GFS Pickups Dream 90

Pickup features: P-90 style single coil in a humbucker body
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul Junior from early sixties
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: neck and bridge
Other pickups on guitar: Bartolini HiAMp neck and Dimarzio Super Distoriton bridge
Artists using this pickup: dunno
You musical style(s): rock, roots
Reason for pickup change: the p-ups in the guitar were't very evenly matched and the sound left much to be desired. A friend recommended P-90s

Perceived output level: the neck is not too mellow, the bridge is not too trebly, all-in-all lively and resonant.
Tone: balanced tone, very pleasing to the ear and not buzzing or humming.
Sonic evaluation: Peavey Delta Blues 1-15" speaker. I use a pedal board, Fulldrive 2, Boss SD-1, Guyatone MC2 chorus and Boss DD-20, but the pickups sound great with no effects. They respond really well when you roll off the volume and tone a bit.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play a bit of everything; jack-of-all-trades master of none. These pickups sound great all around.

Comments: I'd get these again. They are a great value. I've been playing 35 years. For other electrics, I also have a Telecaster Custom and a Standard Strat, and I'd consider changing out the humbuckers in my Epi Sheraton 2 with these. I have yet to try these pickups with my Peavey Classic 30, but I imagine they should sound pretty good through that as well.

Pickup features: P90 in a humbucker form factor with pretty MOP covering
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Samick Royale
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Duncan 'designed' humbuckers
Other pickups on guitar: replaced them both
Artists using this pickup: dunno
You musical style(s): Rock
Reason for pickup change: I liked the look of the guitar but not the sound...don't like humbuckers. Those were probably better suited for jazz. I needed a humbucker form factor and Jay at guitarfetish suggested these.

Perceived output level: Nice n' hot
Tone: Bridge is nice and trebly, the neck pickup has a nice smooth tone to it
Sonic evaluation: I'm using these in a Samick Royale through a Music Man 65...when I crank it up, these things rock out...gets an amazing growly sound to it, really live-sounding like P90s should be. Never potty, never noisy (and no hum!).
Set more quietly, they turn into great rhythm pups, have a nice chimy sound to them. I tend to use the center switch favoring the bridge pickup for that.
It's difficult to get feedback out of these pickups, even with a semi-hollowbody. You CAN get feedback though, if you stand in the right spot--and then it's got a nice, controlled sound to it, not painful to the ear at all (of course, I always wear ear plugs when I'm cranking up, don't you?). Take it a little louder and you think you're possessed by Johnny Thunders...

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Garage rock, trashy blues stuff...

Comments: This is the second time I've bought from Jay/guitarfetish and both times have gone great. I also bought a Memphis for another guitar. He responds instantly to emails and offers nice advice and deals. I'm getting ready to buy another GFS pickup --for me, they're the best deal out there, especially if you dig the retro look like I do.

Pickup features: single-coil, hum-sized
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: 1977 Greco (Ibanez) 58 V (Rocket Roll Sr.)
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: stock "super 70"-type
Other pickups on guitar: Rio Grande Tallboy Humbucker (bridge pos., tapped)
Artists using this pickup: unknown
You musical style(s): fusion, punk, some blues & jazz
Reason for pickup change: I was looking for p90 tones for blues work.

Perceived output level: relatively hot, but doesn't break up too much on its own through a clean amp.
Tone: leans toward the treble end, but not harsh; mids and low end are ok.
Sonic evaluation: In this ash body/maple neck Flying V, this pickup gives a nice round single-coil Strato-tone with some bite (think SRV), a definite improvement over the blah tone I was getting w/ the standard humbucker. I play it thru a Peavey XXL 212, and it sounds great thru all the amp models. It sings on the high gain positions (esp. the "ultra" channel of the amp w/ the bass and mids turned down a quarter).

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Rock, jazz, blues--sounds good for all of them. Sounds good in neck pos., but I can't attest to its applicability in the bridge pos.

Comments: I bought this out of curiosity, and I may buy another. I compared it to a Kent Armstrong p90 hum-size, but this was cheaper. This one has the gold can w/ the black pearl top; I wish the had'ed with a plain black top.
However, buyers should be aware of what this pickup really is: It is obviously a Korean-made import, as the baseplate and coil used are EXACTLY the same as pickups I've taken out of Epiphone, SAEIN (Shine), and Agile brand instruments (NOTE the circled "F" stamp on the back of the plate, and importantly, the standard single humbucker coil at the center of the plate). It is NOT an "expensive, custom-wound" item as the GFS ebay store blurb would claim. There is NOT a p-90 size coil (wide & flat) inside the housing, but a standard hum bobbin/coil atop 2 alnico magnets.
For this reason, I feel they should be selling them for far less, say 15 or 20 bucks, tops.
Despite this caveat, it sounds pretty decent and is very useful, and for that reason I rate it a 7.
I've played since the early 1970s; these days I play a bunch of souped-up Korean guitars.

Pickup features: Passive P-90 pickup
Impedence or other specs: Single coil P-90 in a humbucker frame, partial chrome cover. Cool looks!

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul Standard
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: OEM humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Bridge--old Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3 I believe)
Artists using this pickup: ME! Let
You musical style(s): Mostly rock and roll to orchestra pit music
Reason for pickup change: I love the old Les Paul's w/P-90s. I have other LPs and hot humbucker guitars and I wanted something a bit different from a standard sounding guitar.

Perceived output level: Med output pickup. Around 7.5 ish
Tone: Has a bite with a thin top but not irritating...kind of like Les Paul's old tone.
Sonic evaluation: I use an old Peavy Classic 4-10 and a Tech 21 Trademark 60 amp. When I tweek the tone with a Boss Eq, the guitar yeilds a ton of quality tones with plenty of distinction and chord clarity. Both pickups are interesting together. The Dream-90 has a bottom end drop out around 6-8 on the pot and then the bottom end comes in full when cranked. Very cool. You can dial in telecaster "honk" sounds. The pickup looks classy and distinctful with the partial chrome cover.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Jazz or be-bop styles are perfect. Can definately cover country-tele tones.

Comments: I've played for 30 years in many bands and for all types of venues. I'd highly recommend this product. GFS is a solid manufacturer that you won't have to pay through the nose for. I wanted a single coil in a humbucker package but balked at the 65+ price tag. This is a great alternative. A great risk for under 50 dollars. If you like versatility and cool looks...take a chance. Jay at Guitar Fetish will provide the best value for you.

Pickup features: Single Coil
Impedence or other specs: 7.2 Measured oat home no spec supplied

Model of guitar or bass: Custom built by me Tele Thinline
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: none
Other pickups on guitar: Bridge "LiL" Puncher humberker
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Classic Rock & R&B
Reason for pickup change:

Perceived output level: Very Hot little pup
Tone: Tebbly and hot , piercing leads sound and full rythm
Sonic evaluation: 10 watt roland cube

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: This Pup is great for that classic rock sound and does very well under distortion

Comments: Definately a hot pup with lots of punch for the buck. Highly recommend this pup to all, does very well in semi hollow body guitar, like the custom thinline I built.
http://www.pbase.com/blulou/custom_tele_thinline

Pickup features: Humbucker-size P-90
Impedence or other specs: 4.0k

Model of guitar or bass: Guild bluesbird
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): various american styles
Reason for pickup change: Don't like hummers.

Perceived output level: Plenty of output, like a strong P-90
Tone: Like a good P-90- all about the midrange
Sonic evaluation: I've tried the Armstrong HB-90, Duncan Phat Cats, and SK Specialties with alnico poles. The Armstrong is overwound and muddy, the Phat Cats are a joke-not good for clean or overdrive. These Dream 90's really sound like P-90s. My favorite of the bunch is still the SK with alnico poles because it has more of a DeArmond dynasonic-type thing going on.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: I'm going to give these a ten because they sound better than much more expensive pickups plus they came with both a black and cream mounting ring. GFS ships really fast too.