Hap Young
From:
Yuma, AZ, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2002 7:12 am |
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Mike, I think it depends on the amp that you use. I have George L's series I&2 on my guitar and use a Sho-Bud amp. My friend says that it has an Emmonds sound. All I know , they are real clear, more on the treble side.
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2002 9:11 am
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Okay, here goes:- Shields Dual Coil - this is the pickup I got with my first Sierra in 1984. It has 3 leads. One side is darker sounding than the other. If you combine the two signals, you get a thinner, slightly out-of-phase sound with less volume that is similar to a Fender Stringmaster. It has adjustable pole pieces, which is really nice for balancing out the volume differences between strings.
- George L 12-1 - dark and rich. I use the 12-1 when I want organ tones or really big bass. It's also real smooth on the high end (my Sierra Laptop has a 10-1 for the same reason). The frequency response is a good match with my 12AX7-based distortion channels, so I often switch to this pickup on rock tunes.
- Lawrence 712 - My favorite pickup! It's hotter than the others, and very clear. It's bright without being tinny. Very "high fidelity" on highs and lows, and extremely quiet (no hum). It has a bit too much bite when I switch to the distortion channel, though. On country gigs, I often use this pickup and no others. My Williams D-10 is equipped with Lawrence 710's, and it also sounds great.
- Lawrence LXR-16 - has a very pretty sound for solo steel and Hawaiian. I play in a guitar band, and this pickup tends to blend with the acoustic guitars a lot, to the point of getting lost in the mix a bit. Sometimes I like that, but more often I want to cut through the mix, so I don't use this one too much.
- Lace Sensor - This is the closest I get to Neil Young's "Old Black" sound. It really rocks in the distortion channel. It adds an edge that the 12-1 doesn't have, but isn't as bright as the 712. I just got this recently, and I've never tried it in the clean channel with the band. Ask me again in a couple of months.
I also have some very nice sounding 10 string pickups that I use for recording only. My pickup slot loads from the front, so that I can use 10 string pickups when I don't need the bottom two strings. 10 string pickups generally sound a bit "tighter" than 12 string. I personally believe that this is a factor in the success of the D-10 over the S-12 in the recording industry.
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Sierra Session 12 (E9), Williams 400X (Emaj9, D6), Sierra Olympic 12 (F Diatonic), Sierra Laptop 8 (D13), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6), Roland Handsonic[This message was edited by Bobby Lee on 06 October 2002 at 10:19 AM.] |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 6 Oct 2002 4:33 pm
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I have a Lawrence 912 that is not as bright or punchy as the 712 but sounds very nice. I also have the Dimarzio that works with the 3 position switch.
Please note:
If you are considering this Dimarzio pickup for your Sierra, the bezel mount in the guitar will require a 4 pole setup and the pickup will not work correctly with the Sierra 3 pole bezel mount. Call Tom Baker at Sierra for clarification on this before you order the pickup.
I also use a pickup that Jerry Walace rewound for me. VERY NICE single coil sound.
I have the Danny Shields pick up also as well as the Sierra 1 (E-66) and Sierra II. I have other Sierra pickups also but the above models are the ones I use the most.
Also, pickups respond differently to different amps in my opinion. Your milage may vary...  |
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