GFS Memphis Retrotron

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:01 am

Has anyone used these pickups before? I'm thinking of fitting some in my Ibanez archtop to get a brighter, jangly sound.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:37 pm

NVM, I just scored a brand new set of these off Ebay for Â£20. WIN.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:24 pm

TheBurbz wrote:NVM, I just scored a brand new set of these off Ebay for Â£20. WIN.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:00 pm

Wazup dude?

James · Post by **James** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:02 pm

He likes the price you paid.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:07 pm

Oh, I thought something was wrong for a minute. So, yeah this guy had them up for Â£24, I made him an offer of Â£20 and he took it. He said he bought them and didn't understand how to wire a 4-wire pickup up and wasn't technically minded. Seems like a good guy with 600+ positive feedback and no negatives. I'm going to put them in my Artcore for fucking Smiths sondz when I find out how to wire up a 4-wire pickup

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:31 pm

Let us know what you think, once they are installed! I've been very curious about GFS pickups....

I was thinking of turning my MIM Tele in to an Esquire, and I need a decent pickup. I was thinking a GFS would keep the thing "budget".

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:28 pm

Is this too late for me to wade in and say "I've got one?". Got one in the neck of my tele, and it's OK. I have no strong feelings about humbuckers (other than a general dislike), and I don't hear any real full-on jangle out of it, but it's OK. The overwound 60's GFS bridge pickup, though, that's another kettle of fish entirely: I love it, and is perfect for RoS's Esquire project.

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:02 am

Cool! I'll definitely get one when I finally get around to modding that guitar. It's a little low on my list of things to do.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:27 am

James wrote:He likes the price you paid.

Indeed. Still, I don't have anything to drop humbuckers into apart from my son's Squier Strat.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:52 am

RumorsOFsurF wrote:Let us know what you think, once they are installed! I've been very curious about GFS pickups....

I was thinking of turning my MIM Tele in to an Esquire, and I need a decent pickup. I was thinking a GFS would keep the thing "budget".

i second that, i want to turn my old faithful squire tele into a esquire, it hasnt got a look-in since getting the 60's strat.
do GFS do a noiseless style tele pickup?

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:24 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:
RumorsOFsurF wrote:Let us know what you think, once they are installed! I've been very curious about GFS pickups....

I was thinking of turning my MIM Tele in to an Esquire, and I need a decent pickup. I was thinking a GFS would keep the thing "budget".
i second that, i want to turn my old faithful squire tele into a esquire, it hasnt got a look-in since getting the 60's strat.
do GFS do a noiseless style tele pickup?

I have the older version of this in my tele. The older version had shorter rails, but other than that, they're probably the same.

The cool vintage sounds fantastic!

euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:21 pm

I've got a set of GFS Tele pickups in my parts Telecaster. I love the sound of the bridge pickup in there. It's pretty low output so I think it's the 50s one.

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:53 pm

I have the '52 AV Fender pickups in my other MIM, and they are the best Tele pickups I've ever played. (IMO)

Output isn't important to me, just the sound...

Perhaps I'll try the 50's one.

euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:08 pm

Oh the bit about the output was me working out which ones I bought.