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Johnny R « Not bad, but too muddled... »
Published on 01/28/14 at 10:10I bought this pickup some time ago to install it on an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
I relied on various reviews praising this pickup...
So, yes, it's not bad, but nothing transcendental...Its sound lacks some balance. It becomes muddled, shrill pretty fast, which isn't what you expect from a supposedly "high gain" pickup. It's okay with clean and crunch sounds, but you can forget about it with OD or distortion...and I'm not talking about extreme gain levels. You need to fiddle with the mids and highs to improve things a bit, but even if you spend hours at it, it's far from being perfect. It bares no comparison to my standard reference, the Dimarzio Super Distortion, which is clean and sounds fine straight away!
A pity...I have the impression that the reputation of GFS pickups is a bit superficial. It's the second time I bought their products and the second time I've been disappointed. Their value for money is okay, but the sound quality has nothing to do with the big brands (Dimarzio, Seymour Duncan...)
They look great, they seem well built, but in the end, it's the sound that counts!
In short, I wouldn't buy it again.
I relied on various reviews praising this pickup...
So, yes, it's not bad, but nothing transcendental...Its sound lacks some balance. It becomes muddled, shrill pretty fast, which isn't what you expect from a supposedly "high gain" pickup. It's okay with clean and crunch sounds, but you can forget about it with OD or distortion...and I'm not talking about extreme gain levels. You need to fiddle with the mids and highs to improve things a bit, but even if you spend hours at it, it's far from being perfect. It bares no comparison to my standard reference, the Dimarzio Super Distortion, which is clean and sounds fine straight away!
A pity...I have the impression that the reputation of GFS pickups is a bit superficial. It's the second time I bought their products and the second time I've been disappointed. Their value for money is okay, but the sound quality has nothing to do with the big brands (Dimarzio, Seymour Duncan...)
They look great, they seem well built, but in the end, it's the sound that counts!
In short, I wouldn't buy it again.