Members awd83 Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 Anyone ever heard of or used a set of dragonfire pups? http://www.guitarpartsonline.com/product_reviews_info.php?products_id=379&reviews_id=3 Would they be as good as, better, or worse than the stock ceramics in my AL2k? I'm not really looking to change the sound of the Agile, but I want the zebra pups in it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docrock55 Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 I put a pair in a LP copy a while back, and was suprised how good they sound. DF's are DIRT CHEAP, and well worth the few bucks you spend on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 that's all I care for, as long as they don't make the sound worse. Are they pretty articulate or are they muddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docrock55 Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 Not muddy at all. Have a nice smooth midrange with a well balance high end. Pretty hot, neck is 8.3K and the bridge is a whopping 16.5:eek: Hard to go wrong at $30.00 a set:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 yeah, that is hot, but I've already got hot ceramics in there, anyway. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 I tried a set of their strat pickups a while back. they weren't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganB Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good for the money sound very vintage an upgrade to most stock imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jshaffer20 Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 they are definitely BETTER than the stock Agile pickups. I have a DF Screamer in the neck of my SZ320 and it sounds FANTASTIC. Not muddy at all. Its actually my favorite neck pickup right now. I have the bridge but I havent used it yet, I am sure its good too though. For the price they are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 thanks, guys. It really sounds like they are worth $24 plus sh/h for a SET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jshaffer20 Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 thanks, guys. It really sounds like they are worth $24 plus sh/h for a SET! Definitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 $35 for an alnico set seems pretty good dealio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 $35 for an alnico set seems pretty good dealio yeah, no kidding. I know Slash uses Alnico II's, would Alnico IV's sound closer to his tone than the ceramic magnets? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted April 20, 2011 Members Share Posted April 20, 2011 That I wouldn't know, but my ears seem to prefer alnico to ceramic mags, at least from what I've had on my guitars. I've been using pups by Wilkinson on my latest two projects (both alnico single coils on a Cort G-200 & a set of alnico HBs that I won on Ebay for $20, mounted in my Yamaha 120SD. I really dig both sets, the HBs also have 4 wire & do splt really well.My only concern might be how "hot" that bridge at 16.kohms will play along with your amp/FX. I have had "overwound" pups like that which I could never jell with due to them distorting too soon. GFS crunchy PATS come to mind.But hey, even if these Dragonfire pups don't sound like a $300 botique set, you get to try them & no big $ outlay loss if then don't ring your bell in the end. & they may very well DO just that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I have been looking for a decent deal on the DG20 Copy by Dragonfire to try out but never seem to find one so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 That I wouldn't know, but my ears seem to prefer alnico to ceramic mags, at least from what I've had on my guitars. I've been using pups by Wilkinson on my latest two projects (both alnico single coils on a Cort G-200 & a set of alnico HBs that I won on Ebay for $20, mounted in my Yamaha 120SD. I really dig both sets, the HBs also have 4 wire & do splt really well.My only concern might be how "hot" that bridge at 16.kohms will play along with your amp/FX. I have had "overwound" pups like that which I could never jell with due to them distorting too soon. GFS crunchy PATS come to mind.But hey, even if these Dragonfire pups don't sound like a $300 botique set, you get to try them & no big $ outlay loss if then don't ring your bell in the end. & they may very well DO just that Thanks for the encouragement. I know $25 is really cheap, but I was curious if I went with the others if I might like that sound better, I really don't want to buy both sets and switch out pups that much. I do want some cleans, but I play mostly distorted. That neck isn't too hot, so I guess I could always just switch to it whenever I wanted the cleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Thanks for the encouragement. I know $25 is really cheap, but I was curious if I went with the others if I might like that sound better, I really don't want to buy both sets and switch out pups that much. I do want some cleans, but I play mostly distorted. That neck isn't too hot, so I guess I could always just switch to it whenever I wanted the cleans. FWIW - Rose Pickups is taking pre-orders on the incoming Mariposa and Buff Beauty sets for not much more than that. I can tell you for sure the Rose pickups are much better than the dragonfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I like the "screamer" I put in the last Partscaster build I did. Plenty of definition, not muddy. Not shrill or thin. Quiet. Cleaned up nice rolling the volume knob down . Best turd pickups ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rga22001 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Havnt tried that pup but i did have one of there active humbuckers in a partscaster. Great pickup for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Merz Posted July 18, 2013 Members Share Posted July 18, 2013 Money was tight, and I destroyed the Seymore Duncans in my strat, so I figured these would make a great stop gap pick up until cash funding got better..boy was I wrong!!! These pick ups were FAR better than the Seymores I had in it, and these are the low end priced ones!!!! They are loud, clean, and overall much better than I had ever expected. I actually plan to get the David Gilmore verson of these.I can't say enough about how impressed I am with these pick ups!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted July 20, 2013 Members Share Posted July 20, 2013 I put a set of their $25 Screamers in my Fullerton ST6, they're better than the stock pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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