Riffster Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I am planning to make some changes to my Gibson Flying V and I actually already had a set of GFS Fat '59s which are great for hard rock and heavy metal but these set came up for sale locally, got them for $100. I'd heard this name locally and when I looked at the specs of the pickups I figured I'd give a try, for the price just can't lose. The cap is included and since these are going on my V I only need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Look good. I like the vintage output and the nickel covers. Two things I generally prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Yea, I still wanted to keep a vintage sound to my V and this is a good middle of the road set. They have alnico V magnets, I am sure they'll have some bite. Not one day after I bought these I am reading an article about the Fender Custom Shop on Vintage Guitar Magazine and guess who wrote it? Vaughn Skow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Pickups, Nashville. Where is Searcy? rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinLA Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Being an electrician it is cool seeing the Induction value in Henry's. I guess guys (and girls) with E.E. degrees could tell you why it is an important value when you install pickups. I heard when you're soldering your amp and you get jolted across the room and the wall starts on fire, those are the warning indicators built in to the amp just to let you know to bring it in to have it professionally serviced. Pretty cool feature, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Was the Metallica button extra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Was the Metallica button extra? Haha, actually that's an original vintage 1988 button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Your supposed to unplug it and turn your amp off before soldering. Those little can looking things can knock your d-ick in the dirt too. I left the back cover off the Fender Champ I made into a head, one day I was going to move it and grabbed it and happened to touch the circuit, oh boy, did that hurt, I got zapped hard, extremely lucky I did not into cardiac arrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Good God!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Oh yea, when I work in amps I make sure the caps and overall voltage has drained out. The Fender amp I mentioned did not have a handle and that's the reason I grabbed it the way I did to move it and that's when I touched something. I was grabbing something else with my right hand and the shock went right in my chest. Swapping pickups is a much more relaxing activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinLA Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I am planning to make some changes to my Gibson Flying V and I actually already had a set of GFS Fat '59s which are great for hard rock and heavy metal but these set came up for sale locally, got them for $100. I'd heard this name locally and when I looked at the specs of the pickups I figured I'd give a try, for the price just can't lose. The cap is included and since these are going on my V I only need one. Interested in doing something with the other one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinLA Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Riffster, What are you going to do with the other pup? I might be a player on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Riffster, What are you going to do with the other pup? I might be a player on it. Sorry man i am using both pickups, my post talks about the capacitor in the pic, I only need one because my V has only one tone knob. These pickups come with the caps that the guy that winds them recommends, the guy that sold them to me used the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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