Members skunky_funk Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 ... and is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dunning-kruger Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 There alnico ll's are fawking awesome. I dont know about anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tinear Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 They said "compete." They never said "win." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 GFS makes a fine pickup, for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Not being pro- or anti-GFS, all 'can competes with' means is if you have one guitar with GFS pickups and another one with Fralins/Antiquites/Fralins etc... you can, in fact, play each guitar and see how they compete. In general, I've preferred other brands but I have one guitar with an Alnico II in the neck and other guitars with 57 Classics, Seth Lovers etc and I've got to admit, the GFS is absolutely on par with the other two and I have no desire to replace it. Having said that, on average, they do not 'win' such competitions in my opinion and I've had several sets of HBs and single coils. Their non-overwound single coils are, generally, very decent pickups for the money comparing new GFS vs new Duncans vs new Fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Compete? Sure. Compete and win? Subjective. Will they be the weak link in any guitarist's setup? No. They're of good enough quality that the guitarist will make or break the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 they have some good pickups for the price point. I really like the Surf 90's and Fatbody Tele neck pickup. I haven't tried their lipstick tubes, but the demos I have found on youtube seem very good for the price vs. what I had paid for my Duncan Lipsticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Most classic rock songs were recorded with stock guitars and run of the mill pickups. A great set of guitar pickups are a nice thing, but they ain't gonna make or break someones guitar sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Yeah, I'm pretty sure nobody got that crackling lead sound because they had the right combination of pickup, cable, and tubes. I'm pretty sure it was the guy playing the leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HELSTRUME Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have a crunchrail in my strat, and its not a bad pickup. It does what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 pickups are magnets & wire. thats it there's no magic fairy dust that goes into making them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Advertising is a powerful tool. Everybody makes claims but it is up to you to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Subjective. Get 50 guys testing guitars randomly equipped with GFS and other boutique brand pickups, I would think a few of them would like the GFS pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 pickups are magnets & wire. thats itthere's no magic fairy dust that goes into making them. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d4rk0 Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 pickups are magnets & wire. thats itthere's no magic fairy dust that goes into making them. ...that you know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 They said "compete." They never said "win." Like saying Tebow competed with the Patriots on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I haven't tried all of their pickups, but the ones I have (including alnico fatbody and lil puncher tele pickups) are quite good. In fact the alnico fatbody neck pickup is possibly the finest tele neck pickup I've ever used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ProToneThinline Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have a '62 Alnico in the bridge of one of my Squier Teles. It actually sounds really good. I mean really really good. I've never used any GFS humbuckers, but I understand they're not quite as impressive as their single coils, but still good at their price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Anyone can compete with anyone else, doesn't mean that they will be any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaModder Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have used a few GFS pups and can vouch for that. They sure can compete. The only guitar I have left with GFS pups is my dot with some of their filtertron copies in it. They sound lovely. Had a pair of their Fat Pats in a guitar a while ago and they sounded really nice for the price. I would stay away from anything hot like the Crunchy Pats, hard to get cleans out of em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 ... and is this true? [video=youtube;FshkO8HqQ10] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheBlueStrat Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Like saying Tebow competed with the Patriots on Sunday. Like saying the Packers competed with Eli Manning and Hakeem Nicks on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I have a pair of their HBs in a Jackson Flying V that previously had EMG 81s in it. I hate EMGs and the GFS ones I put in it made a huge difference. I also have one of their single coil sized humbuckers made for teles in my Squier CV tele. It turned it into a beast. Earlier today I ordered one of the VEH buckers to replace the bridge pickup on my Epi G400 1966 Silverburst. Won't know if I'll like it until I put it in but from the clips I heard of it on youtube, I'm optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 I always refer to Wagdogs sound clips. His grey bottom GFS pickups "competed" very well with his Custom Shop Texas Specials. In fact, half of the guys on here couldn't tell which was the expensive set (thought I don't think they will admit so search for the thread). Then Wagdog did ANOTHER comparison with his all GFS parts Strat against his SRV Strat, and this time, over half of the people on here thought the GFS guitar was the SRV strat. That says something about how they sound. Now don't get me wrong, I don't really like GuitarFetish, their products, or even Jay, but I will admit that if you can't SEE the name brand you will not be able to HEAR the difference. Build quality however, is a different story. They may not look as nice as Dimarzio and sometimes the magnets on the GFS pickups have a lot of production marks on them. So for the price point, they are pretty good. I were a fan boy I would put them in any Squier, Samick, or other cheap guitar, but in all honesty, I would never consider them for a nice quality guitar. Truth be told, I have been disappointed with everything I have ever ordered from GFS, so I don't plan on buying anything from them anytime soon (yeah I said it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted January 17, 2012 Members Share Posted January 17, 2012 Advertising copy can make anything from factual to outrageous claims. There's currently a TV commercial for one of those medical alert systems that has some old gal claiming her medical alert bracelet (or whatever it is) makes her feel younger. Depending on which set you get, GFS pickups can range in tone from meh to pretty decent. I've replaced all of the GFS pickups in my Strats, but I've also spent a good bit more money in doing so. For example, I recently purchased a used set of Fralin Vintage Hots w/bridge baseplate for $165. IMO, that's a lot of dosh for a used set of pickups, but damn do they sound sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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