Cheap pickups that sound great....to me.

Rotti · #1 02-24-2006, 10:04 PM

I orderd some pickups the other day. They are basicly no name pickups from the GFS pickups Evilbay store. They are "blowout" specials. $34.95 for two! The bridge one is "F" spaced and the neck one is normal spaced. On the website they look flat back but they are actually gloss black. They are high output (16.7k for the bridge 13K for the neck) and sound really nice clean and distorted. Anyway I took a chance on these and they look and sound wicked. I just thought I'd pass along what I think is a great deal.

Item number: 7373492946

ibanezcollector · #2 02-24-2006, 10:10 PM

I recently took a chance on a set of no name pickups and there absolutly fantastic... Nice and articulate, and the bridge humbucker can just scream harmonics.. The neck has incredible low end but never gets muddy, nice jazzy tone on clean and sweet lead tone with some high gain settings.

I bought another set for backups as well..

here the link to there online store(not evilbay)
http://www.guitarheads.net/product%20pages/HexHB.htm

ibanezcollector · #3 02-24-2006, 10:12 PM

haha looks like the same pickup now that I look at your link..

My neck measures in at 9k and my bridge at 13k actual measurements.

Rotti · #4 02-24-2006, 10:37 PM

LOL yeah I think they are the same. Mine say N and B on the bottom for neck and bridge but they are identical other than that. I'm way impressed with them. I will also buy some extras for backup.

ibanezcollector · #5 02-24-2006, 11:14 PM

if they say N and B on them its the exact same set I have..

Awesome pickups for cheap wouldnt ya say?

I love em..

Cozi101 · #6 02-24-2006, 11:40 PM

Hi quick question, is it possible to put pickups like these on a les paul style guitar with the metal covers?

Rotti · #7 02-24-2006, 11:44 PM

Yep I love em too. Killer deal.

Yes I think they would work on a Les Paul but you'd have to just put your metal covers on them. Or just leave the covers off.

chef21 · #8 02-25-2006, 12:14 AM

Rotti you seem to find all the good deals on the bay. Seems to me you got your strat neck at a good price, your 450, and now these pups.whats the deal with all the deals, send some my way. chef21

Rotti · #9 02-25-2006, 10:20 AM

Well when you can't spend a lot on gear you make due. And sometimes you are pleasntly surprised like when I bought these pickups.

erikm5150 · #10 02-26-2006, 01:08 PM

Hey Rotti,
do you have to pay duties/taxes when buying pickups from the US?

Uthark · #11 02-28-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by erikm5150

Hey Rotti,
do you have to pay duties/taxes when buying pickups from the US?

7% GST if I´m not wrong.

Where in Calgary do you live?

erikm5150 · #12 03-01-2006, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Uthark

7% GST if I´m not wrong.

Where in Calgary do you live?

i'm in NW calgary... how about u? are you from calgary?

nickcoumbe · #13 03-01-2006, 04:44 AM

At last, a cheap humbucker that sounds good enough.

Don't get me worng, I love EMG, Dimarzio, Bare Knuckle. They are all fantasctic, but when you conside that they cost £80 (minimum) each, that is a lot of potato chips, and not every guitar I mod needs that kind of money spent on it.

Seriously, thanks guys, great info.

Uthark · #14 03-01-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by erikm5150

i'm in NW calgary... how about u? are you from calgary?

I used to live in Montgomery, just a couple minutes by foot from Safeway or the bridge to Bowness, on 17th Avenue.

What a great city. I might be coming back soon.

rgr · #15 03-01-2006, 04:42 PM

Looking at the specs at gearheads, the High output zebras look like a JB/59 set knockoff and the NeoVs look like an Evo set knockoff. Glad to hear they sound good. I've used some GFS rails pickups before, not bad, a little hotter and warmer than I was expecting, but overall good quality pickups.