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Topic: Absolute #1 Pickup Choice... |
Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2006 9:27 am |
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If you were building a double-eight steel guitar from solid hard-rock maple, what would be your #1 choice pickups?
If you would wind it yourself please describe.
Many thanks in advance, Rick |
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Billy Gilbert
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2006 1:23 pm
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I'm no expert and have only built a couple single necks from scratch, but I would use Jerry Wallace True-Tones.  Billy |
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2006 4:51 pm
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| You are probably quite right, Billy. Many thanks for the response. |
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Andy Hinton
From:
Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 2:49 pm
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| I'm just finishing a double 8 on a pedal steel cabinet. It depends on your string spacing, Mine is a custom request for wide spacing, 3/8 at nut; 7/16 bridge. I,m using GeorgeL's, 710 on C 6th with the 5 pos. switch & E66 on front neck for a E 9 tuning, takes these to reach across 8 strings at this spacing. Hope this will help. Haven't Jerry's pup's so can't comment on them. Good luck. Andy H. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 7:26 pm
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| I haven't used the George L, or most other pick-ups except Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio, and Jason Lollar's. It would be interesting to be able to try a few different brands on the same project. |
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 3:01 pm
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Charlie Christian pickups are best IMHO...
if you can locate them. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 4:19 pm
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| A pickup that replicated Paul Bigsby's pickups or one of a couple of fine pickups made by Jason Lollar that include Aiello magnets. |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 5:11 pm
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I have recently extensively tried GeorgeL against TruTone on the same 8-sting.
For a single-coil the TruTone is pretty quiet, responds well to a lighter touch and has great "definition" between notes in a chord.
The GeorgeL is very quiet, if you use lots of overdrive or are in a noisy (digital computer lights etc) Its way quieter than TruTone. The "definition" is mushier when playing big chords, but its sweeter in a more horn-like way for playing single note melodies. I'm kinda heavy-handed and its more tolerant of my awkwardness.
Two Truetones, one with reverse winding wired up like a Stringmaster would be very cool I bet.
My new guitar by Don Reutenik has the GeorgeL E-66. |
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