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Bruce Bouton

 

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Nash. Tn USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2004 5:02 pm    
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mike cass just put a truetone pickup in my old pushpull. I had forgotten what great tone was. My guitar sounds amazing. My apologies to Jerry for waiting so long to try his wonderfull pickup.
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Craig A Davidson


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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2004 5:04 pm    
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Bruce I am about to send one to Jerry myself. I have heard so much about them and nothing but good.

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1985 Emmons push-pull,Evans SE200,Hilton pedal

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Larry Behm


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Mt Angel, Or 97362
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2004 9:13 pm    
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BB welcome home. Now add a Hilton, then add a Black Box. It all just seems to be getting better and better. I took my Black Box out of the chain last night, let's just say that will not happen again.

Larry Behm
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jerry wallace

 

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Artesia , NM (deceased)
Post  Posted 22 Oct 2004 12:14 am    
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Bruce, thanks very much for your compliments..I appreciate you takeing the time to give my TT's a try!!..Feedback from players like yourself means a great deal to me..

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Jerry Wallace/TrueTone pickups-2001 Zum: D-10,8+6, "98 Zum: D-10,8+8,Nashville 1000,Session 500 ,Session 400 head only amp,Tubefex,ProfexII, Artesia, New Mexico
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rpetersen


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Iowa
Post  Posted 22 Oct 2004 5:51 am    
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Hi Bruce - What did you get your pickup wound to??

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Ron Petersen &
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David L. Donald


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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
Post  Posted 22 Oct 2004 12:37 pm    
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Bruce please let us know when we can hear something recorded with this new rig.

And ditto on the Hilton with BB for a total sound from a TT.
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Craig A Davidson


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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
Post  Posted 22 Oct 2004 4:41 pm    
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Why so much pre-amp guys. The box is a pre-amp? The Hilton has a pre-amp in it? Isn't there a fear of overdriving the amp? I would say one or the other. jmho
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Jackie Anderson

 

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Scarborough, ME
Post  Posted 22 Oct 2004 5:06 pm    
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The Black Box doesn't impart much, if any, gain -- it's a "buffer" between the pickup and the rest of the world, and the pickup (incl. the True Tone in my Sho-Bud!) likes it.
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Wayne Franco

 

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silverdale, WA. USA
Post  Posted 23 Oct 2004 8:15 am    
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Just installed 17.5 TT Pickups in my 93 Emmons Legrand. It sounds good and clean. My friend Larry Behm was visiting and had me try the Black box. W0W...there was a difference. Those Pickups really do like the black box. We both noticed there was more effect with the truetones than the E-66's in the Fessy. There was a marked improvement in both guitars. The Emmons to me has a darker tone even with the lighter wound single coil pu's I just installed. With the black box it was just right with the stereo steel and JBL speakers.

P.S. I'm calling Brad today to order one.

[This message was edited by W Franco on 23 October 2004 at 09:25 AM.]

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Larry Behm


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Mt Angel, Or 97362
Post  Posted 23 Oct 2004 2:49 pm    
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Wayne's Emmons with the TT was about as clean a steel as I have heard, I liked it a lot. (He would not sell it though.)

Remember you can always "color" a clean pickup. A muddy pickup at best will just be a brighter version.

Larry Behm
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Bob Snelgrove


From:
san jose, ca
Post  Posted 23 Oct 2004 10:26 pm    
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Bruce

Are you thinking of trying them on your Carter?

thx

bob
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Ken Thompson


From:
Great Falls, Montana, USA
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2004 8:49 am    
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To Jerry, my thanks as well. Your TT turned my Carter into the SG that I had hoped for. I was initially concerned about the small amount of hum but it was time wasted on a non-existing problem. It sounds amazing!!!
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Terry Sneed

 

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Arkansas,
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2004 1:47 pm    
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I just got to get me a TT pickup for my Legrand.

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Wayne Franco

 

From:
silverdale, WA. USA
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2004 3:02 pm    
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Terry

When you get a chance try Brads black box with the TT pickup. You will be amazed it sounds soooo good.
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Bruce Bouton

 

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Nash. Tn USA
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2004 8:51 pm    
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I put the truetones on my old pushpull because I wanted the original sound. I'll keep Bill Lawrence pickups on my Franklin and Carter. They both sound fine the way they are.
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Bob Snelgrove


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san jose, ca
Post  Posted 27 Oct 2004 8:33 pm    
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So, Bruce

How does the TT differ from the original Emmons single coil? Is it wound the same?

thx

bob
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Fred Shannon


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Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2004 7:17 am    
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[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 06 December 2004 at 02:32 AM.]

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