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Topic: Seymor Duncan lil 59 |
Bill Groner
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Posted 18 Jun 2020 7:01 am |
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Kind of feeling my way where Pups are involved. I was wondering if any of you guys have ever used a SD lil 59 in a lap steel and if so did you use a bridge or neck Pup? Any other comments on that Pup are appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2020 8:33 am
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Not a Duncan, but a good alternative. I installed a Vintage Vibe SBA-B Strat pickup in my Fender Studio Deluxe. Sounds fantastic. It is a custom one-off; I requested Pete to grind its blade polepiece flat especially for a lap steel application. (His stock Strat pickup has a radiused blade.) It looks similar to these aside from the black bobbins; mine is white.
http://www.vintagevibeguitars.com/windows/blade_poleWin.html
If I were ever to need another Strat-style pickup for a lap steel, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another Vintage Vibe with a flat blade polepiece. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2020 8:43 am
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| yes i have used the 59. im fine with the sound of it. |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2020 3:09 pm
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| I've got'em in two of mine, an old Kay Sherwood Deluxe and a '41 Oahu Islander. Both came to me with non original pickups and i gave my kay to a friend who put the lil 59 in it, he gave it back and i was hooked. Its such a killer pickup imo, i have one in a Tele too and it rules, i have a push/pull pot on that so i can have series/parallel coils and its very usefull, might do that on the steels too. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 4:53 am
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Can you guys that use one give me a string space measurement? Thanx
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 7:28 am
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| Bill Groner wrote: |
| Can you guys that use one give me a string space measurement? Thanx |
dont have my calipers handy, but there will be a difference in the neck and the bridge pickup. bridge spacing will be wider....just letting you know that in case. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 7:41 am
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Thanks Bill, I never gave that a thought.
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 7:45 am
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| A blade pickup makes the spacing of individual polepieces a moot point. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 7:47 am
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Yes, but no individual tuning.
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 8:44 am
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| Bill Groner wrote: |
| Yes, but no individual tuning. |
There is that. But folks who play frypans, Bakelites, pre-1951 Gibsons, virtually all Fenders, and many other classics don't seem to mind. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 9:11 am
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| Bill Groner wrote: |
| Yes, but no individual tuning. |
There is that. But folks who play frypans, Bakelites, pre-1951 Gibsons, virtually all Fenders, and many other classics don't seem to mind. |
even the gibson "charlie christian" bar pickups can be found from gibson with cuts in the bar to try to attenuate different strings for better balance.
i prefer to have adjustable pole piece pickups when i can. the ability to bring different strings volumes up or down can be very advantageous for sure. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 9:35 am
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| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| i prefer to have adjustable pole piece pickups when i can. the ability to bring different strings volumes up or down can be very advantageous for sure. |
I agree. And that's one reason I installed custom P-90 style pickups (from Sentell) in most of the basketcase Gibson lap steels I've resurrected.
The Vintage Vibe pickup in the old Fender I redid was a bit of an outlier in that regard, but the guitar sounds fantastic with its blade pickup. Way better than a stock Champ or Studio Deluxe in my opinion. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 19 Jun 2020 1:31 pm
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Well I am happy with the answers I got. Thank you Bill, Glenn and Jack for your opinions. I think I will go with the lil 59. I even got more from this post than I had hoped. I learned a new word. Attenuate.........thanks Bill!
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2020 12:29 pm
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| Bill Groner wrote: |
| Well I am happy with the answers I got. Thank you Bill, Glenn and Jack for your opinions. I think I will go with the lil 59. I even got more from this post than I had hoped. I learned a new word. Attenuate.........thanks Bill! |
I think you'll be happy Bill. If i ever get around to building one from scratch i want a lil 59 at the bridge and a P90 at the board end, with the series/parallel switch and a blend knob. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2020 1:48 pm
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| Has anyone had the opportunity to compare and contrast the Duncan Hot Rails and the Duncan Little '59? |
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Jay Lorenz
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2024 1:56 pm Duncan Little '59 in a '55 Fender Studio Deluxe
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I'll be interested to know as well.
BTW, has anyone installed a Duncan Little'59 in a '55 Fender Studio Deluxe/Champ without any additional routing in the cavity?
I replaced the original Fender pu with a Porter strat pu that I had. It barely fit and leaves very little room for up/down adjustment.
The Vintage Vibe website has ceased operations. Any other good alternatives?
Hi. I'm a new member here and a relatively new player. I'm thankful for all the info that people have been sharing on this forum. Thank you all.
Jay |
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