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Topic: XR-16 in a Mullen G2 |
Roger Crawford
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Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 10:21 am |
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| Have any of you Mullen players experienced an XR-16 in your G2? My new house gig has noise out the wazoo, and I’m looking at going to a humbucker. My guitar is pretty bright, so taming the highs is on the radar as well. |
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Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 11:44 am
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I had a Mullen Royal Precision SD12 that buzzed so bad in some venues I regularly played at. I put an XR-16 in it and wired in a switch to go from humbucker to single coil. I also have them in both necks of my Carter. My favorite pickup.
They can be tamed easily with amp tone controls.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 4:23 pm
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| Mullen single coils are in it at the moment. Richard, how does the single coil version sound compared to the Mullen single coil? |
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Dan Rollans
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Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 7:31 pm Xr-16
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Hey Roger, I play a 1991 model preRoyal SD12. I had similar issues with the factory single coil. Tone has always been spot on but noisy in some venues. I installed the XR-16 2 years ago. Noise issue gone. Tone to me is great. Close to the single coil. I only use it in the humbucking mode. Real good clarity top to bottom. Single coil side is not to my liking at all. I give it a thumbs up.
Dan @ Steelers Choice |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 9:35 pm
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The Mullen single coil sounded great when there was no buzz. But 2 clubs I played at, the buzz was almost as loud as the sound of the guitar. I use my XR-16 in single coil mode as much as possible as I prefer single coil sound over humbucker. I don't remember specifics on sound difference as it was 7 or 8 years ago. By the way, those gigs also had the Tele lead player and bass player with single coils buzzing as bad. Not a Mullen specific problem. No single coils would be quiet there.
I still run into the occasional place where I have to use it as a humbucker.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2025 5:55 am
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| Thanks, guys! Dan, you still have the seat of choice! |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2025 12:44 pm
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Another vote for XR-16.
Also has a very slight compression that I like.
My MSA has quick change pickups and I have tried a bunch.
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 1 Feb 2025 6:24 am
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I have a XR-16 in my JCH. A bit warmer and silkier highs than the BL710.
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Quentin Hickey
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Graham Bland
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2025 11:21 am Xr-16
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I’ve heard our friend BF with his Carter with the XR-16 in the top neck and it sounded excellent with no hum at all!
I’m sure you’ve heard that guitar too! |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2025 5:12 pm
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| Yeah, I’ve heard it once or twice! |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 2 Feb 2025 7:49 pm Re: Xr-16
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| Graham Bland wrote: |
I’ve heard our friend BF with his Carter with the XR-16 in the top neck and it sounded excellent with no hum at all!
I’m sure you’ve heard that guitar too! |
Was he using it in humbucker or single coil mode? In most places I play now, single coils are fairly quiet but there is a slight bit of noise you can hear between songs. I sometimes will use a noise gate which totally quiets it down. Humbucker mode is dead silent.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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