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Topic: Mullen G2 with a 705 Pickup |
Dennis Manuel
From:
Quesnel, B.C., Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 9:02 am |
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To all the Mullen G2 players out there. Has anyone compared/replaced a Mullen single coil pickup with a 705 pickup? If so what are your thoughts?
Last edited by Dennis Manuel on 6 Jan 2023 9:19 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Roy Carroll
From:
North of a Round Rock
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 9:13 am
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I would be interested as well. I have a BL710 in mine now. It is pretty good. Even though the stock pickup in pretty good as well. I had a 17.5 in mine several years ago, but it was too bright for my taste. Whatching to see if anyone has installed a 705....
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 11:36 am
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My G2 SD10 came with a modern (black surround, non Bill & Becky) Lawrence 705. Humbucking, sounds very good, and I have never thought about replacing it. To my ears, it has a smooth sound with good upper-midrange presence - not too bright, not thin, but not muddy at all. Lately I've been using that guitar a lot with a Quilter Tone Block 201 into a high-power speaker. It works well with most of the steel gigs I've been doing the last year, which lean to country and not swing. But I think that smoothness would work with swing as well if I had it on a D10.
I am a big fan of the original Bill Lawrence 705 with chrome surround, which I have on some other guitars. I was a bit skeptical of the modern 705, but I was pleasantly surprised. I generally like the sound of a 17.5K single-coil on a couple of guitars I own, but I struggle with the noise. I have another modern 705 that I picked up in a deal with some other stuff a few years ago that I may drop into one of my D10s to mate with an original 705 - that guitar isn't getting used as much right now due to the noise while recording and at gigs. My house is particularly noise prone - using a single-coil for home recording is really frustrating.
Of course, this is all a matter of personal taste. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 11:55 am
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| I tried the 705 in my G2, but it just didn’t have the single coil tone that I like. The stock Mullen single coil is wound a little heavier than most, around 20.5K. It’s a nice balance across all strings at any fret. |
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Bryce Van Parys
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 1:30 pm
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I have a new Royal Precision. I felt the mid range, and the 6th string in general, was a little narrow and bright. I put in a new 705 from Mullen (with their quick connect) and I like it a lot better. Especially live. It's more full in the mid range, and more forgiving when I pick heavy, less brittle in general
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Bryce
Double bass, Mike Lull V4, G&L SB2 electric bass, Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, Martin D18GE, |
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Dennis Montgomery
From:
Western Washington
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 8:10 pm
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I love original single coil Mullen pickups, and I think they are a great match for a Mullen guitars, I never felt a need to replace original Mullen pickup on any of my Mullen guitars , it is just a great sounding combination…
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Justin Emmert
From:
Greensboro, NC
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 9:48 am
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| I replaced the stock single coil in my G2 with a modern 705. Did not notice a huge difference, but maybe slightly less brittleness up high. A normal ear would not notice the difference, but there was something slight there for sure. Considering Tommy White uses them in his guitar, I figured it was worth a try. Right hand and volume pedal still trumps new equipment for changing tone, imo. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 3:50 pm
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| Tommy just got a new G2, and it appears to have single coil pups. |
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Tony Rankin
From:
Land O’ Lakes, FL
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Posted 13 Jan 2023 11:44 am
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At one time I owned two G2's; one with a 705 reissue and one with a Telonics 409. In the G2, the 409 was the clear winner to my ears. I've been very pleased with it.
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2023 5:46 pm
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I have 2 G2’s. A red one that has always had Mullen single coils. My other gray and black G2 has been through a few different pickups including 705’s and single coils It sounds better than I can play but has never sounded as good as the red guitar. I couldn’t tell much difference between the single coil and 705.
YMMV
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Bill Cunningham
Atlanta, GA |
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Tim Harr
From:
Dunlap, Illinois
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Posted 14 Jan 2023 5:29 pm
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I like it. Also, it is very quiet in the studio.
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Tim Harr
Mullen G2 D-10 (9p/5k)
Retired, US Army Band (Steel/Dobro/Guitar)
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