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Deciding between pickups

  • 11-03-2008 02:16PM
    #1
    Krsnik87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭


    I deciding between keeping these in my xv-550

    http://store.guitarfetish.com/crpafhiouhuz.html

    or putting in a gibson 490 and 498 from another guitar.

    Which would be better? Don't know much about pickups so help deciding would be great :)


Comments

  • #2
    darrenw5094
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭darrenw5094


    Those pickups seem to be too cheap.....you probably get what you pay for.

    If the alternative 490 and 498 are geniune Gibsons, then that is what i would put in.

    For an extra few quid, you can get Seymour Duncan SH-4's from ebay for about €55 including postage from USA.


  • #3
    Krsnik87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭Krsnik87


    Yeah they are definately genuine, I'll give it a go sure and see what happens.


  • #4
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    I've actually had the opportunity to try both the GFS pickup and a Gibson 490 in the same guitar and, to my ears, the GFS Crunchy PAF is the better sounding pickup. It's a bit crisper than the Gibson, has a bit more bite to the mids and higher output too, but without being harsh. The Gibson was just a bit muddy in comparison, it didn't rock my world at all.

    The SD SH-4 is a step up again, definitely, but the GFS is a very decent pickup, regardless of the price.


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