Product: GFS Pickups Dream 180
Price Paid: US $43
Submitted
10/17/2004
at
07:00pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
Pickup features: Humbucking - PAF / Filtertron cross.
Impedence or other specs:
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: Ibanez AF75D
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Jazz, roots, etc.
Reason for pickup change: Wanted a clear, brighter pickup
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: Definitely hotter than stock.
Tone: Bright, but balanced.
Sonic evaluation: These pickups sound great. Very quiet. This pickup fixes the problem with a PAF style humbucker - lousy highs. The pickup has great highs, but is not harsh.
I'm using this guitar with a Mesa Heartbreaker.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Great for Jazz, rock, rockabilly.
Overall Rating
:
10
Comments: Been playing for 30 years I own a Gibson Country Gentleman, Gretsch 6120, strats, tele, Les Paul, etc. All great guitars but this cheap Ibanez plays great but sounded bad. With the Dream 180's it sounds great. At a price that's appropriate for a $300 guitar.
This pickup is similar to the pickups on the Chet Atkins designed pickups on the Gibson Country Gentleman (the Filtertron was designed for Chet also). It has the range of a PAF but some twang and very clean.
Product: GFS Pickups Dream 180
Price Paid: US $44.00
Submitted
10/13/2004
at
05:46pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
Pickup features: Humbucking, passive
Impedence or other specs:
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: Sanatoga (PRS Knockoff)
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Cheap Chinese PU
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): All Styles
Reason for pickup change: Wanted a different sound. Actually, the original Ppups sound the same as these.
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: The same out put as my Yamaha SA2000 humuckers, much less than my Steinberger EMG 85's
Tone: Balanced tone
Sonic evaluation: I am using a roland GP100 through a peavy stereo chorus 400 running a seperate cabinet for stereo imagery. I bought these becuase they were advertised as PAF meets Filtertron which sounded kinda cool. They were also advertised as extremely hot. They sound like standard humbuckers and are not hot at all. They aren't bad, mind you, just nothing to write home about.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:
Overall Rating
:
8
Comments: Would I buy them again? Probably not. although I will say they look really cool. Gold hardware with mother of pearl centers.
