| Visit Our Catalog at SteelGuitarShopper.com |

Post new topic Jimmy Day's pickups
Reply to topic
Author Topic:  Jimmy Day's pickups
Mark Herrick


From:
Bakersfield, CA
Post  Posted 13 Apr 2004 10:09 am    
Reply with quote

Anyone know what type of pickups Jimmy Day was using in his Mullen and what resistance value they were wound to?

I have a Mullen SD-10 that I am thinking of trying a different pickup in. The original Mullen pickup (single coil) is showing a DC resistance of 25.1K. That seems kind of high to me. The guitar doesn't sound bad, but I think the high end is a little weak.

My Emmons P/P pickups (single coil) read 18.2K and it sounds sweet!

(Mullen owners encouraged to reply!)
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Lee Baucum


From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 13 Apr 2004 11:34 am    
Reply with quote

Hey Mark! The pickup on my Mullen U-12 measures at 30,000 ohms. I asked Del if this was correct and he assured me that it was. How old is your guitar? Del and Dixie have changed their pickups a little bit lately. You might want to contact them and find out more about them.

------------------
Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande

View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Brad Sarno


From:
St. Louis, MO USA
Post  Posted 13 Apr 2004 11:57 am    
Reply with quote

I'm pretty sure he used the George L's 10-1 pickups. Humbuckers.

Brad Sarno
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Mark Herrick


From:
Bakersfield, CA
Post  Posted 13 Apr 2004 1:32 pm    
Reply with quote

Hi Lee,

I bought the guitar used in '97 or '98 and was told that it was only 13 months old at the time, so it has to be a '96 or '97 model.

I've heard that the Lawrence 910's are nice.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Lee Baucum


From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 13 Apr 2004 1:39 pm    
Reply with quote

You might want to contact Del. They have tried quite a few pickups on their guitars. Del can tell you which ones are compatible with their instruments.

------------------
Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande

View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Cartwright Thompson


Post  Posted 13 Apr 2004 3:32 pm    
Reply with quote

I heard that Mr. Day used 10-1's too. Just one more example of "it's all in the hands..."
View user's profile Send private message
Larry Behm


From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
Post  Posted 14 Apr 2004 3:58 am    
Reply with quote

A couple of years ago at the Dallas show Del showed me a pickup that was in the 26K range, sounded like an 17.5 to me.

Larry Behm
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Skip Cole

 

From:
North Mississippi
Post  Posted 14 Apr 2004 11:28 am    
Reply with quote

The p/u's in my '03 Mullen read : E-9= 22.4K
and C-6= 22.6K. I've been told that the BL LXR16 are a very good p/u for what i'm looking for but i called Del and asked him to wind me some p/u's that aren't as thin on the high end before i spend $$. The smaller strings on the E9 will peel paint off the wall, so to speak. The strings from 5 thru 10 sound great though with the stock p/u's. But it's the 1st thru 3rd strings that bite.

------------------
"I Can Only Imagine" Mercy Me


View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail

All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Jump to:  
Please review our Forum Rules and Policies
Our Online Catalog
Strings, CDs, instruction, and steel guitar accessories
www.SteelGuitarShopper.com

The Steel Guitar Forum
148 S. Cloverdale Blvd.
Cloverdale, CA 95425 USA

Click Here to Send a Donation

Email SteelGuitarForum@gmail.com for technical support.


BIAB Styles
Ray Price Shuffles for Band-in-a-Box
by Jim Baron