Favorite single coil pickup?

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Cartwright Thompson
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Favorite single coil pickup?

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Just looking for opinions on what people like for current production single coil pickups. I’m leaning towards something from Jerry Sentell but wondering what else is out there.
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Dave Grafe
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Re: Favorite single coil pickup?

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I have never been disappointed with vintage Emmons and Truetone singke coil pickups, I also really liked humbucking ones from Telonics and George L. Anything newer is beyond my knowledge.
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Ron Bryson
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Re: Favorite single coil pickup?

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I agree on the original Emmons and TrueTone pickups. However, I had an Emmons single coil repaired and rewound by Scott Swartz at Steeltronics. Absolutely stellar!
https://www.steeltronics.com/
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Dave Grafe
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Re: Favorite single coil pickup?

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Ron Bryson wrote: 23 Nov 2025 9:45 am I agree on the original Emmons and TrueTone pickups. However, I had an Emmons single coil repaired and rewound by Scott Swartz at Steeltronics. Absolutely stellar!
https://www.steeltronics.com/
There you go!
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Greg Forsyth
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Lap steel or PSG

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Hi Cartwright,
Are we talking a single coil for a lap steel or a pedal steel guitar?
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Dale Rottacker
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Re: Favorite single coil pickup?

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Clay Alden in Nashville makes some really nice Single Coils as well.
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