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Brett Cooper


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Mississippi, USA
Post  Posted 12 Sep 2017 2:15 pm    
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At first glance, it looks like a L710 but only has one row of magnets.




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Paddy Long


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Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 12 Sep 2017 4:20 pm    
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Looks like a BL 910 ... a little darker sounding than the 710
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Brett Cooper


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Post  Posted 20 Oct 2017 11:58 am    
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I've been, pretty much, a single coil guy for a long time. I had a L710 on the first steel guitar I owned(Emmons LL2) and I was very friendly with it. But I think now that the L910 is my new favorite pickup. Of course, I use a Hilton volume pedal and a Sarno Blackbox.
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Bill Miller

 

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Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
Post  Posted 20 Oct 2017 5:40 pm    
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I have an L910 that I used briefly on a Carter. In my practice room I loved the sound of it, very sweet and musical with sort of a compressed aspect. Onstage however, it was just too dark to cut through and be heard well against the other instruments.
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Dave Diehl

 

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Mechanicsville, MD, USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2017 6:43 am    
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The BL910 is what John Hughey recommended to me to use on a Zum I once owned. Sounded really good on there. Good sounding pickup.
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ajm

 

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Los Angeles
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2017 7:05 am    
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Brett Cooper wrote: "Of course, I use a Hilton volume pedal and a Sarno Blackbox."

I don't mean to hijack the thread or sound like a wisenheimer, but what is the advantage/purpose of using both a Black Box and a Hilton pedal?

Isn't the Black Box a buffer?
Isn't the Hilton pedal buffered?

There wouldn't be anything wrong with doing it, but is there something that is added by the Black Box?

Thanks in advance.
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Brett Cooper


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Mississippi, USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 2017 10:32 am    
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@ AJM

Tremendous advantage! The Blackbox has a tube and "Vari-Z" that gives a broad range of control over the way the pickup loads and affects the tone. I used my Blackbox for time with my pot pedal until I got fed up with pots and strings. When I got a Hilton, I drew from the wealth of information on this forum and discovered on my own how beneficial the Blackbox would be to the Hilton.

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