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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2014 10:18 pm    
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Has anyone installed a current production Gibson '57 Classic Plus pickup in a lap steel?
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Ron Simpson

 

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Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 19 Oct 2014 3:22 pm    
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Be sure to check the pole piece spacing on the replacement pickup. The pole pieces should match the string spacing for best results. Dimarzio for example, makes an "F Spaced" humbucking pickup which has a wider spacing that was perfect for an "El Cheapo" Kansas steel guitar I purchased some years ago. The original cheap humbucker sounded alright on strings 2 through 5, but didn't do the job on strings 1 & 6.
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 20 Oct 2014 6:59 am    
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Ron Simpson wrote:
Be sure to check the pole piece spacing on the replacement pickup.

Don't think that should be an issue, as the instrument in question was originally fitted with the pickup that the '57 Classic Plus is supposedly patterned after:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=271974
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