It's definitely better than the stock assembly I took out. I haven't bought any strat pups from them, but I do have GFS pickups in about 4 different guitars. GFS pickups any good? Welcome to r/guitar, a community devoted to the exchange of guitar related information and entertainment. My original Dot was OK, but the GFS pickups I put in it were better. The clean and crunch sounds are good, they are great to play blues! Most of the famous GFS Pickup designs may now be ordered with our Patent Pending "Kwikplug" system. I have an HSS strat with a VEH in the bridge. The distortion isn't bad either, powerful and neat, but it lacks mids, for my taste. I ran into these pickups, and the PAF P90s got great reviews on the HCReview section, as did others. Are they good at this price point. Guitarfetish Price $ 32.95 In Stock . That's good to know. Very high quality parts with great performance at … The sound was pretty "flat" to my ears, but that just my opinion, i like some of the GFS pickups . Aug 2, 2005 Nutley, NJ. 100% Upvoted. I have them in a 5120. Log in or sign up to leave … But, I think this guitar could sound better. It would not surprise me to learn that they are made in the same factory as Dragonfire pickups, they look and cost about the same. Since the magnet to coil ratio in P-90's is 4 times that of a HB, I think they're going to suffer less from a lack of the 'hidden secrets' of windings. Mar 1, 2016 #21. mrufino1 Supporting Member. I tried a few and they are pretty good for the money. Are these on par with SD and Marzio? Usually get tone emporium but they dont make a hot pickup. GFS Professional Series Jazz Bass Neck Pickup OUR BEST! hide. I would not do it again, because from what I have heard and the reviews I have read, GFS makes first rate pickups, at dirt cheap prices. Admittedly, I don't have a whole lot of experience with their pickups; I've only used the Lipsticks to upgrade an old Danelectro. One of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality guitars and basses. I haven't used any of GFS' single-width humbuckers that I can think of, but I've used a number of their other designs and all I can say is GFS is one of the better-kept secrets of the guitar world when it comes to pickups. Discussion in 'Gear Chat' started by TeenGuitarist, Jan 11, 2010. Any input is good thanks. Repro 1960's HOT Alnico Tele Bridge Pickup, IRONSTONE PICKUPS; Alnico V / 5 Vintage Tone Single Coil & Humbucker Guitar Pickups for Stratocaster / Strat / Fender Squier upgrades, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. My dream guitar! Posted by 5 hours ago. So I put an alnico pickup in and it made the bridge pickup sound wimpy. Its just my opinion but I dig GFS P90s over Gibson's, seriously. Good for cheap, but they ain't gonna sound like Lollars, Seymour Duncan, Barden, Fralin, Bare Knuckles, etc. I was checkin out guitarfetish.com just for some fun. Thanks for the input, sounds like they're worth giving a try. i want to make a classic sounding guitar. I've gotten compliments from folks who assume they're Gibson P90s, or anything but GFS. I haven't tried it yet so I'll have to let you know how that goes. Or not? The best place to start if you're new is right below in our "Rules" section. GFS Pickups. The pup was a positive factor in deciding to buy it. You have a double cut LP special? For the price of a single GFS Humbucker (which is already unbelievably cheap) you can get a matching pair of Dragonfire pickups. I dig GFS, never had any … I've bought pickups, necks, bodies, tuners and other parts from GFS. After being extremely disappointed in stew mac golden age humbuckers, this was a pleasant surprise. GFS pickups is a brand of pickups sold by a small online guitar parts store called GuitarFetish. If all goes well, I'm buying a low end Jazzmaster tomorrow, it has a GFS P180 (p90 sized humbucker) in the bridge. They are good value for money, and it's mainly an issue of having realistic expectations. I'm poor but I like to sound good. TO be fair to GFS tho....his pups are waaaay better than any epiphone pickups, and its a credit that he has created pickups that at least are comparable to the good stuff, for a good price. I don't believe the Epiphone pickups going back about 3 years ago were anywhere near as good as the Gibson pickups, but I've gotten the impression that Epiphone has upped their game a whole lot in the past couple years. 1 comment. Close. The GFS pickups can be very good but they aren't Gretsch. Didn't get any GFS pickups though. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm curious about the VEH, what did you not like about it? I think you hit the nail on the head with your comparison. Guitarfetish Price $37.95 . Do they compare to the dimarzios or Seymour Duncans. Thanks for visiting. Ilike the rails and the 180 best. Sale. GFS have cheaper components than some, no doubt. Just a couple bridges, tuners, a bunch of electronics and some "clearance" pickups from some other supplier. ^GFS pickups are no more hand made than the stock squire pickups. Not sure about that. Only a tiny bit more than GFS for the real thing and yes, you can install them in a Humbucker cavity. which kind of these pickups would sound the best for this task if anyone knows. The guy who owns GFS designs the pickups to perform the way he wants them to, components and all. I'm poor but I like to sound good. They're pretty decent and very good value. It just wasn't the tone I was looking for, so I sold the Nashvilles. ... And the customer service is good as well. Looking for something cheap to go in a cheapo bass. On sale $32.95. Depending on which set you get, GFS pickups can range in tone from meh to pretty decent. I am particulary interested in the VEH model. The GFS Crunchy PAT Zebra Humbuckers are high output passive pickups that can sing or growl. ). The Fat Pat and the VEH were ok. Interestingly I found their humbuggie-sized P90 to be more authentic sounding than a lot of the big brands, but that's an isolated case. Epiphone models may be more lacking in their pickups and a … For example, I recently purchased a used set of Fralin Vintage Hots w/bridge baseplate for $165. Has anybody tried the Guitar fetish pickups? Considering what goes into a pickup, they seem suspiciously low in price. But I'm not certain they're cheaper by default. GFS are made at the cheapist manufactuter in China. I dig GFS, never had any issues with mine, they sound great. However, from my limited experience with their products and my extensive experience playing nothing but stock $400-and-below-guitars, I would say they're definitely better than your stock pickups. It was pretty shitty, and the pickups were my main problem with it. Do yourself a big favor and spend the money on a good brand. Not the ones at the $100 range obviously but maybe to their $60-70 range. A Fat pat in the neck of one and a Dream 180 in the other. Either the GFS pups or the pre-wired pickguards (which I assume are a lower quality alnico pup). Anyway, I've had good experiences with GFS pickups and service. Discussion in 'The Tone Zone' started by HOT TUBES 70, Apr 28, 2012. I would not buy one to replace an Epi pickup. Best thing you can do is look on youtube to find demos of people using the pickups you're looking at, and see if that sounds alright to you. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Are these cheap electric guitar pickups as good as name brands, its up to you to decide but they are much cheaper. 1. If you have guitar related questions, use the "Search" field or ask the community. They solder DIRECTLY to your existing pots and switches just like normal pickups. That might be my next project. GFS prices are based on using second tier materials and cheap labor. The GFS Fatbody Tele pickups are some of the best, bar none. The MIM was built in 93 or so, so I don't know if it's any good or not. KP - GFS PB Pro P Bass style pickups- Sweet Alnico Vintage Tone! I'll be looking into it then. The company also produces good quality demo clips and videos of many of these pickups in action. Probably not going to get anywhere near the $100+ range, but pretty close to lower-end Duncans (with some models anyway; YMMV). community app, message board, free community tool, community chat, community forum, community platform, mobile community, group app, group communication I'd definitely question their quality on that basis. They are mostly known for their house brand pickups that are usually very cheap but perf… GFS Crunchy Paf - "Nice budget hot rodded PAF" GFS is hit and miss on a lot of the pickups they sell. Nice! Their pick ups are like 40 bucks. Yeah but its only like a $25 discrepancy between the GFS and cheaper Duncans. Price was reasonable and the sound was a dramatic upgrade over the mim stock pups it had. It's OK, but it's not that hot, and it says extra hot in the name... VEH- Vintage Extra Hot- Black- The BROWN SOUND! Has anyone tried the GFS alnico pickups in their Squier? GFS Pickups...any good? GFS Pickups. Sure hands have to touch the pickups during the process of assibly but when people talk about hand made, GFS doesn't qualify. I had one of their telecaster copies for a little while. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I want to try the Dream 180. I especially like the sound their Mean 90 and Dream 180 in the same guitar. This is a forum where guitarists, from novice to experienced, can explore the world of guitar through a variety of media and discussion. They have some with Alni In Stock . I paid $225 for a set of Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups. How to Pick the Best Humbucking Pickups for Les Paul. JMO from a bit of experiance with the company's pickups. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. report. Closer to the DeArmond 2000. I have the Power rails in the bridge position of two of my guitars. I wonder how much of it is just brand recognition. I see 3 factors that make the pickups less expensive: 1. I've only used the bridge model but really like it. I thought to myself, in typical first world western elitists fashion, there is no way in hell these things could be any good. Why not pay double and get the best pickups … It's a minuscule difference in quality, but it's there. Made overseas 2. I've generally heard good things about the GFS pickups (from guitarfetish.com) I replaced the neck pickup on my 72 Tele a few years ago as the old one's volume had gone downhill, suspect the windings were rusting away. Now please understand, second tier materials means only they are a step down from more expensive winders. Archived. I've replaced all of the GFS pickups in my Strats, but I've also spent a good bit more money in doing so. You can do a lot with magnet swaps. At like $80 a set, they're hard to resist! I got the redactive strat loaded pickguard. Their pickups are mass-produced in China, as is most of their stuff. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Feb 19, 2016 #1. shawshank72. I tried the GFS "Filtertrons" (GFS and Artec are supposed to be from the same manufacturer) and they were definetly not as good as Gretsch Filtertrons. They are pretty popular upgrades for cheaper Fenders and I've not heard anyone be disappointed. Any good stories? I'd have a hard time believing the build quality and/or materials quality in them is particularly good - but I could be wrong. Are they at all better than what might come stock with most $300-400 guitars. Their best Strat style pickups sell for $72 for a set. The pup was a positive factor in deciding to buy it. Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by shawshank72, Feb 19, 2016. I haven't tried it yet so I'll have to let you know how that goes. I've had a couple sets from GFS (a Strat and a Tele) and have been really pleased. Thanks!! I'm not sure I want to spend 70 dollars on a pickup yet so this might be good, thanks. Did you know you can buy REAL Gretsch Filter'trons for $50 each from HD Custom Guitar. Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by shawshank72, Feb 19, 2016. While Gibson Les Pauls are decked out with great pickups, many choose to upgrade to more bespoke layouts that shoe-fit their tone to precision. GFS pickups any good? Mar 22, 2009 Canada. In single coils ove installed and used the alnico premiums, the alnico 2s and the overwoud greybottoms. I'm poor but I like to sound good... haha so true. save. Page 2 of 2 < Prev 1 2. If all goes well, I'm buying a low end Jazzmaster tomorrow, it has a GFS P180 (p90 sized humbucker) in the bridge. The GFS pickup line is a dream for the econo rocker who has a thing for oddball pickups, with prices for single pickups starting as low as 15 bucks, and averaging around 30 or 40. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with them and apparently they're not that bad, I guess they're just not well know because I think you can only get them from their website. - Kwikplug™ Ready. Huge bang for the buck, and they DO sound nice despite the budget price. I feel it lacks something, the sound isn't "whole," and that's what drives me mad about these pickups and why I want to upgrade my Squier with better pickups (Seymour Duncan or similar). It's not quite a drop in but it's easy and you don't have to cut the guitar. They sell all sorts of brand name and no name parts for guitars. share. At one time, I also had a set of GFS Nashville pickups in a 5120. Some of their pickups you can get even cheaper from Artec (the company that manuactures the pickups for GFS). Are GFS Parts any good? 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