GFS Fatboy Pick-ups

telefunken · May 4th, 2006, 10:56 PM

I just ordered the neck model. Has anyone had any experience with these PU's. I just orded it on a whim, if I don't like it I'll just change it back. I'm looking for a neck PU with a little more power and brightness. I have a HotRails in the bridge so I'm not looking for the "Classic" Tele tone.

emisilly · May 5th, 2006, 07:24 PM

I've heard nothing but great things about them. Supposed to be a "stratty" sound thats pretty fat, with good clarity.

I'm curious about these too. If I weren't sticking a humbucker in my MIM I'd probably get one.

telefunken · May 9th, 2006, 11:30 PM

I finally got the GFS FatBoys in the mail today. Took me all of 20 minutes to install them. I kept the same strings on it so I wouldn't be fooled into thinking that it's the pick-up and not just new strings. First impressions were awesome, it sounds very fat and opened compared to the stock PU's. It drives my tubescreamer a lot harder than the original PU's.

I actually had to lower it (height wise) as far as it would go because it was competing with my HotRails in the bridge, it's very hot and fat!I'll give it a real working over this weekend when my wife and kid are out of the house
:D

telefunken · May 10th, 2006, 01:37 AM

Oh yeah! here is a picture of my pick-up, guitar included :D

InstituteOfNoise · May 10th, 2006, 04:11 AM

It's a great pickup. Got one in the neck of my Squier 51. Here's some clips mixed in with it on the Epiphone Valve Jr Head clips...

http://www.instituteofnoise.com/L6/a...s.asp#Epiphone

telefunken · May 10th, 2006, 10:22 PM

Sounds great! That valve jr almost make me regret buy my Dr. Z mini Z :?

May 4th, 2006, 10:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
telefunken Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 105 10 Photos	GFS Fatboy Pick-ups I just ordered the neck model. Has anyone had any experience with these PU's. I just orded it on a whim, if I don't like it I'll just change it back. I'm looking for a neck PU with a little more power and brightness. I have a HotRails in the bridge so I'm not looking for the "Classic" Tele tone. __________________ One day I'm gonna' stop buying equipment and start playin' !!!

May 9th, 2006, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
telefunken Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 105 10 Photos	I finally got the GFS FatBoys in the mail today. Took me all of 20 minutes to install them. I kept the same strings on it so I wouldn't be fooled into thinking that it's the pick-up and not just new strings. First impressions were awesome, it sounds very fat and opened compared to the stock PU's. It drives my tubescreamer a lot harder than the original PU's. I actually had to lower it (height wise) as far as it would go because it was competing with my HotRails in the bridge, it's very hot and fat!I'll give it a real working over this weekend when my wife and kid are out of the house :D __________________ One day I'm gonna' stop buying equipment and start playin' !!!

May 10th, 2006, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
telefunken Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 105 10 Photos	Oh yeah! here is a picture of my pick-up, guitar included :D __________________ One day I'm gonna' stop buying equipment and start playin' !!!

May 10th, 2006, 04:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
InstituteOfNoise Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 660	It's a great pickup. Got one in the neck of my Squier 51. Here's some clips mixed in with it on the Epiphone Valve Jr Head clips... http://www.instituteofnoise.com/L6/a...s.asp#Epiphone __________________ Chime... http://www.myspace.com/TheBandChime Clip Vault... http://www.myspace.com/andyztunes Institute of Noise Productions... http://www.myspace.com/instituteofnoise Home of the L.A. Line 6 Users Group... http://www.instituteofnoise.com

May 10th, 2006, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
telefunken Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 105 10 Photos	Sounds great! That valve jr almost make me regret buy my Dr. Z mini Z :? __________________ One day I'm gonna' stop buying equipment and start playin' !!!

May 5th, 2006, 07:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
emisilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 483	I've heard nothing but great things about them. Supposed to be a "stratty" sound thats pretty fat, with good clarity. I'm curious about these too. If I weren't sticking a humbucker in my MIM I'd probably get one.