Fred_C Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Gents, Does anyone have any knowledge/experience with pickups made by Guitar Fetish? I have been trading emails with them regarding their "Parson Street Alnico II Humbuckers". The pickups are very inexpensive, but they assure me that they are of high quality and compete with much more expensive pickups in terms of quality and performance. Any comments? If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Gents, Does anyone have any knowledge/experience with pickups made by Guitar Fetish? I have been trading emails with them regarding their "Parson Street Alnico II Humbuckers". The pickups are very inexpensive, but they assure me that they are of high quality and compete with much more expensive pickups in terms of quality and performance. Any comments? Hmmmm, as far as I know, Parsons Street Alnico 2 Humbuckers are a product from Stewart-MacDonald, part of their reasonably priced Golden Age line. Searching for info on the GFS humbuckers and Stew-Mac Parsons Street, I happened to run across this: "I've installed a set of their (GFS) unpotted AlNiCo II humbuckers in a Les Paul. They sounded identical to the Stewart MacDonald Parson Street humbuckers at 1/2 the price. Though single coils, their Mean 90 and Dream 90 pickups as well as their professional series single coils are top notch." FWIW here, I have played through a pair of Stew-Mac Parsons Street humbuckers in an excellent Les Paul styled guitar that friends built, and they were very nice, toneful vintage P.A.F. type pickups. If these GFS pickups are indeed much alike those, then they're likely good pickups for anyone who likes that type. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Gents, Does anyone have any knowledge/experience with pickups made by Guitar Fetish? I have been trading emails with them regarding their "Parson Street Alnico II Humbuckers". The pickups are very inexpensive, but they assure me that they are of high quality and compete with much more expensive pickups in terms of quality and performance. Any comments? Hmmmm, as far as I know, Parsons Street Alnico 2 Humbuckers are a product from Stewart-MacDonald, part of their reasonably priced Golden Age line. Searching for info on the GFS humbuckers and Stew-Mac Parsons Street, I happened to run across this: "I've installed a set of their (GFS) unpotted AlNiCo II humbuckers in a Les Paul. They sounded identical to the Stewart MacDonald Parson Street humbuckers at 1/2 the price. Though single coils, their Mean 90 and Dream 90 pickups as well as their professional series single coils are top notch." FWIW here, I have played through a pair of Stew-Mac Parsons Street humbuckers in an excellent Les Paul styled guitar that friends built, and they were very nice, toneful vintage P.A.F. type pickups. If these GFS pickups are indeed much alike those, then they're likely good pickups for anyone who likes that type. Wow! Good info, Caev. Yes, I like the "PAF style" sound. I'm wondering if they would represent an upgrade from the Epiphone Alnico II Classics already installed in my Sheraton. I'm guessing they would probably sound pretty similar. They're very inexpensive ($67.50 each) as opposed to about $200 for the Duncan Jazz/59 set and about $360 for the Lollar Imperials. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I would go with the Lollars and/or my favorites, the Gibson 57 Classic Humbuckers...or any other quality pups. $350 is only about $150 more than the GFS pups and the pups are the most important upgrade you can make to an electric guitar IMHO. I would also upgrade the pots...You can use the stock pups until you save up the extra $150 as time is on your side. Just a few thoughts... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 For humbuckers I always use Duncan Distortions, for single sized I use Duncan Little 59'ers, or Fender Vintage Noiseless singles. I have no recent experience with other brands, so I can't help there. dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hey Fred, A couple of years ago I bought a noiseless Tele bridge pickup from GFS. The service was excellent; international shipping quickly expedited, well packaged and came with good wiring diagrams. It worked perfectly well and was noise cancelling as promised. The trade off was losing a bit of top end sparkle (essentially it is a humbucker masquerading as a single coil). I get the idea that there are a few different methods for noise cancelling single coils and some pickups do it better than others. It seems to be a specific art. So quick answer, I've heard better pickups in this application, but not for the $. I know you are looking at a different scenario, the humbuckers might be awesome. Are you able to to return them after installation if they aren't what you're after? This is the mystery of pickups, even if you have a good idea of their character they might behave differently in your rig. Good luck with it! Guitar Speak Podcast www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com https://www.facebook.com/guitarspeakpodcast www.itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/guitar-speak-podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Hey Harvey, Yes. They told me that I could return them if I wasn't happy with the sound. I'm wondering if they would represent an upgrade in performance from the Epiphone Alnico II's that are already installed. I see no point in spending money needlessly. At this point I'm leaning towards the Duncan Jazz in the neck position and the Duncan '59 in the bridge position. Actually, the bridge pickup is of no consequence, since I tend to play the neck pickup exclusively. I like that big, fat, mellow, jazzy tone of the neck pickup and seldom switch both pickups on. I never play the bridge pickup only. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Can't speak to the ones you're asking about, but one of my favorite inexpensive pickups are the Golden Age HBs at STEWMAC. Nice, medium output HBs that also sound nice split. Another to look at would be the Tesla OPUS-1 HB. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Can't speak to the ones you're asking about, but one of my favorite inexpensive pickups are the Golden Age HBs at STEWMAC. Nice, medium output HBs that also sound nice split. Another to look at would be the Tesla OPUS-1 HB. Danny, Agreed. I've been interacting with them via email & phone. They are the Parson Steet h/b's I referred to early in the thread. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Can't speak to the ones you're asking about, but one of my favorite inexpensive pickups are the Golden Age HBs at STEWMAC. Nice, medium output HBs that also sound nice split. Another to look at would be the Tesla OPUS-1 HB. Danny, Agreed. I've been interacting with them via email & phone. They are the Parson Steet h/b's I referred to early in the thread. The Golden Age/Parsons Street pickups from Stewart-MacDonald that I've run across were mighty tasty P.A.F. stylees that could compete very favorably with similar pricier big-name vintge P.A.F.-style humbuckers. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Can't speak to the ones you're asking about, but one of my favorite inexpensive pickups are the Golden Age HBs at STEWMAC. Nice, medium output HBs that also sound nice split. Another to look at would be the Tesla OPUS-1 HB. Danny, Agreed. I've been interacting with them via email & phone. They are the Parson Steet h/b's I referred to early in the thread. The Golden Age/Parsons Street pickups from Stewart-MacDonald that I've run across were mighty tasty P.A.F. stylees that could compete very favorably with similar pricier big-name vintge P.A.F.-style humbuckers. That's what they told me too. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Huh- never knew about the GF/Golden Age connection. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Huh- never knew about the GF/Golden Age connection. Huh? I don't think there is one. As far as I know, Parsons Street Alnico Humbuckers are a product from Stewart-MacDonald, part of their reasonably priced Golden Age line, and, as far as I know, haven't anything to do with GFS. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Huh- never knew about the GF/Golden Age connection. Huh? I don't think there is one. As far as I know, Parsons Street Alnico Humbuckers are a product from Stewart-MacDonald, part of their reasonably priced Golden Age line, and, as far as I know, haven't anything to do with GFS. Unless I'm misunderstanding... Does anyone have any knowledge/experience with pickups made by Guitar Fetish? I have been trading emails with them regarding their "Parson Street Alnico II Humbuckers". Can't speak to the ones you're asking about, but one of my favorite inexpensive pickups are the Golden Age HBs at STEWMAC. Nice, medium output HBs that also sound nice split. Danny, Agreed. I've been interacting with them via email & phone. They are the Parson Steet h/b's I referred to early in the thread. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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