Need a new pickup for my Marlene

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Evan Ceman
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Need a new pickup for my Marlene

Post by Evan Ceman »

Hey Everyone,
A few years back I bought my Marlene S10 from here. It works great with the exception of an aggressive buzzing noise I get when I max out my volume pedal or I direct line to my amp. I'm thinking I need a new pickup as I recently had the 1/4" jack on my steel replaced. The current picked is mounted with two bolts kitty-corner to each other. I tried to attach a pic but I couldn't figure it out.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a new pickup that is compatible with a Marlene?
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Mark Eaton
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Post by Mark Eaton »

Someone else will have a lot more knowledge regarding a replacement pickup, but I'm pretty sure the steel guitar you're asking about is a Marlen, not Marlene.
Mark
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Brett Lanier
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Post by Brett Lanier »

Kevin Skrla from Tone Star pickups did a rewind of an old Marlen pickup for me. Wasn’t very expensive, didn’t take long, and sounds really good. A loud buzzing sound makes me think it’s something else though. It may not be grounded properly.
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Jim Pitman
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Post by Jim Pitman »

(Marlen was its' name before it had its' gender changed) :D
All seriousness aside, If you have an ohmmeter, check the resistance of the pickup. It should be no greater than 35K and more likely no greater than 20K. Even a pickup with an open coil will make some signal.
Plug a cord into the jack and check it at the other end of the cord - this tests the input jack as well.
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