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David Hartley
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 2:23 am |
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The older pickups with the chrome surround have a different resistance to the new ones.
My mate measured them but I can't remember the readings, but they were definately different.
And do they sound better?
I've been told this too? |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 5:19 am
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The original chrome BL705 had a DC resistance of around 19,500 ohms. There were also 605, and 805 models and they all looked the same. Sometimes there would be a sticker on the plate or pkg. to define the model.
I had some of all of them over the years [except the rosewood 505], but I've never used the current 705 so I can't offer any comparison help.
Here's a snip from a Mar 03 2008 thread about the original BL pickups with some insight from the late John Fabian re: those.
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The first number of the x05 series indicated different impedances and resistances running from lowest to the highest. lower numbers tend to be brighter while higher numbers tend to be mellower.
705 - approximately 18K-21K Ohms, 15H inductance
805 - approximately 26K Ohms, 21H inductance
605 - approximately 15K Ohms, 11H inductance
505 - approximately 12K Ohms, 7.5H inductance
This numbering system does not hold true for the modern Lawrence pickups (710, 716, 910, etc.) The first number indicates construction and the second two numbers indicate impedance in Henrys. |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 7:52 am
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According to Bill Lawrence, in my discussions with him, the DC resistance (ohms) has no bearing other than the DC resistance of the coil wire used. He uses other AC and magnetic parameters. Thus two 705's or two 710's may have different DC resistance but based on the other parameters will be the same and sound the same.
The 710's (original models) on my Franklin, the E9th measures 29.7K ohms and the C6th is 30.5K ohms.
Like the other posts, the newer pickups that are not made by Bill Lawrence may vary or be different. |
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 9:19 am L 705
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I think the original chrome rings are vastly superior. The re-issues sound nothing like them.
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Jeremy Marcum
From:
Northport, Alabama... USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 10:04 am
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| Can the 705's be rewound? I have one that works but doesn't show any ohms. |
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 6:03 pm
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| I think the original chrome rings are vastly superior. The re-issues siund nothing like them |
mega dittos. i had bill build me custom low impedance pickups while i stood over him but the original 705 hits a sweet spot yet to be equaled even by himself imho |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 9:04 pm
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Bobbe Seymour would regularly tell me that the old chrome surround 705's were the best pickup ever produced for mica covered pedal steels. I have 2 of them that I will put in either my Zum or push pull. I had 2 fitted to an MCI that I owned, and the tone was incredible. Sweet, not cutting, with wonderful string separation. I've seen Paul F with them on a number of his guitars, and they sounded really good through his LW rig.
For lacquer bodied guitars I prefer the 710. Lloyd uses that one.
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George Macdonald
From:
Vancouver Island BC Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2013 5:48 am Lawrence pickups
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| The Bill Lawrence web site suggests that the LXR-16s are close to the old 705s. What do you think? |
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