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Emmons split coil pickups
Posted: 22 May 2002 12:32 pm
by chas smith
I have a '68 D-11 (black, of course), 10-5 with split coil pickups on both necks. They have 11 pole pieces and the ohmage on the E9 is 18.30 and 9.68, and on the C6 is 18.60 and 9.89. I haven't seen a lot of talk about Emmons having split coils and I was wondering how common were these.
Posted: 22 May 2002 2:18 pm
by Chris Lucker
Chas,
My D10 Bolt-on has split coils over the hill from you and just north of Westwood.
Posted: 22 May 2002 6:10 pm
by Herb Steiner
chas, it's your old buddy Herb here, you might remember me from days gone by.
Two of my D10 wraparounds (I know, that sounds obscene
) have split coil pickups, both horns having 20.5K and 11.5k on both necks. I think it was common, since Sho~Bud was doing this at the same time frame... mid-60's.
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Posted: 22 May 2002 8:24 pm
by chas smith
Chris, I didn't think they allowed steel players in Westwood.
Herb, baby mama dude, I had a 63 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 XL wraparound in the mid 60's, learned me not to drink and drive.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by chas smith on 22 May 2002 at 09:26 PM.]</p></FONT>
Posted: 24 May 2002 1:25 am
by emil noothout
My D10 ('82-'83) has two of those pickups, both with 22k and 13k. I'm a bit surprised to hear about values as low as 9.7k and 11k. Does the 9.7k setting sound thin?
Posted: 24 May 2002 9:57 am
by Chris Lucker
Chas, they don't allow TALENTED steel guitar players in Westwood, so I should never have a residency problem.
I think Cass told me my pickups were a touch over 20 and a touch over 10. Cass will know. I got the guitar through him. He had a similar set on a guitar of his own.
At low volume, when I imagine some highs are attenuated anyway, the light pickup setting sounds good.
Chris
Posted: 24 May 2002 4:41 pm
by chas smith
I dunno Chris, I think you belong over here in the Valley with the rest of us.
<SMALL> Does the 9.7k setting sound thin?</SMALL>
Bright, this is Fender Stringmaster and 1000 range, think Ralph Mooney/Wynn Stewart.
Posted: 30 May 2002 6:53 am
by Jay Ganz
An old '76 Emmons that I got ahold of
awhile back has those pickups in it.
In fact the C6th one had to be rewound.
Ron (over at Emmons) had to make up
a special jig just to do the rewind,
since he rarely come across those pickups.
I got it back last month, & it sounds
great! These are wound to about 18K
& tapped at about 9.5K.