GuitarMaestro Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 I am currently looking for a neck and a middle PU for my 7-string guitar project. I want them both to be singlecoils and sound as close to Standard Fender Strat singlecoils as possible. So far I only found no-name 7-string singlecoils. Dimarzio and Seymour Duncan both offer a huge palette of 7-string humbuckers, but what about singlecoils? At least they don't list them....Any idea if Seymour Duncan or Dimarzio sell them even though they don't list them? Other options will be welcome as well.... Thanks, MK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 i don't know about that...but i wonder if you could use 2 cool rails side by side but offset to reach across all 7 strings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 to my knowledge Dimarzio is the only company that even makes a single coil 7. that's the Blaze Single. Rumor has it that Seymour Duncan will make any pickup in 7 string but it'll cost ya $125.00 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 i have a dimarzio single-7 from a blaze set of HSH for a 7 string i might sell it if you just need one but if you need more dimarzio does sell it on it's own http://www.dimarzio.com/hum.html http://www.dimarzio.com/blaze_7_m.html check brian's slte for pricing, If i were you though i'd go with the air norton 7, great neck pickup.... and no hum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted February 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Thanks for the offer derek! Very helpful post....unfortunately I need two PU's though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott from _actual time_ Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 sorry to dredge up an old thread, but i just found this forum in links from jemsite.com . i've built a few guitars, a dozen speaker cabs, and i've designed lots of insanely complex coil cut wiring schemes. i'm just gearing up to build some 7 string bodies, so i'm having a blast reading all the old threads. the best 7 string single coils i've tried are the Rio Grande Muy Grande model. they are ~$80 each, so way less than Duncan Custom Shop. they have huge pole pieces and they get a great 'pushed' phat SRV single coil type tone. they sound way better than the flat tone of the DiMarzio Blaze (II) singles. Rio Grande is a cool bunch of folks, they'll custom wind their singles in RW/RP to hum cancel in the middle positions, and they also make a lower output 7 string single. google 'em. the Rio Grande singles do have the 'extended' baseplate sticking out of the back of the pickup, unlike the DiMarzios, so you will have to route for that, or chisel out the back wall of the single coil cavity. i did this on my old beater Ibanez 540S7 and they sound fantastic in that thin mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Thanks that you tell me about these PU's now that I already ordered a Blaze singlecoil....lol....thanks anyway sounds very interesting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I've never ordered anything from this guy, but I've asked questions and been in contact with some of his customers, and he seems to be really good at winding, and ver good to deal with. Here's the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 http://www.riograndepickups.com/7string.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 doesnt bartonlini (sp?) sell alot of custom 7/8/9 string pickups for jazz guitars? might want to check into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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