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Dennis Detweiler


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Solon, Iowa, US
Post  Posted 2 May 2017 12:11 pm    
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Which Telonics pickups compare in tone and response to any of the Bill Lawrence pickups? Or do they?
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Stu Schulman


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Post  Posted 2 May 2017 12:22 pm    
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I've replaced a Lawrence LXR-16 with a Telonics 206,very close in sound to each other!
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Gerard Drury

 

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Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 2 May 2017 12:57 pm     206
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Stu Schulman wrote:
I've replaced a Lawrence LXR-16 with a Telonics 206,very close in sound to each other!
IT WORKS GREAT ON C6TH BUT NOT ON E9TH TOO MUCH BOTTOM
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Paddy Long


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Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 2 May 2017 5:00 pm    
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Gerard the 206 was actually designed more for C6th so thats probably why.

The 409 is probably the best Telonics pickup so far - and with the adjustable volume and tone poles for each string I guess you could dial in any tone you want.
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Matt Elsen

 

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Post  Posted 3 May 2017 7:34 am    
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IT WORKS GREAT ON C6TH BUT NOT ON E9TH TOO MUCH BOTTOM



I respectfully disagree. I have 206's on one of my Zums and 409's on the other. They're both outstanding pickups with but slightly different sounds. I find I sometimes prefer the 206 - it depends a bit on amplification and the room. There's a silky quality to the 206 that is very hard to resist. It's all subjective.
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Dave Campbell


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Nova Scotia, Canada
Post  Posted 4 May 2017 1:29 am    
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i agree with matt. i've had the 206 in my sho bud for a couple of years and just recently replaced it with the 409. the 206 had a more vintage tone to my ears. warm but not muddy. the 409 is definitely more modern sounding. i wish pickups were a quicker switch and i could rotate both telonics in and out along with my truetone!
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