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Topic: Mullen PRP - a pleasant surprise |
Landon Johnson
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Washington, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2023 10:51 am |
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Recently acquired a 1989 Mullen PRP SD-10. Finally got it set up the way I like it and boy does it play nice!
I also have a Williams S-10 and, while both equally playable they fit into completely different environments sonically.
The Williams has an Alumatone pickup and gives a very forward, lead-level sound. I use it for my solo stuff where I play primarily melody.
The Mullen has an E66 pickup. I was a bit apprehensive about that due to the idea that people seem to either hate them or love them. I find that the PRP-E66 combo works well for me in an ensemble, where I am doing mostly chords and fills.
I really like the idea of having two guitars with different and complementary sound profiles....
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1989 Mullen PRP SD-10, 2021 Williams S-10, Quilter TT-12. |
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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2023 12:16 pm
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Years ago I arrived to listen to a close friend of mine (Danny Cormier) playing a gig on his pre-RP Mullen and it was one of the best sounding steels I’d ever heard. When I walked up to see what pickups he was using (expecting something like original 705’s) I was amazed to see E-66 on both necks! My thoughts are that the darker sounding Mullen and the brighter E-66 are a perfect match. I’ve had a couple of pre RP models and they’re absolute tone monsters and sustain for days. Particularly the black anodized changer models. I completely refurbished a red/orange lacquered Pre RP model mixing my own blue stain and unconventional gold maple inlay. I regret parting with that guitar to this day and the last person I knew to have it was the late Steve Takacs. He & I had great conversations about it. But those Mullen Pre-RP models are amongst the best steels ever built.
Dave 🙂
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Dave Meis
From:
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2023 3:09 pm
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| @ David... I have that blue guitar now, and it really does sound nice! 👍 |
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Landon Johnson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2023 2:20 pm
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Dave Meis we must live close to each other! Do you play around the Oly area?
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1989 Mullen PRP SD-10, 2021 Williams S-10, Quilter TT-12. |
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Dave Meis
From:
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2023 7:18 pm
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| Sent you a PM… |
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2023 8:05 pm
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Hey Landon and Dave, where you guys located? I just teach steel these days, living in Littlerock, south of Tumwater. PRP Mullen D12 9+10; Zumsteel S12 7+7; Rittenberry SD12 8+5. Webb amp, Stereo Steel, Carvin BX-500 amps.
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Dave Meis
From:
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2023 1:26 am
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| Sent you a PM.. |
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