Found a GMW strat

[j2379]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Duncan cool rail in the neck my favorite single sized pickup & its sounds pretty damn good tapped too. leave the custom in the bridge. BTW sweet guitar Mahogany is one of my favorite woods sound wise......hmm & i dont have any Ratt to add.

[L]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Pickup Cover was probably upside down to emulate the original Performance guitar GMW was copying. Here is the original:

http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/lieju...gnature-e.html

[L]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Pickup Cover was probably upside down to emulate the original Performance guitar GMW was copying. Here is the original:

http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/lieju...gnature-e.html

[Chuckracer]

Re: Found a GMW strat

I need to shoot some pics of my Performance. I'm really digging it!

[Chuckracer]

Re: Found a GMW strat

I need to shoot some pics of my Performance. I'm really digging it!

[hippietim]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Originally posted by wodka:
What about Carvin single coil pickups? I don't know much about them, but they certainly are less expensive than SDs.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a reason they are less expensive - Carvin pickups suck. Over the years I have had several Carvin guitars and a bass and without exception they all needed to have the pickups pulled out and shot. Our old singer had a Carvin star looking thing and we wouldn't even let him plug it in until he got new pickups. It sounded like ass.

[hippietim]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Originally posted by wodka:
What about Carvin single coil pickups? I don't know much about them, but they certainly are less expensive than SDs.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a reason they are less expensive - Carvin pickups suck. Over the years I have had several Carvin guitars and a bass and without exception they all needed to have the pickups pulled out and shot. Our old singer had a Carvin star looking thing and we wouldn't even let him plug it in until he got new pickups. It sounded like ass.

[toejam]

Re: Found a GMW strat

They may not be for everybody, but Carvin pickups don't suck. I had three Carvins with awesome stock humbucking pickups (C22). Jgcable is a big fan of the Carvin pickups, too. Check out the Carvin board for guys who are big fans of their pickups. Carvin's been in business for a pretty long time, I think they know what they're doing. They're less expensive because they sell direct and cut out the middle man.

[ November 18, 2003, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: toejam ]

[toejam]

Re: Found a GMW strat

They may not be for everybody, but Carvin pickups don't suck. I had three Carvins with awesome stock humbucking pickups (C22). Jgcable is a big fan of the Carvin pickups, too. Check out the Carvin board for guys who are big fans of their pickups. Carvin's been in business for a pretty long time, I think they know what they're doing. They're less expensive because they sell direct and cut out the middle man.

[ November 18, 2003, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: toejam ]

[jgcable]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Originally posted by hippietim:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by wodka:
What about Carvin single coil pickups? I don't know much about them, but they certainly are less expensive than SDs.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a reason they are less expensive - Carvin pickups suck. Over the years I have had several Carvin guitars and a bass and without exception they all needed to have the pickups pulled out and shot. Our old singer had a Carvin star looking thing and we wouldn't even let him plug it in until he got new pickups. It sounded like ass. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow, harsh words for my beloved Carvin pickups. Most of my guitars have Carvin pickups. I have ripped out many a Dimarzio/Duncan/Lawrence/Evans pickups and replaced them with Carvins. The only other pickups I use are Gibson mini-humbuckers and EMG's. I have never heard a Carvin pickup that sounded like a$$. I am not a fan of their AP11's but then again I am also not a fan of custom shop Texas Specials. For singles I swear by Duncan Quarter Pounders. C22's, M22's, C26's, I think they are all great. Maybe your old singer with the Carvin Star should have stuck to just singing and left the Carvin guitar playing to somebody else [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
That was just a joke... I just love defending my favorite PASSIVE pickups!! CARVIN baby....

[jgcable]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Originally posted by hippietim:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by wodka:
What about Carvin single coil pickups? I don't know much about them, but they certainly are less expensive than SDs.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a reason they are less expensive - Carvin pickups suck. Over the years I have had several Carvin guitars and a bass and without exception they all needed to have the pickups pulled out and shot. Our old singer had a Carvin star looking thing and we wouldn't even let him plug it in until he got new pickups. It sounded like ass. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow, harsh words for my beloved Carvin pickups. Most of my guitars have Carvin pickups. I have ripped out many a Dimarzio/Duncan/Lawrence/Evans pickups and replaced them with Carvins. The only other pickups I use are Gibson mini-humbuckers and EMG's. I have never heard a Carvin pickup that sounded like a$$. I am not a fan of their AP11's but then again I am also not a fan of custom shop Texas Specials. For singles I swear by Duncan Quarter Pounders. C22's, M22's, C26's, I think they are all great. Maybe your old singer with the Carvin Star should have stuck to just singing and left the Carvin guitar playing to somebody else [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
That was just a joke... I just love defending my favorite PASSIVE pickups!! CARVIN baby....

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Thats a sweet looking guitar.I love mohagony. It's my favorite tone wood. The Custom is a great sounding pup too. I have on in my San Dimas Strat head and it sounds perfect in it. For the neck i would try a Cool rails neck or a Vintage staggered stack. Either would go great with the Custom.
Gil

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: Found a GMW strat

Thats a sweet looking guitar.I love mohagony. It's my favorite tone wood. The Custom is a great sounding pup too. I have on in my San Dimas Strat head and it sounds perfect in it. For the neck i would try a Cool rails neck or a Vintage staggered stack. Either would go great with the Custom.
Gil

[wodka]

Re: Found a GMW strat

I like the Cool Rails quite a bit. I am leaning towards that or a JB Jr. I am going to try a few different ones at the Philly Guitar show this weekend (if I can find guitars with them installed).

[wodka]

Re: Found a GMW strat

I like the Cool Rails quite a bit. I am leaning towards that or a JB Jr. I am going to try a few different ones at the Philly Guitar show this weekend (if I can find guitars with them installed).