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maches · November 3rd, 2009, 04:11 PM

I am thinking about ordering one of these along with one of their lipstick strat pups for a project I am working on. Does anyone have any experience with these yet, or with GFS lipsticks in general?

http://store.guitarfetish.com/neprotuliteb.html

fernando · November 3rd, 2009, 08:17 PM

IIRC, time ago, someone said the screw holes didn't align well with a normal Tele bridge.
No idea if this was completely true and if it's solved

allen st. john · November 3rd, 2009, 08:35 PM

I've got a GFS lipstick pickup in the neck of a Squier 51 and I love it.
It's got a cool jangly, twangy tone that's pretty unique, and matches well with the snarly humbucker in the bridge.

EunosFD · November 3rd, 2009, 11:36 PM

IIRC a while back someone on here installed one and did some clips, but I can't recall who offhand, but my memory may be a bit too fuzzy so don't quote me on that.

You can probably find it by digging around a bit. Definitely one of the more intriguing pickups out there no doubt.

ETA: Okay, found the thread mentioned above fwiw:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/just-pick...ge-pickup.html

fernando · November 5th, 2009, 07:39 AM

thank you. That's what I recalled about the mounting hole not being right...

maches · November 5th, 2009, 01:21 PM

Thanks for the info guys, I didn't realize that these had been around so long. I went ahead and ordered both the tele bridge and the strat neck pickups, along with a pickguard cut for a strat pup. I'll let you guys know if I have problems mounting the pickups.

fernando · November 5th, 2009, 01:47 PM

looking fwd for your report!

Chet Johnson · November 5th, 2009, 02:02 PM

GFS in general: I've purchased all 3 Lil' Puncher farieties for bridge pickups, and one lil puncher neck pickup. They fit and sound just as described.

maches · November 15th, 2009, 02:42 AM

So I received the pickups a week ago and I thought I'd update. The neck lipstick pickup fit fine in their strat cut pickguard. I had to drill out the cavity about 1/8 in for the neck pickup to fit in my Squier BSB Tele body. The bridge pickup had some mix results. The pickup lined up fine with the stock bridge with the Squier tele, and also fit perfectly with a wilkinson dual loader ash tray bridge I bought to use on this guitar. The pickup holes don't line up with a MIM standard bridge though. Pickup must be built for import bridges?

RomanS · November 15th, 2009, 12:54 PM

Thanks! Any comments on the sound?

maches · November 15th, 2009, 01:04 PM

None yet Roman, and it's going to be a while. The body is still completely unfinished. I received the neck and bridge yesterday which were the rest of the parts I needed. I test fitted everything and things seem to be working well together. I got some surf green nitro from reranch. This is my first attempt at refinishing a guitar, so don't be surprised if you see a 'help me' thread of mine in the finely finished section soon.

November 3rd, 2009, 04:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
maches TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santee, CA Age: 23 Posts: 76 1 Photos	GFS Lipstick Tele Bridge Pickup I am thinking about ordering one of these along with one of their lipstick strat pups for a project I am working on. Does anyone have any experience with these yet, or with GFS lipsticks in general? http://store.guitarfetish.com/neprotuliteb.html

November 15th, 2009, 12:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 37 Posts: 4,119 22 Photos	Thanks! Any comments on the sound? __________________ http://www.myspace.com/romans212 http://www.myspace.com/theneatpickers http://www.thomassoulriverband.com/

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November 3rd, 2009, 11:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
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November 5th, 2009, 07:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
fernando Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 676 16 Photos	thank you. That's what I recalled about the mounting hole not being right...

November 5th, 2009, 01:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
maches TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santee, CA Age: 23 Posts: 76 1 Photos	Thanks for the info guys, I didn't realize that these had been around so long. I went ahead and ordered both the tele bridge and the strat neck pickups, along with a pickguard cut for a strat pup. I'll let you guys know if I have problems mounting the pickups.

November 5th, 2009, 01:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
fernando Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 676 16 Photos	looking fwd for your report!

November 5th, 2009, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chet Johnson Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Woodsfield, OH Age: 32 Posts: 523 15 Photos	GFS in general: I've purchased all 3 Lil' Puncher farieties for bridge pickups, and one lil puncher neck pickup. They fit and sound just as described.

November 15th, 2009, 02:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
maches TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santee, CA Age: 23 Posts: 76 1 Photos	So I received the pickups a week ago and I thought I'd update. The neck lipstick pickup fit fine in their strat cut pickguard. I had to drill out the cavity about 1/8 in for the neck pickup to fit in my Squier BSB Tele body. The bridge pickup had some mix results. The pickup lined up fine with the stock bridge with the Squier tele, and also fit perfectly with a wilkinson dual loader ash tray bridge I bought to use on this guitar. The pickup holes don't line up with a MIM standard bridge though. Pickup must be built for import bridges?

November 15th, 2009, 01:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
maches TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santee, CA Age: 23 Posts: 76 1 Photos	None yet Roman, and it's going to be a while. The body is still completely unfinished. I received the neck and bridge yesterday which were the rest of the parts I needed. I test fitted everything and things seem to be working well together. I got some surf green nitro from reranch. This is my first attempt at refinishing a guitar, so don't be surprised if you see a 'help me' thread of mine in the finely finished section soon.

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