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Iain Sloan

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2019 3:31 am    
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Hi. I'm based in Scotland and finding it pretty much impossible to get my hands on ANY replacement pickups for my Dekley D-12 pedal steel guitar over here, other than a Geroge L E-66. I'm pretty sure that's going to be be too 'thin' sounding for my tastes though.

I'm looking for a bit of advice really.

I sense that my best option might be one of the Bill Lawrence pickups - most likely the L712 from what I've read around the internet.

Any 12-string players out there got one? If so, would you recommend it? If not, what would work best?

I'm looking for a high output, fat and warm tone. Bright, 'twangy', traditional country stuff is not really what I get much call to do here.

I do a lot more fat, warm, textural, atmospheric kind of thing.

I've heard a few demos of the L710 and think that sounds lovely, but curious as to whether that is the fattest/warmest pickup?

If so, does anyone have one to sell?
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Ken Metcalf


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2019 5:39 am    
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Bill Lawrence XR-16 has a nice and sort of compressed sound.
https://www.wildepickups.com/collections/frontpage/l-xr-16-12-string

https://msapedalsteels.com/accessories#a5825f0a-7a51-4a69-81ff-dc06ae29b234
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Darryl Hattenhauer


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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 21 Aug 2019 9:36 am    
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I've gotten lucky with a few fat, warm pick-ups.

But seriously, check the link above to MSA.
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Dennis Detweiler


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Solon, Iowa, US
Post  Posted 22 Aug 2019 10:03 pm    
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I have a MSA Super Sustain 12 string pickup to sell. It is off of a 1975 MSA.
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Jim Bloomfield

 

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Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 23 Aug 2019 6:44 am    
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I have an unmarked George L's in my 12 string Carter universal. I'm not sure which of their pickups it is but it's quite warm/dark. Not bright enough for what I normally like but I'm used to single coils mostly. Check out the George L's EON pickup, it sounds like something that may work for you.

http://www.georgelsstore.com/pickups.html
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 23 Aug 2019 7:10 am    
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If you are using stainless steel strings, you can warm up the tone by switching to nickel. Very Happy
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