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Topic: Lawrence 710 pickups
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Ernie Pollock
Member From: Mt Savage, Md USA
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posted 15 December 2006 05:45 AM
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What is the advantage over say, the regular E-66 Geo L's and the Lawrence 710 pickups with the double row of magnets??Ernie ------------------
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Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 15 December 2006 06:14 AM
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Mostly just a matter of choice on pickups.My Franklin came with Lawrence 705's and I changed them to the 710's several years ago. The big advantage, that I heard with the 710's is that there was more definition or "string separation" with the 710's. It didn't change the tone of the guitar - it had the same "Franklin sound". I did try an E66 one time, just to see what they sounded like and I got too much bass with it. |
Ernie Pollock
Member From: Mt Savage, Md USA
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posted 16 December 2006 05:50 AM
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I recently got a D-10 with maple body & wood necks, it has those 710's on it now, it sounds very nice with them. I had never used those before & you pretty well answered my question, I will leave them on the guitar. thanks for respondingErnie  http://www.hereintown.net/~shobud75/stock.htm ------------------
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Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 16 December 2006 06:48 AM
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If you were to remove the plastic cover on the GeorgeL I expect you would find a double row of either pole pieces or blades. This is the nature of humbuckers (except for some different breed HB's like Bill L's 910). In other words, the difference in sound between a 710 and an E66 has nothing to do with the rows of pole pieces you see.
I don't know what-all the factors are that will make two pickups sound very different (if you have a couple of hours, call Bill and ask him----been there, done that) but I've tried E66 and found it quite different sounding from another GeorgeL and a couple of Bill L's.
But this is just incidental chat--you found what you need--a pickup you like. |
Michael Hartz
Member From: Decorah, Iowa, USA
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posted 18 December 2006 07:37 AM
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I changed out an E66 on my Mullen for an E710 about 4 years ago and never looked back. What a difference... The E710 has that modern "Franklin " tone I was looking for. Just make sure you have a gap of at least 3/16 inch between your strings and the pickup. This pickup is extremely hot and can distort if you don't. |
Lefty
Member From: Grayson, Ga.
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posted 18 December 2006 09:23 AM
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I changed to the 710's on my Dekley. I loved the sound of the Dekley pickups, but the 710's sound great and are dead quiet even with my tube amp right beside me.
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Roger Francis
Member From: Indiana, USA
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posted 18 December 2006 03:44 PM
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I think one of the things that is different is that the E-66 has stainless blades, which i think gives it a brighter sound. George L also makes a pickup wound the same as the E-66 with nickel blades wich takes some of the bite out of the hi's. |
Paddy Long
Member From: Christchurch, New Zealand
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posted 20 December 2006 05:00 PM
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I have BL710's in both of my Zums and they are awesome... ! |
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