"most popular 10 string E9 PSG pickup"

Gary Reed · Posted 3 May 2014 7:04 pm

There are many threads discussing pups,
I did not find any that claim:
"most popular 10 string E9 PSG pickup" or "most used 10 string E9 PSG pup"

Any stats on this?

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

I suspect that if you look at the used sales, and how many OEM guitars use them, I bet the E-66 has an edge. They have a pretty good tone and my only beef with them is that they seem to suppress attack and personality as much as they do the hum.
They seem to be in a plurality.
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Bill Duncan · From: Lenoir, North Carolina, USA

Take a pole.
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Gary Reed · Posted 4 May 2014 4:32 am

A pole of what pup do you use is a great idea! How do you set up a pole?

Jason Putnam · From: Tennessee, USA

if you look down at the bottom of the page where you type in a new post, you'll see the stuff to add a poll to your topic. Very Happy

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Larry Bressington · From: Nebraska

I think the George L is the most popular working man's pick up, great tone and noiseless also. Can't say a bad word about them, they are superb... I think we all agree though that there's certain ingredient in there where it sounds a bit sterile vs the standard single coil magnetic noisy pick ups, but George s they can EQ out beautifully.
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David Nugent · From: Gum Spring, Va.

'George L E-66' may appear to be the most popular OEM installed pickup, but that may well be due to availability and cost. Many steel guitar pickup manufacturers are one man operations and hand wind their units which is time consuming, but yields a more precise product IMO. Speaking from personal experience only, having used Truetones exclusively for years on all my steels, when replacing the existing George L on any guitar with a Truetone, the improvement in tone and sustain were readily apparent.

chris ivey · From: california (deceased)

actually, i think your basic old emmons single coil is the best pickup.

Bill L. Wilson · From: Oklahoma, USA

I agree with chris. The old Emmons single coils are the best sounding. Just my own observation, from having an Emmons P-P, and a LeGrande. Wish I still had the P-P, but the LeGrande is probably my last steel guitar. If you're gonna have a guitar that looks like an Emmons, and you want it to sound like an Emmons, why not just buy an Emmons?

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

But that wasn't the question. "What's the most popular/best selling."
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chris ivey · From: california (deceased)

no..it is what's most popular and most used.
emmons pickups are extremely popular with those who get tone...and have been used by thousands of players over the years.

i don't care about being right or winning any contests, but the facts are you've heard alot of emmons pickups on recordings in the life of country music and steel guitars.
i wouldn't use anything else if i had a choice.

now, i can't help you if you're referring to the most pickups sold at the 'peer pressure steel boutique'!

Jack Hanson · From: San Luis Valley, USA

Henry Matthews · From: Texarkana, Ark USA

I believe I do see more single coil pickups than any, not necessarily Emmons either but do believe single coils are most popular. The BL 705 would run a close 2nd.
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Michael Johnstone · From: Sylmar,Ca. USA

I don't know how many Wallace True Tone 17.5 single coil pickups are(were) made but that's about the best Emmons-like pickup I ever came across including the E-66 and BL 710(which are all very nice too). For a boutique humbucker,the Crap-Trap/Tonealigner wins that category for me. Again,I don't know the number of units out there but both those pickups are very highly regarded by discerning ears.

Russell Adkins · From: Louisiana, USA

I have a s 10 with a regular George L on it and a double 8 console with two G L 66 on it plus a single 8 string with another G L on it , they both (pickups ) sound very good to my ears. I made a 8 string lap which my Bro has now and used a wallace 8 on it sinle coil great pickup.

John Billings · From: Ohio, USA

Shobud Fingertip. A classic!

Jan Viljoen · From: Pretoria, South Africa

I have the following, a Danny Shields pickup of 13,9 k ohm (4,5 + 9,3 k ohm, two coils).
Is this a craptrap?

The Wallace T of 17,6 k ohm is just as good.

I enjoy both and it looks as if they are appreciated by other steelers as well.

Thanks Michael.
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Phillip Ogle · From: North Carolina, USA

I agree with Michael, however most every one I suspect, hears tones differently, but I have three guitars. One has Bill Lawrence 705. one has GeorgeL E66 and last has wallace true tone 20.5K and the true tone by far the best sounding one.

Phillip Ogle · From: North Carolina, USA

I agree with Michael, however most every one I suspect, hears tones differently, but I have three guitars. One has Bill Lawrence 705. one has GeorgeL E66 and last has wallace true tone 20.5K and the true tone by far the best sounding one.

Eric Philippsen · From: Central Florida USA

I often find push-pulls with replacement pickups. The first thing I do is pull the replacements and put in original single-coils. I've been somewhat lucky in that I have been able to find both the early original offset type and the later, non-offset Emmons single coils for that.

However, I'm not such a die-hard when it comes to other makes. I played a Super-Pro for 20 years where I had put original, chrome surround 705's in it. Very nice.

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