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Topic: Are stock Emmons student model pickups same as pro model? |
Ron Davis
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Lake Arrowhead, California... We're a mile high. ;)
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Bobby Bowman
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Cypress, Texas, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Oct 2010 1:13 pm Emmons pick ups? |
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As far as quality,,,,,yes! Probably the same in every other aspect too.
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Stan Schober
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Cahokia, Illinois, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2010 3:23 pm
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Except they are about 1/2 as thick.
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Brendan Mitchell
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Melbourne Australia
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Posted 12 Oct 2010 10:44 pm
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| The ones I've seen look exactly the same as the pro model ones . |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jerry Tillman
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Florida
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Posted 13 Oct 2010 1:35 am Pu ?
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| I do not know about the specs of the PU on the student model.I do know they sound great.I had one and wish I had it back.I traded it for a single 8 fender stringmaster.The Emmons was a great sounding steel and if the PU is wound less or not as tall that could be a bonus as I think it would sound clearer and have less string drag.I think a lot of steels have overwound PU,s making them muddy from the git go and then you try and clear them up at the amp.lakeshrk |
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Dan Burnham
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Greenfield, Tennessee
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Posted 13 Oct 2010 6:24 am They were the Same (From what I was told)
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I was told by an employee of Emmons Guitar that they were the exact same in every way and that players were buying the singles and adding knees to them instead of buying the pro models so that is why the student models were discontinued. FWIW
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 13 Oct 2010 8:10 am
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I compared them side by side on the workbench, and the student model PU is not as tall, and it measures 12K ohms on the multimeter.
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| ...if the PU is wound less or not as tall that could be a bonus as I think it would sound clearer and have less string drag.I think a lot of steels have overwound PU,s making them muddy |
I agree! More windings means more power, and less treble... some would say a thicker more muddy tone. That's why I like vintage pickups. I agree that the Emmons student model has a great sound. 
Here's a demo I recorded a couple of years ago using an Emmons student model (3 pedals, 1 knee lever). I sold the guitar here on the forum. Wish I had kept it. 
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Dan Burnham
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Posted 13 Oct 2010 11:06 am Excellent
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Doug,
Excellent playing and go information,
Dan
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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John McGuire
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Swansea,Illinois, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2010 7:21 am
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| Great playing and tone Doug! Makes you wonder sometimes why do we really need all those kneee levers. |
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Doug Beaumier
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