Dragonfire/Alternative pickups?

[iampoor]

Have any of you ever tried out/heard/listened to Dragonfire pickups?

I've heard many good thing sabout them, and they seem to have good reviews.

I'm working on a custom project right now. :)

thanks guys! You guys seem to be really knoledgable.

[garymaddox]

I bought a loaded Strat pickguard to try. I really didn't care for them. They are probably an improvement over a Starcaster or Chinese Strat copy but I don't think they are any better than a MIM set. Pups are so subjective, you might love them. They are cheap enough to try and easy enough to resell if they don't blow up your skirt.

[iampoor]

I see. I'm looking at the EMG 81/85 active clone set.

What did they sound like o you? Were they noisy?

[iampoor]

And whats a MIM set? I'm new to guitar stuff. :)

[prawnik]

"MIM" = "Made in Mexico"
"MIA" = "Made in America"
"MIJ" = "Made in Japan"
"CIJ" = "Crafted in Japan" etc.

[BB]

Originally Posted by iampoor

I see. I'm looking at the EMG 81/85 active clone set.

What did they sound like o you? Were they noisy?

I have not tried the set you are refering to, but have used a couple of different Dragonfire pups.....a tele rails bridge and a tele set patterened after Fenders Texas Specials. They actually sound pretty good.

I wouldn't hesitate to give them a spin. If they work out, you are far ahead of the game....if not, at least you are not out a ton of money. Good luck!

[garymaddox]

Originally Posted by iampoor

I see. I'm looking at the EMG 81/85 active clone set.

What did they sound like o you? Were they noisy?

I have not heard those but EMG pups are usually very good for rock. I don't care for active pups myself because I don't like needing a battery.

[iampoor]

Originally Posted by BB

I have not tried the set you are refering to, but have used a couple of different Dragonfire pups.....a tele rails bridge and a tele set patterened after Fenders Texas Specials. They actually sound pretty good.

I wouldn't hesitate to give them a spin. If they work out, you are far ahead of the game....if not, at least you are not out a ton of money. Good luck!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dragonfire-Activ...3%3A1|294%3A50
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dragonfire-Activ...3%3A1|294%3A50
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dragonfire-Activ...3%3A1|294%3A50

Those are the pick-upsI'm looking at, sorry for the long Ebay links hah.
And yeah, I was kinda hesitant to post this question on the Tele forum..Because I doubt many Tele owners would put EMG humbuckers in their guitar lol.