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Topic: Two questions |
Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 17 May 2016 9:57 am |
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Hi folks,
I have two questions for you learned folk.
1. What, in your opinion, is the best pickup to give a nice low end and take away the shrillness from the highs? This is on an MSA D-10 from the 70's.
2. This guitar has two knees that are on the changer end of the guitar. How difficult is it to move these to the tuner end?
Thanks for all your suggestions and knowledge.
Charlie |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 May 2016 10:04 am
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| That's the standard way the MSA guitars with 2 levers were set up. Unless you have a problem using your right knee, I'd recommend they stay there. But if you do have that problem, then moving them is a matter of repositioning the cross shafts, and adding 3 or 4 longer pull rods...probably a couple of hours work, as a rule. You should be able to find someone to handle that for around for $100-$150. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 May 2016 10:05 am
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1) Tonealigner.
Is yours a mica or lacquer guitar? That will affect the ease and options of pickup swapping. I think the Tonealigner will fit both, but ask Bob Hoffnar
2) With a screwdriver, 5/64, 7/64 and (I think) â…›" Allen wrenches, it'll be easy. Take pictures.
You'll need to get new pull rods since the ones under there won't reach. I recommend the stainless.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 17 May 2016 10:11 am
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
1) Tonealigner.
Is yours a mica or lacquer guitar? That will affect the ease and options of pickup swapping. I think the Tonealigner will fit both, but ask Bob Hoffnar
2) With a screwdriver, 5/64, 7/64 and (I think) â…›" Allen wrenches, it'll be easy. Take pictures.
You'll need to get new pull rods since the ones under there won't reach. I recommend the stainless. |
The guitar is black mica. It's in Florida and I'm in Nova Scotia or I'd get some pictures. It's just too hard to maintain the right pressure on the volume pedal and operate the levers at the same time being used to having them on the tuner end. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 May 2016 10:25 am
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I'm with Donny. You'll serve yourself better to learn to separate knee and ankle movement.
If your guitar still has the screws through the body to mount the pickup, your options will be limited, since the screws actually go into the pickup.
Perhaps Mitchell and Kyle will know more about pickup options
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 17 May 2016 11:43 am
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Make sure that your foot is straight on the volume pedal, that reduces your problem a lot.
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JCH SD-10 with BL XR-16 pickup, Sho-Bud Volume Pedal, Evidence Audio Lyric HG cables, Quilter Steelaire combo |
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Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 17 May 2016 12:32 pm
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| Marco Schouten wrote: |
| Make sure that your foot is straight on the volume pedal, that reduces your problem a lot. |
Thanks for you suggestions guys. I think this steel may go on the block. It's dead mint but there are a few things that I don't like about it and it would probably be cheaper to sell it and buy another one that has the set up that I like. |
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