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Topic: 7-String Pickups Available?? |
chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 29 Oct 2007 2:01 pm |
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| years ago a friend had two 1937ish bakelite ricks in perfect shape...one 6-string, one 7-string..the son of a gun 'gave' me the 6-string..just to aggravate me...i'm thinking of building a 7-string...are there any good 7-string pickups available? |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 29 Oct 2007 2:34 pm
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| I have been using the DiMarzio DP702 7 string bridge pick-ups, 5 of them so far, and I like them. They are a humbucker type. I've been getting them from a music store that's always on Ebay, for 69 bucks. Do an ebay search for 7 string guitar pickups, and you will likely find them, and other brands. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Oct 2007 7:21 pm
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If you can find an 8-str. p/u with a bar~magnet, similar or even a Geo. L. 10-str. 10â1 model, that would work very well! I have a friend who plays a Dâ7 Sho-Bud on which he uses the 10â1 and he did the same on his Tâ7 Rickenbacker Console!
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<marquee> Go~Daddy~Go, (No), Go, It's your Break Time</marquee> L8R, jb
My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 29 Oct 2007 7:58 pm
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| Yeah, that's right, a blade type pickup leaves it up to you for how many strings you want. I haven't used one yet. Rick Aiello's new pickup is a blade type. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Oct 2007 9:02 pm
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Bill; And contrary to what some might think, just because it's a 10-str. p/u doesn't necessrily mean that it's way to long for a lesser number of strings! This is due to the fact that fewer strings most likely also means that the strings are spaced wider than a 10-str. guitar, so; a large portion of the magnets is still under the strings.
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<marquee> Go~Daddy~Go, (No), Go, It's your Break Time</marquee> L8R, jb
My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 30 Oct 2007 9:32 am
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Jason Lollar makes a repro 7-string "racetrack" pickup for the Gibson Console Grande, I have one & it sounds great. Also he has some other rail-style pickups.
www.lollarguitars.com I believe. |
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