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Topic: 7 String Pickups? |
chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 6 Apr 2009 3:39 pm |
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| i may have asked this before, but i'm losing my mind. if i were to make myself a 7 string lapsteel, what good pickups are available and are they priced reasonably? |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 6 Apr 2009 4:59 pm
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You may want to check out pickups on ebay. I used a couple DiMarzio 7 string bridge pickups a few years ago. I believe the model was DP702. Some outfit was also selling them new, from a music store, on ebay.
I still have a guitar I built back then with one of those in it. It's a nice tone, with an ash body. |
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Apr 2009 4:08 am
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Ryan Rukavina makes excellent custom pickups.
If you are okay with regular guitar string spacing, then any 7 string guitar pu will do. However, if you intend to do much bar slanting, a 3/8" string and pole spacing is usually preferred. I'm building a double 8 at present, using two of Ryan's pickups, with 3/8" spacing at both bridge and nut.
Check out :
http://rukavinaguitars.com/index.html
I am also building a ten string single neck, with a Jerry Wallace TT-10, made with the same parallel string spacing.
Also, if you want a humbucker type, the Geaorge-L 10 string pedal steel pickups are blade, instead of individual pole pieces, so you can array as many, or as few strings across them.
Good Luck. Don |
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Apr 2009 4:35 am
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Oh yeah,
Ryan also makes double coil PUs.
All of these pickups I've mentioned go for a good bit under $100, and I think they are all very reasonably priced. |
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2009 5:24 am
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Check out Rio Grande pickups. The make some nice stuff at reasonable prices. Also Vintage Vibes might have a size that'll work for 7-string.
Most guitar pickup manufacturers make a 7 string version. If you want wider standard guitar spacing, it's a nice option. If you want closer spacing you can always slant a single coil pickup (or 2).
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
www.allisonguitars.com |
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