Inside an Artec/GFS lipstick for strat pickup

moogmusic · Post by **moogmusic** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:29 am

I'm not normally a fan of flipping, it all seems a bit Hendrix to me. And I am still filled with ire about the Jimi Sig Strat which was a left-handed model flipped for the fanboy righty - what the actual fuck? It's the guitar/hand equivalent of the Black and White Minstrels.

Anyhoo, in my mind, I was thinking of a Strat with lipsticks in the neck and mid positions and a 'bucker in the bridge and a multitude of complex switching options. Perhaps I will lookout for a cheapish lefty and practice my soldering skills...

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:08 pm

Forget what I may have said about the Artec lipstick. I've just replaced it with a Seymour Duncan SLS-1 and the difference is like night and day. The SD pickup is only about Â£45, so don't scrimp!

Odd thing, the SLS-1 has a resistance of 4.3k and is much louder than the Artec, despite that rating bout 7k IIRC.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:21 pm

if they sound good who cares what they are made of or how they are made?
im getting too old for this shit

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:36 pm

Rob, this forum would be very short if we just said 'use what sounds good to you and damn the rest'. That's plum crazy talk.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:01 am

timhulio wrote:Forget what I may have said about the Artec lipstick. I've just replaced it with a Seymour Duncan SLS-1 and the difference is like night and day. The SD pickup is only about Â£45, so don't scrimp!

Odd thing, the SLS-1 has a resistance of 4.3k and is much louder than the Artec, despite that rating bout 7k IIRC.

Did you measure it or just look on their site? I ask because they say on their site that you can get a higher output one if you get the set, besides only giving one resistance reading.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:34 am

I measured the actual pickup before I installed it. Am aware you can get a variant of this to stick in the bridge position, but it's not one of those.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:06 am

So where do the current reissue pickups come from? I meant to ask this last year but didn't. I'm just wondering because according to THE INTERNET they definitely are different to the original reissue pickups from the 1999+ series.