I didn't like it at all playing it at home, but, it sounded great when I played gigs. While my 71 was being restored, I borrowed a friends Legrande II and it had 710's in it. Actually the only guitar I've owned that I liked the 710 in was an LDG. I tried a 710 in the E9 neck of the 82 push pull that I had and I didn't like it at all. You ever tried the BL 710? I just heard an mp3 by Ed Ringwald with that PU and it sounds so Emmonsish I don't think you can go wrong with the 108N. I'll give Ron a call this week and order some plates. The ones I'll be getting are used, but from what I understand the screws are comming with them.
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EMMONS STEEL GUITAR PICKUP INSTALL
If you were to order a new LeGrande with a humbucker pickup, the 108N would be the pickup they would install as their "standard" humbucker.Īs long as you tell them you want the "108 humbucker" you'll be alright. However, the 108N is still the best range, as opposed to the 106 or 110 humbuckers.
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Depending on the range of you current pickup, it may sound slightly heavier if your stock Emmons single coil would happen to be on the light side. It is wound in the 20-22.5K range, which will sound closest to the 18-19K stock single coil Emmons pickup. The 108N is the pickup most people prefer. The 106"B" stands for "bright" (hense the letter "B"), while the 108"N" stands for "normal" ("N"), and the 110 "M" stands for "mellow" ("M"). The pickups are designated as 106B, 108N, and 110M. Let me know what you think when you get them in. He'll give you a little instruction into putting them in. When you order your pickups, tell Ronnie what you are going to mount them in. They use 4 tiny little screws that go down through the middle of each side of the pickup. While you might be able to use your old plates, it is much easier to get the new ones that are already pre-drilled to fit the 108's. Either that or try to tap the ones I have.īe sure you get the pickup mounting plates and screws. Looks like I may have to get new mounting plates as well. Thanks guys, the 108N's are what I'm getting.
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(teach a kid how to play steel) KEEP PICKING! I think that the 108N has a very sweet nat. You will want to make sure that you get the 108N.they have 3 differant ones.
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It holds its own very well with any of my push pull guitars! I recorded with it last week and fell in love with it all over again. I have a LeGrande II mica D10 with the 108N's and it sounds great. I wonder if the older guitars have the holes already tapped for the humbuckers? It looks like to me, that since the screws go through the coils on the 108's, that you would have to have another set of holes tapped in the mounting plate to make this work. Period!Ĭan't speak for other brands of steels, but from my own experience and "lots" of pickup swapping", the 108 is the pickup that has worked out to be the best in an Emmons if you're looking for power, great tone, and "NO HUM!" Especially in a LeGrande.Įmmons 8/8 LeGrande III, w/108 humbuckers If you play an Emmons guitar, "nothing" will sound better than the 108 (with exception to the original single coil), especially if you play a "LeGrande!" Lot's of power and great tone, as well as "NOISELESS!" They're made by Emmons for an Emmons. I've been thinking about trying a set of these and I've heard they're pretty close to the single coils. Your profile | join | preferences | help | search Classic country shuffle styles for Band-in-a-Box, by BIAB guru Jim Baron.