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Post by JohnH on Oct 7, 2006 15:26:02 GMT -5
I have a set of the GFS premium vintage alnicos. They are like those, but lower output and around 5.5k I believe. I'm very pleased with them. They were shipped efficiently from the US to Australia, at a very good price. They have a good balance of highs and lows. The construction is simple, but good quality.
John
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Post by Runewalker on Oct 7, 2006 21:18:05 GMT -5
I've used several of the overwound versions you show. They are musical and work well enough.
They do not to my ears sound precisely like a set of strat pups. Of course what is the definitive reference strat pup?
They work very nicely in a design like John's ToneMonster II. They get very growly and meaty when combined in series. The Bridge and Mid combo in series is close to a humbucker at the bridge in a Strat, with a little more "air" in the sound.
I would recommend a tone bleeder circuit in your volume control(s). With that you can roll the volume down and get closer to a vintage sound, making them very flexible.
I also put a couple in a SSH that was top-routed the shape of the single coils and -hums. In that application, the fiber plate that forms the bottom the bobbin was too large for the rout. I could not really trim it as the hair thick coil wires are very close to the edge of the plate edge. So if that is your application, beware.
RW
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