommendations

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Hello fellow players. I know this subject may have been visited several times before, but I would appreciate fresh input. I play a 1992 Mullen pre Royal Precision
12 Zane Beck tuning that I bought new in ‘92. Great guitar. It has the stock single coil pickup with a great tone but single coil noise. I tried an E66 when I first got the guitar. It killed the tone. I went back to the single coil.
Lately I have been pondering changing pickups to combat the noise. I have a 10 string BMI with a Dr. Gene Turner Power Boost pickup that is outstanding. I would love to have one for my 12 string, but none to be found.
Question: Which pickup would be recommended to eliminate noise but still have great tone. Opinions on the LXR-16, Alumatone, or others.
Better yet, anyone have a Turner Power Boost 12 string narrow mount they would part with?
Thank you,
Dan Rollans @ Steelers Choice
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Dennis Detweiler
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Telonics X-12 or 427.
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.
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