GFS Pickups Lil Killer

Matched ,graded set of LiL' Killers rails type.

I have taken to fitting these in my custom'ST. guitars and get rave-results from my buyers.

The secret of getting a great sound from them is? mine' but revolves around selecting the right pot's and a unique tone switching network involving different cap's that I have designed. If you know what to do these are Bargain-buy's at the price.

LOVE EM' just Killer' value.

Lil Killer set of 3 mini-HB's, check GFS site for detailed specs.

Mine checked at 14.5K, 10.2K, and 6.2K.

Stuck these in a 2007 Squier Vintage Modified Strat. Built this as a second Pickguard set. First one is a full set of GFS 60's/70's Overwounds which are really nice (just standard SC hum noise).

Wired with a 5-way superswitch from StewMac. WAnted a hotter vintage style rig.

Hot in the Bridge, Medium Hot in the Mid, and Warmer Rounder smoother in the neck.

Not too bassy, not too bright, very well behaved and has some great clarity. Positions 2&4 have a nice chime/slightquack (splitting coils of respective PU's). The straight HB mode of pos's 1, 3, & 5 is pure humbucker and sounds really nice.

They're not fat sounding but have more body than SC's and less beef than full size but still cut nice and handle gain very well. Expected type of sounds from good quality PU's with a Bolt on neck.

Playing through effects (KOrg AX3000G and some Digitech )both to a Tubeworks 100watt and straight clean into 2 Vox Pathfinders in Stereo.

All around very useable. I really like them. I'm diggin Rail PU's more and more. Tired of singles. The only Full singles rig I have now is and Am Del Strat with SCN's/S-1

The price for the set is $60, less than say > ONE Dimarzio Fast Track 1 (I also have that in another guitar).

These sound so incredibly solid you can't ignore them.

Be cautious of the terrible reviews previously. I have my suspicions about how well the wiring jobs were done. One wire out of place/ungrounded etc. could easily make one write a nasty review. But based on my experience with my own projects, if it sounds like total crap, it's probably not the pickups fault. Check yer wiring. a 5-wire pickup can get some people confused

GFS is a kick*** company. I'd buy again fer sure. Like another reviewer said somewhere, Damn those bastards for making me want to buy all they're stuff. HA !

These pickups are very good. As I mentioned above beware nasty reviews that say they're not good when the reviewers can't say how their wiring job went or if they bothered to check it.

I've been hot-roddin guitars a lot the last couple years. GFS stuff is solid and cheap/affordable just flat out does not automatically mean junk these days. Be smart of course when you buy but from GFS I have complete faith.

These compare very favorably to other blade style PU's I've tried like Dimarzio FT1, and the Carvin TwinBlades. They're all very good.

Bought a set of three of these off eBay. They were calibrated for each other very well.

All of the pickups were single-coil shaped humbuckers. Passive.

Forgot the other stuff, but that's OK.

I installed these in a Mexican Strat. The Strat is a good guitar. I've got a Dimarzio Evolution in it now and it sounds great.

The only pickup that was even mediocre in this set was the bridge pickup. As others have already said, the neck pickup is absolutely trash. The middle isn't good either. Stick with Dimarzio or Seymour Duncan.

Trash. Stay away from these pickups. Maybe GFS makes other pickups that aren't so bad, but these are terrible.

I'm using the bridge position rail with coil tap.

Installed into a SRV type American Strat through a boutique overdrive pedal and vintage Fender tube amp.

I am comparing this to a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails bridge position single space humbucker. The GFS sounds just as good as the S.D. to my ears except not quite as thick and therefore has more clarity.
I rarely use a humbucker without an overdrive pedal on. I'm not sure why so many people are using the word muddy for this pickup.
You can NOT compare this to a single coil pickup because it's like comparing apples and oranges.
It does what it's suppose to do: give a Strat more of a Les Paul type fatness and punch - without being muddy.

I've been playing professionally for 30 years and use mostly vintage Fender Strats and Fender tube amps. I use a humbucker in the bridge position of a Strat to make it more versatile for the rockier stuff.
If you did a blind fold test on me I'd probably have a hard time telling you which is the cheap GFS hot rail and which is the more expensive Seymour Duncan Hot Rail.
If anything, the GFS is not quite as fat sounding and therefore seems to have a bit more clarity. This is a general comparison because I have not A/B'd them side by side or in the same guitar.

It was 5.74K Ohms on my meter. This is a noiseless rail pickup placed in neck position of an Ibanez SA160.

Neck position. Ibanez SA160. Replacing stock pickup (Ibanez AS1). GFS Zebra Crunchy PAF in bridge and stock middle single coil are on this guitar.

Muddy and undefined. This pickup sounds worse than the stock single coil and has no character or definition. I tried it in several guitars, and all applications were muddy. The pickup does not directly fit into a standard Strat pickguard or a direct mount single coil space. You will need to mod your pickup or guard to make it fit. JUNK JUNK JUNK -- Stay away form this pickup and do not believe the hype.

Terrible sound. No tone at all. TOo many people say GFS pickups are on par with DiMarzio and Duncan -- no way. These pickups are terrible sounding and less than mediocre. The guys at Guitar Fetish are very nice and do provide superb customer service and a generous return policy, though.

Single coil sized Humbucking/ Dual rail style/ Cream 15K

Special Edition Fender Strat /no pickguard (Pickups mount on body...I can't tell you how much better this sounds...this is the only Strat I ever kept)

Used with Marshall & Star amps sounds like a smooth clear PAF

Fits very well with the Strat pickups /perfect replacment for those that like the Mid /Neck sound but want a more ballsy Bridge sound. Also mixes much like a stock Strat when on Mid / Bridge!
No need to pay 3X the price and route your guitar for an expensive eye sore ( Did I tell you these look great too) just click on the website!

15K passive

It's in the bridge position of a Strat I built in the middle a very old fender pup. and neck a Duncan Hot Rails.

This is a powerful pickup awesome crunch thick just heavy
Not distorted btw when checking out a pickup ALWAYS-
GUITAR + CORD + AMP ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECTS!!!
your tone comes from 3 things hands, wood, & pickup
anything after that adds other flavors to your tone
and it's important to know how to play your amp ie: settings-
they will vary. (when not testing I use a wah, delay, & phaser)
My main amp is Mesa Boogie Triple Rec. and this pickup sounds
great through it very quiet no microphonic feedback- I play it plays
just beautiful- the only drawback if you want to call it that is that you'll need to open up the pickguard route to install but for me it was small price to pay besides sandpaper is cheap.
Singing highs, great mids, thick bass great AC-DC type crunch!
I play psychedelic heavy rock.

I've owned this pickup for 3 years I didn't pay much for it bought it on e-bay took a chance I would definitely buy it again if something were to happen to it.
I've been playing for 28 yrs. - compared to a Duncan Hot Rails I love
Duncan's (neck) for the neck position but for the bridge go w/ GFS Lil' Killer, for this Strat I have the tone I was looking for but it will be different for the next guitar I build

HUMBUCKING STRAT STYLE P.U. THAT LOOKS LIKE A BARDEN. Passive, with 4 wires for coil tapping. 7k-15k i believe, balanced for 3 pickup setup on strat.

Installed into a custome "Telebuddy" that i built, basically 2-pickup Tele-style with a 5-way switch. I needed humbucking for playing at our church with bad ground loops and electrical noise.

Output is good, mostly clear with some muddiness at low frequencies. I play all styles of guitar. This pickup offered some interesting wiring options with the 4 wires and a 5-way switch. Used through various amps. Using 500k vol/tone pots at GFS recommendation. The sound is a bit too harsh and brittle, rather sterile for my tastes, and disappointingly microphonoic, i.e. light tap on guitar is heard loud and clear. also, they do not easily fit in a strat pickguard hole.

I would get something else. Maybe GFS's other pickups are better sounding -not sure. They have a variety at good prices, but these were a disappointment. I have bought other products, and they are good about answering questions. The microphonics of the pickup and the sterile sound/feel is my main beef.

Humbucking pickup for the neck side.

I put this on a G&L Tribute S-500 Premium guitar, in the bridge position. I replaced the stock "magnetic field" pickup, as I looked for a heavier sound.

I looked for this pickup as I wanted to get the Iron Maiden sound. Well, this pickup is pretty good for crunch sound (AC/DC) but it gets muddy when adding distorsion. I sold it and replaced it with SD HotRails and now I finally got a great tone !

Well, I already sold it, so never mind. I loved crunchier tone with this pickup. I didn't like it's finish. It's a little bit larger than the standard strat pickup slot, so it's insulator tape was bending when inserted in position.

Single coil sized humbucker with North and South finish leads for coil tapping (using only one coil instead of both), phasing, or however you want to wire it.

I got 2 of the 10K version which is designed for the middle position. It is reverse wound so that if you use it with other single coil pickups it will automatically coil tap and act with the other pickup as a humbucker. It is a humbucker on its own as well. I put this pickup on two of my strats: on one of them it went into the bridge position and on the other it went into the middle position. They make them for all positions though. On both guitars it is the main pickup I use, it gets a really nice punch.

It has a nice loud output, I had to lower it a lot so it didnt drown out the other pickups. When I coil tap it on its own though, the output level drops a lot, so I don't coil tap it on its own anymore, only auto-coil tapping for the 2nd and 4th positions.

If you want to turn your strat into a fat strat, like I wanted to do, this is the best pickup you can get without switching to a pickguard routed for a fat strat. I absolutely love it.