Elias Graves

Never heard of him. Who does he play for? EG

What is it? Pics! EG

Original versions came with hard case. They dropped the price $100 and now you get gig bag. EG

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I call mine "This One" and "That One." EG

I just love how the same people who attacked me two days ago are doing such a fine job of taking up my argument for me. Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. EG

Sorry frets, your "pointed jab" of a personal attack was just that. And pretty undignified for a moderator to do. Next time you're in a restaurant and the waiter gets personal with you because they disagree with your choices, I'll wager that you find the manager pretty quickly and complain. We can disagree all we want but the personal stuff is uncalled for...particularly from a moderator. EG

I've compared BG Pure 90s to GFS mean 90s. The difference, both in terms of clarity and noise, is notable. The BG is a superior product. I made a simple statement that GFS pickups are not in the same league with a boutique pickup. You can argue that boutique pickups, Duesenbergs or any other boutique gear is overpriced. I'll agree with you. But there is a difference. Anyone who refuses to admit that is as much a fanboi as the one who refuses to touch anything that doesn't say custom shop on it. Myself? I don't pay boutique prices as I feel they are priced with vanity in mind but I'm honest enough to admit I can hear the difference. Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to give advice to people telling them to put GFS in their Fender custom shop guitars. EG

Bonenut...lovely how you can take every side of an issue. You're never wrong! Now we'll attack people for misusing a word? Let's make this personal. Ratae....you just made the EXACT same point I made. EG

search in amongst your posts?... i'd be here for a month unless you're talking clips posted here or on youtube etc.... i don't believe you Google is your friend. If you are that obsessed with my {censored}ty playing, go to soundclick and find me there. It's not hidden. Believe what you want. I know two people locally with GFS equipped guitars. I have played them. Like I said, they're fine for what they are. They sound just like Epi pickups. EG

I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you Mr. Frodo! Speaking of which...frets, your pup seems to be off his leash again.

Wow just pull the cork out of your nose & breath, it may clear your head! There are no guitars worth $4000. There are idiots that pay 4k for guitars but they have no standards. Me with a cork? Dude, I have three guitars, the most expensive of which was $369. Many Duesenbergs, which is what we are talking about, go well over that mark. EG

I put em up. I can take em down. They're all quoted anyway. Mr Sully, maybe you didn't get my pm. If you want my clips, be around when I post them or go look for them. I never took issue with disagreement. I disagree with people all the time but when a moderator, in an erroneous assumption, jumps my ass, I'm going to correct him. Frets wants to assume I'm basing my opinion on price tag. I'm basing it on reality. And, yes, I have heard GFS pickups. They sound just like Epi or Ibanez or Squier pickups. They're good but not great. Would any of you honestly tell this guy to yank the pups out of his Fender custom shop guitar in favor of those? That's a pretty fair analogy here. Clique? Please. I'm the biggest {censored}ing nerd on this board. please find one member of this board I've ever ragged on. Hell, I'm the guy coming in to take the heat off guitarmike when the herd jumped his ass about being a goofy 15 year old kid for crying out loud. EG

Absolutely. That's why they are standard in all $4000 guitars now. EG

Son, he was not ganged up on. He also did not simply suggest expensive pickups. Read the posts one after the other. In my experience there has always been more than one way to skin a cat. To assume that the only way to do it right costs a lot of money is silly and shortsighted. And I stand firmly behind what I said. And I never said don't buy them because they are cheap. The price tag has nothing to do with it. Seriously. WTF? Are you incabable of comprehension? EG

now where did i leave my {censored}sauce? It's right here under the poncho. EG

Wanna jam? EG

+1 for Meowy. All parts as advertised and quick shipping despite a snowstorm. Thanks! EG

Well, it's a Silvertone, but, yeah, it was made by Harmony in 1947. Here's a cleaner example of the model. EG

This one was in pieces when I got it. The back was split in half, the top was in three pieces, neck off, etc. The before pics were lost. EG

Moar! Nice Gretsch collection, there. EG

What ya got? EG

Why is this thread so long? EG

Wow. Never heard that before. I'm shocked! EG