Truetone Pickup

Bruce Bouton · Post by **Bruce Bouton** » 21 Oct 2004 5:02 pm

mike cass just put a truetone pickup in my old pushpull. I had forgotten what great tone was. My guitar sounds amazing. My apologies to Jerry for waiting so long to try his wonderfull pickup.
BB

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 21 Oct 2004 5:04 pm

Bruce I am about to send one to Jerry myself. I have heard so much about them and nothing but good.

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1985 Emmons push-pull,Evans SE200,Hilton pedal

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 21 Oct 2004 9:13 pm

BB welcome home. Now add a Hilton, then add a Black Box. It all just seems to be getting better and better. I took my Black Box out of the chain last night, let's just say that will not happen again.

Larry Behm

jerry wallace · Post by **jerry wallace** » 22 Oct 2004 12:14 am

Bruce, thanks very much for your compliments..I appreciate you takeing the time to give my TT's a try!!..Feedback from players like yourself means a great deal to me..

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Jerry Wallace/TrueTone pickups-2001 Zum: D-10,8+6, "98 Zum: D-10,8+8,Nashville 1000,Session 500 ,Session 400 head only amp,Tubefex,ProfexII, Artesia, New Mexico
http://www.jerrywallacemusic.com

rpetersen · Post by **rpetersen** » 22 Oct 2004 5:51 am

Hi Bruce - What did you get your pickup wound to??

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Ron Petersen &
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Mullen Universal 12 - 1975 Session 400 - Nashville 1000

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 22 Oct 2004 12:37 pm

Bruce please let us know when we can hear something recorded with this new rig.

And ditto on the Hilton with BB for a total sound from a TT.

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 22 Oct 2004 4:41 pm

Why so much pre-amp guys. The box is a pre-amp? The Hilton has a pre-amp in it? Isn't there a fear of overdriving the amp? I would say one or the other. jmho

Jackie Anderson · Post by **Jackie Anderson** » 22 Oct 2004 5:06 pm

The Black Box doesn't impart much, if any, gain -- it's a "buffer" between the pickup and the rest of the world, and the pickup (incl. the True Tone in my Sho-Bud!) likes it.

Wayne Franco · Post by **Wayne Franco** » 23 Oct 2004 8:15 am

Just installed 17.5 TT Pickups in my 93 Emmons Legrand. It sounds good and clean. My friend Larry Behm was visiting and had me try the Black box. W0W...there was a difference. Those Pickups really do like the black box. We both noticed there was more effect with the truetones than the E-66's in the Fessy. There was a marked improvement in both guitars. The Emmons to me has a darker tone even with the lighter wound single coil pu's I just installed. With the black box it was just right with the stereo steel and JBL speakers.

P.S. I'm calling Brad today to order one. [This message was edited by W Franco on 23 October 2004 at 09:25 AM.]

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 23 Oct 2004 2:49 pm

Wayne's Emmons with the TT was about as clean a steel as I have heard, I liked it a lot. (He would not sell it though.)

Remember you can always "color" a clean pickup. A muddy pickup at best will just be a brighter version.

Larry Behm

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 23 Oct 2004 10:26 pm

Bruce

Are you thinking of trying them on your Carter?

thx

bob

Ken Thompson · Post by **Ken Thompson** » 25 Oct 2004 8:49 am

To Jerry, my thanks as well. Your TT turned my Carter into the SG that I had hoped for. I was initially concerned about the small amount of hum but it was time wasted on a non-existing problem. It sounds amazing!!!

Terry Sneed · Post by **Terry Sneed** » 26 Oct 2004 1:47 pm

I just got to get me a TT pickup for my Legrand.

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84 SKH Emmons Legrand D10
session 400'rd Steelin for my Lord.

Wayne Franco · Post by **Wayne Franco** » 26 Oct 2004 3:02 pm

Terry

When you get a chance try Brads black box with the TT pickup. You will be amazed it sounds soooo good.

Bruce Bouton · Post by **Bruce Bouton** » 26 Oct 2004 8:51 pm

I put the truetones on my old pushpull because I wanted the original sound. I'll keep Bill Lawrence pickups on my Franklin and Carter. They both sound fine the way they are.
BB

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 27 Oct 2004 8:33 pm

So, Bruce

How does the TT differ from the original Emmons single coil? Is it wound the same?

thx

bob

Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 28 Oct 2004 7:17 am

[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 06 December 2004 at 02:32 AM.]