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Topic: EMCI with Emmons single coils? |
Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 23 May 2008 6:14 pm |
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I'm curious if anyone has tried Emmons single coils pickups in an EMCI (or metal-frame MCI) guitar, and if you would please share your impression of this guitar/pickup combination. I have an EMCI with 705's, and it sounds really good, but I prefer the sound of my Emmons. I'm wondering if single coils will get the EMCI even closer to the sound of an Emmons. I know it will never sound exactly like an Emmons, but maybe Emmons single coils have more of the Emmons edge than 705's and will add an Emmons character to the tone?
Thank you,
Cliff |
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TRAP TRULY
From:
Mobile , AL
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Posted 23 May 2008 9:30 pm
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Cliff,
Sent you an email.
Trap |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 24 May 2008 6:06 am
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I believe that the George L E66 pickup (which is a humbucker) was developed by George Lewis and Buddy Emmons on an EMCI to closely approximate the sound of the '66 Emmons. It is up to your ears to judge just how close they came.
Last edited by Jim Palenscar on 24 May 2008 1:59 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 24 May 2008 9:58 am
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When I had an EMCI I put a George L E66 pickup in it and it sounded great. I big improvement on the Barcus Berry pickup that it came with.
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Bob |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 24 May 2008 1:48 pm pickup
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| I believe that the E-66 was designed during the time period that Buddy was playing an MCI. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 25 May 2008 3:47 pm
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| Yeah I replaced the Barcus Berrys on mine with a E66 on C6th and a 10-1 on E9th ...it sounded really great with that combo for me. |
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T. C. Furlong
From:
Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 8:18 pm
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One of the nicest tones ever on record is Buddy playing his EMCI on the Christmas album. I believe that had E-66's on it.
TC |
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John Steele
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 4 Jun 2008 1:02 pm
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I have an EMCI which I put E-66 pickups on. I realize they were developed to emulate the '66 Emmons. It sounds ok until compared to an original '66 Emmons, which would eat it for lunch.
Just my humble opinion.
-John |
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