All user reviews for the Van Zandt Pickups Blues Model

I have installed in May 2010 instead of my al EMG for a blues sound very typ. Suite, I got strange vibrations on my G string and severe MI. Overdrive c'tait really unbearable, sound and feel confused, was holding a note on the G string possible without a sound ddoubl.
I found the sound very aggressive and not sufficiently thick on the bridge pickup
I emmen my Start a luthier it to me rgl perfectly with planning round. Nut and bridge will have changed by the same occasion.
When I rcupre, the problem was always l. I Descended micro maximum vibration have just attnues, but the sound less powerful.
So I decided to reinstall my EMG and all problems disappeared.
If anyone has had this problem, thank you for letting me know. I am very surprised because I had heard only good things about these pickups.
I do not have that choice

I mounted a set of van zandt blues on a Godin Artisan st. Resolved to sell this guitar, I told myself, I try one last time with these microphones and shock there!
The guitar is transfigured, the beautiful violin (flamed maple on the table) is finally highlighted.
Microphones barretes original godin were very straight, very modern (ideal for a fusion style may be) then I mounted the gold lace sensor, the sound became creamy but I was not satisfied, it lacked character .

With Van zandt, it's amazing the sound is warm, powerful, velvety with a soft attack but also dynamic and virile if you attack strong, aiguées are not aggressive. Brief perfectly meet these mics game variations guitarist. Position 2 is superb, 1 and 3 are not far behind. In fact, a rarity on a strat, I think now all have something of interesting positions.

I play blues, jazz, funk, mainly, these microphones provide smoothly.
I fell in love with it its velvety, expressive, almost sensual ...
You can have it in his extraordinary SRV, missing only the fingers of the master ...
If you hesitate, feel more, these pickups are a killer.
I no longer used this guitar for almost a year, since the change of pickups, fender strat my us is shelved, and yet it sounds as this one ...

Attention to detail, size is not standard pickups, they are a little bigger than the usual format, suddenly my guitar is now a luthier for increased knockouts but even with this, these mics worth stroke and also their prices.

I use this set of microphones for two months now. Happy owner of a 1964 L-series Stratocaster mounted a purchase with a Lindy Fralin set, I wanted to offer my guitar pickups was the height of his violin.
Van Zandt and these three have transformed! Hats off to Mr. Francois Artige of Doktor Guitars in Toulouse. I have never heard or felt a Start sound as well as full, as defined, capable of supporting both tons of gain that is expected of a humbucker keeping the potato with a set of 3 singles. At the versatility of this set can be added almost total rejection of background noise.
You navigate to a muscular version of Dire Straits Yngwie Malmsteen, to Vaughan, Gary Moore in the 80's and Gallagher, in short: I swim in full happiness.

I recommend this set to anyone who wants to improve his Stratocaster, and I would do this course choice, value for money in my opinion unbeatable (279 euros per set)!

- How long have you use it?

4 years, they are mounted on a Fender Start 'US 1991.

- What is so special that you like most and least?

These pickups have that quality. While they agree for the blues, but also to styles as diverse as rock and jazz. Their strength is their grain and their sensitivity to touch the guitar.

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

The pickups fender US standard, the gold lace sensor mounted on the fender or ultra texas special ... None of them can not stand the comparison. Here we find a great vintage sound, very 70's.

- How would you rate the quality / price?

Maybe the only "problem" would be the price of these pickups, which are still quite expensive and hard to find. I saw that guitar at Fred shares they could find ...
After all seen the quality of these microphones is logical to pay more than the fender or Di Marzio ...

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

Yes without hesitation ... Sublime crunch, deep clean sounds ... My Start 'is not the same since I installed these pickups. It's rare that I hear of strat 'sound better than mine around me and I think that Van Zandt are for ququechose.

I décicidé transform my beautiful copy of the 80 Japanese strat Eagle's a blues guitar a bit nastier. It sounded end, classic, brilliant. I hesitated between Texas Special pickups and Van Zandt blues and good promo www.guitarnblues.fr decided me.
I have mounted as Japan on my Custom Start Fender 57/62 equipped with knobs Fender CTS orangedrop 0.047μf of microphones to handle tones, mid and treble with separate capacity.
with a good setting, the sound is fantastic:
volume increased
enormous dynamic
rich sound
Guaranteed vintage sound with a small + in mid frequency sound that gives extra crunch.
good nervousness
a slightly more irresistible twang on positions 2 and 4 that the 57/62 pickups which I love.
These pickups are made like Fender 57/62 with beveled studs, and the comparison is flattering, they are actually a bit nastier, but while remaining fairly thin and very musical and full of character.

My eagle sounds at least as well as the stratosphere and everything happens as in a dream, and it's blues, it's fabulous! listen to samples on GnB, exactly.
Nothing to say is the top. 10 is a minimum when we have studied the issue a bit!

Homemade 100% for 30 years, left without cover, in individual plastic boxes taped together so translucent blue 70's with vintage pushback wire so they can cut there and cables while the scraper. The springs are replaced by flexible tubes clever, the label is a photocopy of black and white ... the vintage to the end.
careful to identify each microphone.