| Emmons Pickup Type |
| Dual Coil |
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4% |
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| Humbucker |
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23% |
[ 10 ] |
| Pentad |
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4% |
[ 2 ] |
| Other |
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67% |
[ 29 ] |
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Topic: Emmons owners: Pickup Type please..... |
Dickie Whitley
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Posted 26 Oct 2010 5:36 pm |
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| What type pickups do you have on your Emmons? |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2010 6:16 pm
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My D-10 P/P's-Single coil 14K ('69) and 18.5K ('80).
My D-10 LeGrandes ('80 and '99)-108n humbuckers.
c.
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 26 Oct 2010 6:30 pm
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George L's on the PP and stock single coil on the 'Bud, I've got something appropriate to wear for every occasion  |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 12:44 am
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I imagine most Emmons owners would say "other," since the majority of Emmons guitars with OEM pickups had the single coil variety.
There were a few early guitars with "dual coil" pickups, which were actually single coil in construction but with a tap in the middle of the winding for a thinner sound.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Bill Bertinot
From:
Burlington Ky
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 1:07 am
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| After trying the stock emmons, an alumitone, 108, and wallace TT, I am very satisfied with the sound of a Tonealigner in my SD LGIII. |
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Ray Mangrum
From:
Nashville, TN.
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 3:44 am Pickups
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| Standard Emmons, singlr Coil |
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Ray Mangrum
From:
Nashville, TN.
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 3:44 am Pickups
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| Standard Emmons, single Coil |
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Billy Knowles
From:
Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 4:27 am Emmons
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| Standard single coil is the best sounding |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 7:06 am
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| Standard Emmons single coil. Hard to beat. |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 8:02 am
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Tonealigners
Larry Behm |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 8:45 am
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herb...i've got the pickups with coil taps that came on this d10 woodneck/lacquer emmons. when were these offered about (do you know the years)? the serial # is obliterated so i'm curious about what year it is. it has the wide spaced pedals.
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 8:55 am
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| Can't answer your question Chris but that is one beautiful guitar! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 9:04 am
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| I'm not Herb but by the looks of that bolt-on changer, I'd say 1966. |
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Paul Crawford
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 9:38 am
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| My Bolt Neck looks pretty close and it's a '68. It's somewhere close to that. Herbster might get us closer. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 9:44 am
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Erv
I think if you look again you will see that the Bolt-on is likely a 1973-74. I would maybe even say a Reissue, but the crack in the cabinet behind the changer probably means mid/early 70s. Pedal spacing and knob are tells as well. Also, I don't think more than two wood neck Bolt-ons were made by Emmons in 1966 other than the two I know of that came out of Ron Sr's garage using spare 1964 parts. These had exposed neck mounting screws, endplate mounting bolts, and other non-traditional Emmons features. The other wood neck Bolt-ons in the early years were Numbers 7, 8. probably 9, and 10 made in Fall of 1964. Maybe other wood necks were made as well, but I don't know of them.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 10:23 am
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Chris,
I guess I didn't make mental note of the wood necks.
It was only the metal neck bolt-ons that originated around 1966. Or am I wrong on that too? |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 10:31 am
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In Fall of 1964 Emmons made at least ONE metal neck Bolt-on on Wraparound necks. I think it was #14 but I will need to check my notes. It had the same 1964-style low bolt-on axle pillows used on the wood neck Wraparound/Bolt-ons such as 7 and 8, and 10, but the neck was full aluminum rather than having a wood insert.
Here is a photo of an "Emmons" finished and sold to its original owner in 1966. But it was sold out of Ron Sr's house and you can see it has a lot of 1964 parts in it and a lot of non-Emmons features.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 11:14 am
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| I think if you look again you will see that the Bolt-on is likely a 1973-74. |
Emmons made a "bolt-on" in 1973-74?
Wow, you just taught me something. I thought the "bolt-on's", preceeded the "cut-tails". I thought the course of events was:
1. "Wrap-Arounds"
2. "Bolt-on's"
3. "Cut-tails"
My first Emmons was bought in '69 and it was a "Cut-Tail". But then what do I know? 
Ya live and "loin" 
TY for straighten tha thankin out of an old "has-been".
"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away*". 
c.
* General Douglas McArthur, said these words to a jam-packed Congress, (Circa 1951), AFTER he was vindictively removed of his command as "Joint Chief of Staff" of the United States Military, by "Give 'em hell" Harry S. Truman. 
Fulfilling and old adage:
"NO good deed goes unpunished!"
Fulfilling Jesus' words when he said,
"You will be punished for my namesake!"
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A broken heart + † = a new heart.
Last edited by C Dixon on 27 Oct 2010 11:19 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 11:17 am
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Carl,
All the wood neck guitars were "bolt-ons".
You are correct with your course of events but that just applies to metal neck guitars. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 11:21 am
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Thank you Erv,
That makes perfect sense.
"And now 'I' know the REST of the story".
Thanks to both of yaz! 
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 1:01 pm
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chris...the cracks behind the changer are 'tone mods'! i have them on all my guitars. they just won't sound as good without these cracks.
ps..thanx again for the zum bellcranks..very generous of you. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 1:50 pm
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I don't think I have an Emmons, or a Sho-Bud without those cracks between the changer and the endplate.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 3:10 pm
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| Hmmm, now you've got ME going, I've got a '74 Emmons and it is a "Fatback" with the narrow-spaced pedals. Were they building that many different styles of guitar in '74? |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 3:21 pm
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| Yeah, flubbed the dub by not including the single coil. Don't know what I was thinking or if I was at all. Thanks to all that have voted, I very much appreciate your input. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2010 3:44 pm
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You also forgot these:
And these:
And these:
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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