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Topic: Pickup choices for Fessenden |
Hans Holzherr
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Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 2:33 am |
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I bought an S-12 Universal Fessenden last year. It came with the pickup pictured. I'm not sure if this is a Lawrence 912. Does anybody recognize it? I would like to know what pickup you Fessenden players settled on for your guitar that you can recommend. The one pictured sounds maybe a bit dark for my taste. I have a Wallace Truetone which I will certainly try out on this guitar.
Funny thing with the installed pickup.... If I raise the pickup so the distance to the strings is less than about 7 mm, the tone is distorted.
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 2:52 am
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That is either a 712 or an XR 16 (they are identical looking). 912 has a single row of pole pieces.
712 is, I believe, the most commonly used pickup on a Fess. I'm not surprised about the high output. There are many accounts of overloading the amp input when a 710/712 is too close to the strings.
ToneAligner and Alumitone sound great on my SD12 Fess and are my personal choice.
The Alumitone is quite hot too and needs to be adjusted accordingly.
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Hans Holzherr
From:
Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 5 Feb 2013 10:25 pm
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| Jon, thanks for your input. Any other comments? |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2013 2:21 am
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| I love the truetone in mine. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2013 12:33 pm
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| Got a Tonealogner in my Fessy S12U. I developed that pickup design using my Fessy as the test case. You might consider one if you think you'll run into some standing magnetic waves in a venue. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2013 12:34 pm
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| Ooops misspell - Tonealigner that is. |
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Michael Hummel
From:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 Feb 2013 2:43 pm
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Gosh, now I'm hungry for a bologner sandwich...
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MSA Classic 5+4
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2013 5:04 am
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lol!
Yes, I would like to think the pickup makes you hungry for a roast beef or perhaps a roast turkey over a bologna sandwich. |
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