Product: GFS Pickups Alnico I06 Hot TC
Price Paid: US $26.50
Submitted
11/08/2005
at
07:56pm
by
Hossman
Features
:
Pickup features: Overwound Single Coil Tele Bridge
Impedence or other specs: 10K
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: Mexican Tele Standard
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Stock bridgee
Other pickups on guitar: Stock neck
Artists using this pickup: Hoss from Shades of April
You musical style(s): Christian Indie/Emo/Rock
Reason for pickup change: Not enough bass or output from stock tele bridge.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: Quite a bit more output than stock. Overdrives my THD BiValve VERY nicely!
Tone: Tons of bass and low mids. I had to lower the pickup a ton on the bass side.
Sonic evaluation: I'm running a THD BiValve with 6550's and it sounds awesome. When I crank the guitar, it is a crunch machine. It still sounds like a tele, just a really hot one. Back off the volume and it cleans up really well. You do trade off some of the "spank" for more bass and output, but you still definitely know it's a tele.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play in an original Christian Indie/Emo/Rock band and this pickup is perfect for what I play. It is exactly the sound I was looking for.
Overall Rating
:
9
Comments: Truthfully, I kind of wish that it had just a little bit less bass. Don't get me wrong, you can dial it out and lower the pickups, but I think it'd be just right if it had just a little less emphasis on the lows. That being said, if you're looking for a nice pickup to really compliment a Mesa-ish type chunk sound and still sound like a tele, this is your baby. I think if this were lost or stolen, I might try the GFS '62 tele or the modern vintage (10K) rails pickup. With GFS low prices, you can try them all and still spend less than a boutique pickup. Don't let the low prices fool you. They are of good, solid build quality and they truly do sound much better than stock. Take a chance on GFS and I think you'll definitely love them.
