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Topic: Pickup Identification Help |
Rod Robichaud
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 11 Nov 2021 8:33 am |
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Hi, can anyone tell me what type of pickup this is. It is a widemount that came out of a Carter I bought. Looks like the corners were trimmed a bit to get it to fit in the Carter. I use 710s in my guitars and want to sell this one but I have no idea what it is .
Thanks in advance .
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David Higginbotham
From:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2021 9:26 am
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| Looks to be Emmons single coil. Are you able to check the ohms? |
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Rod Robichaud
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 11 Nov 2021 9:40 am
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Hi David, 19 ohms
I just sold an Emmons single coil and it looks slightly different. |
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Don Downes
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 9:37 am
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That looks exactly like my Wallace TT-10. I measured mine and it was about 17.5K ohms. Are you sure it's 19 ohms, not 19k? 19 sounds like the winding is shorted.
Great pick up. They sell used for about a buck.
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Rod Robichaud
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 12:47 pm
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Sorry , my bad. It is 19k. My friend has a Wallace TT and its similar but not exactly the same.
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Don Downes
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 1:09 pm
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That's one HOT pickup at 19k!
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 7:59 pm
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| Not a TrueTone. Looks like a Mullen G2 pickup. |
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David Higginbotham
From:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 8:09 pm
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Definitely not a Tru-Tone. Jerry’s pickups had white circles around the magnets and larger stripes around the plates. Many Emmons pickups had metal outer casing on the wires, but I’ve had some that didn’t. My good friend Jerry brings up Mullen pickups, which is possible. But I’ve never seen a Mullen pickup wound less than 22K range and the rosin was visible on the bottom in the few I’ve had. Old BMI single coils looked similar as well but without the white striping. I’ve had quite a few Emmons single coils and and just my opinion this is one and the DC ohms is in line with the ones I’ve had although some early push pull single coils were in the 15K range.
Dave 🙂 |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 8:36 pm
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I'm judging by the looks of the top plate with the white lam visible at the pole pieces.
Mullen wound pickups in several values for different applications and requests. 19K ohms is not an unusual spec for Mullen.
One of my D10 Mullen gutars pups measured 17.5K ohms. |
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Don Downes
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2021 9:48 pm
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I have to agree with Jerry. One of the things I noticed is that the mounting holes on yours are round. The Wallace are wider (not oval, but whatever the term is) to allow lateral movement.
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Rod Robichaud
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 13 Nov 2021 6:58 pm
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| Thank you so much guys for all the info and possibilities . |
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Dean Holman
From:
Branson MO
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Posted 14 Nov 2021 10:49 am
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| Also, the magnets are smaller. Mullen used smaller magnets than Emmons/Truetones. |
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Dean Holman
From:
Branson MO
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Posted 14 Nov 2021 10:52 am
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| Though I haven’t seen very many, there’s a possibility that it could be a Williams. I think they used to wind their own. |
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Rod Robichaud
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 15 Nov 2021 5:17 pm
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Thanks Dean, Thanks for the insight. I just found out The gentleman that I bought the Carter from use to own a Mullen. I think you had the right idea about it being a Mullen pickup.
Thanks again! |
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