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Nothing comes over a proper humbucker, when it comes to a fat, punchy guitar sound. Whether it is rock, blues, jazz, soul, heavy, or even country music, GAS humbuckers cover a huge range of styles.
Designing a humbucker has
to be followed by precise assembly work, using top quality parts,
in order to end up with the desired result: A high quality guitar
pickup.
Starting from low output PAFish
oriented sounds, and ranging up to the ultimate hi-gain inferno,
carefully designed and assembled entirely by hand from the best
available parts, GAS-buckers will always let a guitar sound open
(depending of course highly on the guitar's overall quality), no
matter their output level!
We, at GAS pickups, always
keep deep care on all the parts we use for our humbuckers!
Currently, ALL metal parts that are used on GAS humbuckers
(baseplates, covers, slugs, Fillister cheese-head screws, bobbin
mounting screws, poleshoes, etc.) are made of correct alloy - the
BEST available quality worldwide!
For example, we use 1006,
1010 and 1018 steel alloy Fillister screws, depending on the
humbucker model and the frequency range that should be emphasized.
For the slugs, we use either chamfered or not-chamfered slugs, made
of 1215 steel.
Also, the bobbins used on
our Legend PAFoids are made of original butyrate material, and
available in the correct colors, black, 1959 ivory and 1960 ivory!
We also use different butyrate bobbins for "new" and "aged"
buckers - yep, it's in the details! Last-not-least, top quality
wire as WMS Plain Enamel, Elektrisola Polysol P155, and Elektrisola
Heavy PVA, in AWG 42 & 43 is used.
But, it's the magnetic
parts that we use, which really make the difference on GAS
humbuckers!
2,500" long polished
cast AlNiCo II (A2) bars, 2,500" long rough cast AlNiCo V (A5) &
2,444" "short" polished AlNiCo V (A5) bars (all of them made in the
US from correct AlNiCo alloy), and Ceramic OX bars, also US made,
are currently used on our buckers.
Our long rough-cast A5
magnet bars which are installed on our top-line Legend series pickups,
come from US manufacturer Thomas & Skinner, who was the main
supplier of US Musical Instrument brands in the golden era of the
50's and 60's. These bars are exclusively made for GAS Pickups,
following the old MMPA standards of 1964, feature the same alloy as
back then, and are also slightly degaussed for more dynamics.
T&S bars porvide to our Legend PAFoids & G's models the
required huge sensitivity range.
Our "short" polished A5 magnet
bars, which are used on our A5 humbuckers of the Standard, Dark Grey and MS (Multi
Sound) series, come also from US Top manufacturers
as Arnold Magnetic Technologies (AMT), and Adams
Magnetics.
GAS guitar humbuckers are
provided with standard 49,2mm spacing, in double black, zebra, or
double white (original '59 & '60 ivory color, depending on the
model). Many models are available also in a
7-string version, and some bridge models are also delivered with
53mm spacing, see below for details. Upon request,
German Silver covers (nickel, nickel-antique & gold plated), and an
aged pickup look also offered as options.
Last-not-least, as our every
pickup, GAS buckers are wax potted for less feedback, except some
Legend PAFoid models which can be delivered in a non wax-potted
version upon request. So, take a look on our models here below, and
contact us for further details!
All GAS humbuckers are available for testing on our guitars in G.A.S.! Bring your axe with, if you are near, and dare ANY comparison test!!!!
Note: When comparing
pickup data, we strongly recommend to not judge a guitar pickup by
its DC Resistance. This easily measured, widely known size does not
tell that much about the sound coloration that is expected from a
cetrain pickup, when operated on a
guitar.
Furthermore, it's the frequency response curve (frequency vs level) and especially the resonance peak of each pickup model, that do better describe the frequency response and harmonic content, which determine the sound. You may find the resonance frequency on each of our guitar pickup model data (last line, on the bottom of each model's description). Apart from this, you have to consider, that the guitar electrics (vol & tone pots, tone caps) as well as the guitar cable will also significantly drift the resonance frequency towards mellower range and cut the peak in some dBs. Also, metallic pickup covers as in Telly neck and Humbucker pickups, will also cut the resonance peak and (depending on the finish) also slightly drift the resonance frequency. GAS Humbucker data that are presented below, are measured WITHOUT covers.
Last-not-least: The connection
wire (a.k.a. "hook-up cable") of a humbucker and a P90-style pickup
do also contribute to the overall sound coloration. GAS buckers and
G models are fine tuned during the final quality control by the
length of their connection wire (single braided or 4 conductor).
Therefore we recommend to not shorten the wire at any way during
installing a GAS humbucker or G model on a
guitar.
GAS Humbucker 4-conductor connection drawing:
50's "Legend" Humbucker series*
*available ONLY as a
set
PAFoid '57 set
PAFoid '57 N
Output: Low
Styles: Blues, Roots, Jazz, Pop, 60's rock
Trademarks: Flat spectrum, typical clean, early
era PAF sound.
Inspired by and based on the archetype PAF sound of 1957, PAFoid '57 N features slightly unbalanced coils, for a warm sound: Sweet & jazzy, with medium attack.
Correct alloy parts, Fillister
cheese-head screws (1010 steel alloy), butyrate bobbins, US
made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made exclusively for GAS
Pickups, Plain Enamel wire. Can be delivered wax-potted for the
true, loud rocker's attitude, or non wax-potted for the ultimate
purist's experience.
Highly recommended for Semi
Solid-Body guitars (ES series. etc.)
Resonance: 6,5 kHz, RDC: 7,4 kOhm, PE AWG 42
Here
is a video with Greek Jazz Legend Takis Barberis playing some licks
over II-V-I chord changes, using a Cort Yorktown with a GAS PAFoid
'57 N:
PAFoid '57 B
Output: Medium
Styles: Blues, Roots, Country,
Pop, 60's rock
Trademarks: Twangy
character, still in the typical clean early PAF sound
era.
Our PAFoid '57 version for
bridge position. Slightly overwound than PAFoid '57 N, with the
same (un)balance on the coils, but with deeper
offset.
Spanky, open, smokey old-school tone, more twangy than any other GAS PAFoid model!
Correct alloy parts, Fillister
cheese-head screws (1010 steel alloy), butyrate bobbins, US
made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made exclusively for GAS
Pickups, Plain Enamel wire. Can be delivered wax-potted for the
true, loud rocker's attitude, or non wax-potted for the ultimate
purist's experience.
Highly recommended on Semi Solid Body guitars (ES series, etc.)!
Resonance: 6,0
kHz, RDC: 8,4 kOhm, PE AWG 42
PAFoid '58
set
PAFoid '58 N
Output: Low
Styles:
Rock, 70's hard rock, Blues
Trademarks: Enhanced
upper mids, defined attack, very direct
sound
A
Designed for providing a higher
attack and a more rough guitar sound, the '58 will let you
rock!
As on all Legend models,
correct alloy parts, butyrate bobbins, Fillister
cheese head screws (1010 steel alloy), AWG 42 Plain Enamel wire and
of course our US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bars
(exclusively for GAS Pickups!) are used, in order to achieve a
sparkling, singing sound, with enhanced high
mids.
Further, PAFoid '58 N features widely unbalanced
coils.
'58
PAFoids are delivered wax potted only, in order to avoid unwanted
feedback on overdriven sounds - as said these pickups are intended
to rock the stages!
Resonance: 6,1 kHz,
RDC: 7,6kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid '58 B
Output:
Medium-high
Styles:
Rock, 70's hard rock, Blues
Trademarks: Enhanced upper mids,
highest output GAS
PAFoid, very direct
sound
Our PAFoid '58 version for
bridge position. The ROCKing PAFoid!!
Overwound, compared to '58 N,
but with a reverse (un)balance with a small offset on the
coils.
Dynamic, screaming r'n'r tone,
with a harder attack and a clear presence on the high mids, '58 B
will let the rough side of any guitar come to presence! Its direct
response just loves those British classic rock riffs of the 60's
and 70's and the relevant amp stacks of that era!! It's the best
Legend model if you're after classic and heavier rock sounds, but
you like to definitely retain the end 50's PAF flavor in your basic
sound.
Similar to the neck model, '58 B
features correct alloy parts, Fillister cheese-head screws
(1010 steel
alloy), butyrate bobbins, US made,
long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made exclusively for GAS Pickups,
and AWG 42 Plain Enamel wire.
'58 PAFoids are delivered
wax potted only, in order to avoid unwanted feedback on overdriven
sounds - as said these pickups are intended to rock the
stages!
Resonance: 5,6 kHz,
RDC: 8,9 kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 42
Here are two videos on
which Greek Blues Rock player Billy Merziotis is testing a '58
Legend set on his Gibson® R8, directly played on his 1978 Marshall
JMP-100 MV, left is for clean/crunch sounds, right is for higher
drive:
PAFoid '59
set
PAFoid '59 N
Output: Low
Styles: Rock,
Blues, Pop,
Trademarks: Very smooth attack, nice
mids, sweet and tight at the same
time
The design of our '59 PAFoids is
based on original Gibson® 1959 PAFs (we have such a pair in G.A.S.,
and we also compared to other 1959 PAFs), but it also contains some
further features, that we have decided to add.
For this tough task, we combined
the best available parts, such as correct alloy parts, butyrate
bobbins, Fillister cheese head screws (1010 steel alloy) and of
course our US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar (exclusively for
GAS Pickups!) with correct design and some different specs, such as
the use of Heavy PVA wire, in order to achieve THAT sound, we
tested thoroughly on 50's LPs as also on newer guitars and we ended
up with the final model.
PAFoid 59 N features slightly unbalanced coils and is designed for
neck position (thus the “N”). Can be delivered wax-potted for the
true, loud rocker's attitude, or non wax-potted for the ultimate
purist's experience.
Smooth, open and
extremely dynamic old-school tone, mostly suitable for blues / soul
/ old rock. The perfect balance between sweetness and tightness -
but that's the '59 sound!
Resonance: 6,5
kHz, RDC: 7,5kOhm, Heavy PVA AWG 42
PAFoid '59 B
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock, Blues, Pop,
Trademarks: Very smooth
attack, nice mids, sweet and tight at the same
time
Our PAFoid '59 version for
bridge position. Slightly overwound than PAFoid '59 N, but with a
reverse (un)balance and medium offset between the
coils.
Dynamic, full old-school tone, with a very smooth attack and a nice sizzle on the mids!
Similar to the neck model, it
features correct alloy parts, Fillister cheese-head screws (1010
steel alloy), butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5
magnet bar, made exclusively for GAS Pickups, and heavy PVA wire.
Can be delivered wax-potted for the true, loud rocker's attitude,
or non wax-potted for the ultimate purist's
experience.
Resonance: 5,8
kHz, RDC: 8,4 kOhm, Heavy PVA AWG 42
Here is a video of gear reviewer
Alberto Barrero (Beautiful Gear Demos) showing the different sound
possibilities of the GAS PAFoid '59 Legend
set:
PAFoid Green '59
set
PAFoid Green '59 N
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock, Blues
Trademarks: Round sound,
deep mids, smooth attack
It took really some time to
design this particular pickup, since it is based on a very special
original, which was heavily modified during a repair session in the
end 60's. The single braided hook up wire was replaced by a lower
quality multi core one, and this is also how our Green '59 N pickup
is delivered. The magnet bar is placed in reversed polarity with
respect to the bridge pickup, thus the typical OOP sound is easily
achievable, but due to the multicore cable, it may be connected
in-phase, if so wished.
PAFoid Green '59 N features unbalanced coils with a very small
offset, and also the typical Legend class parts, as correct
alloy base plate, butyrate bobbins, Fillister cheese head screws
(1010 steel alloy) and of course our US made, long rough cast A5
magnet bar (exclusively for GAS Pickups!). Also, it has
steel bobbin screws (as on the original), and not the typical brass
screws.
Green '59 N is very light wax
potted and is delivered only with an antique pure nickel-silver
cover.
Smooth, fat, jazzy sound, more
round that the typical 59er, Green '59 N plays very well on
overdriven settings.
Resonance: 5,6kHz,
RDC: 8kOhm, Heavy PVA AWG 42
PAFoid Green '59 B
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock, Blues
Trademarks: Open sound,
upper mids, enhanced attack
The relevan bridge model is
sonically pretty much far away from the neck model. A snarly,
twangy sound but still in the typical PAF territory...
PAFoid Green '59 B features unbalanced coils with a very large
offset (outer bobbin in advantage), and thus, it adds a more open
frequency spectrum to the guitar's sound. Further, it features the
typical Legend class parts, as correct alloy base plate, butyrate
bobbins, Fillister cheese head screws (1010 steel alloy) and of
course our US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar (exclusively for
GAS Pickups!). As the N model, it is very light wax potted and is
delivered only with an antique pure nickel-silver
cover.
Open, snarly sound, with more
bite that the typical 59er B, Green '59 B plays also very well on
overdriven settings.
Resonance: 6kHz, RDC:
8,5kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid '60
("Beano" set)
PAFoid '60N
Output: Medium
Styles:
Rock, 60's British Blues
Trademarks: Round, yet
dry sound
A PAFoid which is
based on the 1960 humbucker specs,
Bluesy sound with
enhanced mids, for this dinstinctive mid-60's era British electric
blues sound. Neck pickup is full sounding, with a nice
attack.
Correct alloy
parts, balanced coils, butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast
A5 magnet bar, made exclusively for GAS Pickups!
Fillister cheese
head screws (1010 steel alloy).
Slightly
wax-potted, in order to retain some of the acoustic timbre of the
guitar.
Highly recommended for Les Paul® style guitars. Available only as a set with our '60 B model called the "Beano" set, capturing that tone from the iconic John Mayall's album.
Resonance:
6,0kHz, RDC: 8,1kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid '60B
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock, 60's British Blues
Trademarks: Full, yet
dry sound
The relevant 1960
bridge model, also based on the 1960 humbucker
specs.
Bluesy sound with
enhanced mids, for this dinstinctive 60's era British electric
blues sound. Bridge pickup is rough sounding, pretty dry with a
slight compression.
Correct alloy
parts, balanced coils, butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast
A5 magnet bar, made exclusively for GAS Pickups!
Fillister cheese
head screws (1010 steel alloy).
Slightly
wax-potted, in order to retain some of the acoustic timbre of the
guitar.
Highly recommended for Les Paul® style guitars. Available only as a set with our '60 B model called the "Beano" set, capturing that tone from the iconic John Mayall's album.
Resonance:
5,8kHz, RDC: 8,3kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid T
set
PAFoid Tn
(Neck)
Output: Medium
Styles: 70's
Rock & Blues
Trademarks: Typical
T-Top spectrum, full round sound, different mids than other
PAFoids
Our end-60's era neck model, with balanced coils, based on the famous humbuckers with the "T" marked black coils.
Warm sound, high dynamic range, suitable for blues and rock tunes, however with a different mids spectrum, due to the different sized coils.
Correct alloy parts, correct
T-marked black bobbins, US made, short polished A5 cast magnet bar.
Available only in wax-potted version.
Fillister flat head screws
(1018 steel
alloy).
When combined with our
Flaming GAS (see below) on bridge position, you get the perfect
70's/80's hard rock bucker set.
Resonance: 6,2kHz,
RDC: 8,1kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid Tb
(Bridge)
Output: Medium
Styles: 70's Rock & Blues
Trademarks:
Typical T-Top spectrum, raw sound, different mids than other
PAFoids
Our end-60's era bridge model, with balanced coils, based on the famous humbuckers with the "T" marked black coils.
Warm sound, high dynamic range, suitable for blues and rock tunes, however with a different mids spectrum, due to the different sized coils.
Correct alloy parts, correct
T-marked black bobbins, US made, short polished A5 cast magnet bar.
Available only in wax-potted version.
Fillister flat head screws (1018
steel alloy).
Available as a matched set with
Tn. Having less output than 58B, Tb is for the dinstictive early
70's crunchy sound a'la Angus Young, Jimi Page,
etc.
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Resonance:
6,0kHz, RDC: 8,4kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG
42
Medium & Higher Gain Humbuckers
PAFoid N
Plus
Output: Medium
Styles: Allmost
everything...
Trademarks: Very clean
sound, balanced spectrum, very
articulate
This is our allround, standard series PAFoid for the neck position, delivering a sound with more bite, as many humbuckers of the end 50's era really are (due to the high inconsistency on pickups of that time). Coils are here more unbalanced, with a deeper offset. Designed for neck position. Correct alloy parts, Fillister round-head screws (1006 steel alloy), US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar. Available only in wax-potted version.
For the ultimate allround PAFoid matched set, we offer the "PAFoid Medium set", a PAFoid N+ along with our "PAFoid M" (see right below) on bridge position - one of our bestsellers!
Also available as a balanced coil version "N Plus (bal)" for power/HSS Strats® guitars with 22 frets, and as a special version "N Plus 24" for 24 fret guitars.
Resonance: 6,5
kHz, RDC: 7,6kOhm, P 155 AWG 42
Here is a
video showing Greek Blues player Billy Merziotis, playing with
original members of the Gary Moore band, and using the N+/M set on
his LP:
Here is Greek guitarist Nikos
Terzakis playing Cherokee on his 1963 original Gibson ES 175 with a
PAFoid N+ on neck:
PAFoid M
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock, Blues,
Country, Pop, Soul
Trademarks:
Enhanced mids, open sound
The version of a typical
allround rocking, but true-PAFoid bridge bucker of our standard
series. Unbalanced coils, with deeper offset, but also with reverse
balance than on the N Plus PAFoid, for more bite and upper mids
enhancement. Delivers the ultimate allround PAFoid set in our
standard series with a GAS PAFoid N+, one of our
bestsellers!!
Also available
with balanced coils, for a more mellow, killer sound when placed on
a power strat kind of guitar (HSS), matching very well with
low/medium output singles.
Correct alloy parts, 1018 steel
Fillister cheese-head screws, butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough
cast A5 magnet bar
.
Resonance: 5,9kHz, RDC: 8,5kOhm, P 155
AWG 42
Here is a video showing Greek Blues player Billy Merziotis, playing with original members of the Gary Moore band, and using the N+/M set on his LP:
GAStation
Output:
Medium -
High
Styles: Blues, Rock,
Hard rock, early 80's hard rock/metal
Trademarks:
Enhanced mids, articulate notes, proper output for rocking the
stage
Our personal choice for a pure
rock sounding humbucker!
Balanced coils. Definitely for
bridge position. It has nice low end and brings up lots of
harmonics when overdriven, yet retaining a more classic tonal
character.
Available in a PS version,
espexially for HSS/power Strat® guitars that need a higher output,
yet balanced bridge humbucker.
Our bestseller among bridge humbuckers - hands down!!!
A5 "short" polished cast
bar, Fillister flat-head screws (1018 steel
alloy).
Also available in 52mm spacing
and in a 7-string version.
Resonance: 5,2
kHz, RDC: 10,3 kOhm, P155 AWG 42 , A5 polished
bar.
GAStation on classic
rock and blues: Here are videos showing Greek Blues player Billy
Merziotis, playing with original members of the Gary Moore band,
and using the Rockbucker set (N+/GAStation) set on his
LP
And here is
the GAStation on heavy sounds, as shown by Greek Metalhead, guitar
instructor and GAS endorser Costas Papadopoulos (Karma Violens,
Memorain):
Yannis (GAS Pickups) shows here the versatlity of
GAStation. The guitar is connected on a Marshall JMD-1 and the
overdriven sound is remained unchanged during the video. All that
you hear is made by just operating the vol pot, the tone pot, and
the split switch.
Flaming GAS
Output: High
Styles: 70's & 80's
Hard Rock & Metal
Trademarks: Sharp attack, full mids,
tight bass
The ultimate bridge pickup for
the 70's/80's style hard rock - and more!
Balanced coils. Medium-to-high
output. Tight low end and lethal bite, easy pinch harmonics, with
the typical 70's era tonal character, mostly suitable for 24,5
scale guitars (LP's, V's, Xplorers, Destroyers, etc) especially
with ebony fretboards!
OX ceramic long bar, 1018 alloy
Fillister flat-head screws. Available in open coil (black or double
ivory) look, and 49,2mm spacing only!
Resonance: 5,0 kHz,
RDC: 13 kOhm, P155 AWG 43 , OX ceramic bar.
Here is a video where Greek
Metalhead, guitar instructor and GAS endorser Costas Papadopoulos
(Karma Violens, Memorain) uses the Flaming GAS pickup on heavy
riffing:
And here is a further video showing Greek metal player Spyro G Max playing some classic metal riffs using the Flaming GAS pickup:
GASholder
Output: Medium
- High
Styles: Post rock,
stoner, grunge, alternative
Trademarks:
Smooth attack, nice string separation on higher gained sounds,
perfect for overdriven all-string strummed
chords
A medium-high output humbucker
designed mainly for the alternative rock scene. With more enhanced
low mids, looser bass, and smooth attack, it will help playing all
post-rock, grunge, stoner riffs.
But, it will also deliver those
US hard rock riffs and licks. Also suitable for trebly sounding
axes, or those who have their humbucker very close to the
bridge.
US A2 long, rough cast bar.
Unbalanced coils. Fillister flat-head screws (1018 steel alloy).
Also available in 52mm spacing and in a 7-string
version.
Resonance: 4,8
kHz, RDC: 13,4 kOhm, AWG 43, A2 long polished
bar.
GAShopper
Output: Medium
Styles: Modern prog
styles, hard rock & metal (Neck position)
Trademarks: Balanced spectrum, round on neck, very articulate
Our medium output, modern
sounding bucker. Balanced coils. Very open sound with nice upper
mids. GAShopper sounds similar to GAStation, but with a more modern
touch. Best for fusion/prog/jazz rock. For all positions. US
A5 polished "short" cast bar. Fillister flat-head screws
(1018 steel
alloy).
Also available in
52mm spacing and in a 7-string version.
Resonance: 5,3
kHz, RDC: 12,2 kOhm, AWG 43, A5 "short" polished
bar.
GASer
Output: High
Styles: 80's US hard
rock & metal
Trademarks: Enhanced mids, typical 80's "snarl", medium attack
AlNiCo 5 humbucker with high
output and nice roaring mids. Balanced coils.
Plays well on almost every Power
strat style guitar.
GASer delivers the typical 80's
American hard rock sound. It's definitely
our favorite high output
humbucker! US A5 polished, "short" cast bar. Fillister
flat-head screws (1018 steel
alloy). Also available in 52mm
spacing.
Resonance: 4,5 kHz,
RDC: 14kOhm, AWG 43, US made A5 polished
bar.
GAS Drax Custom
Output: Very
High
Styles: Modern / Nu metal,
thrash & progressive metal,
Trademarks: Full spectrum with enhaced low mids, sharp attack, suitable also for lower tunings
A special
designed pickup for Greek guitar player per excellance, composer
and teacher GAS Drax. Unbalabced coils with a very tight offset, OX
long magnet bar, Fillister flat-head screws (1018 steel alloy),
very powerful, yet full voiced with nice midrange boost. Standard
available in 52mm spacing, and upon request also in 50mm spacing
and in a 7-string version.
Resonance: 4,0
kHz, RDC: 15,2 kOhm, AWG 43, OX bar.
Here is a video showing Greek
Metal guitar slinger Gus Drax (Suicidal Angels, Sunburst), playing
a Jason Becker tune, using the GAS Drax custom signature pickup on
bridge and a GAShopper N on
neck:
GASer Plus
Output: Very High
Styles: Metal (all styles including thrash, death, nu, xtreme, etc.)
Trademarks: Scooped spectrum,
sharp attack, more suitable for lower
tunings
The Ceramic, boosted version of
GASer. Higher output, and more aggressive, the GASer Plus is a true
metal pickup. With a huge attack, it tracks fast-playing really
well. Featuring a powerful OX magnet bar and a special design, the
Eddy currents in GASer Plus are kept in a minimum. It further
features unbalanced coils for perfect tracking on modern,
drop-tuned guitars. Fillister flat-head screws
(1018 steel
alloy).
Also available in 52mm
spacing and in a 7-string version.
Resonance: 4,3
kHz, RDC: 15,6 kOhm, AWG 43, OX bar.
Here is a
video showing Greek Guitar player and Premier Guitar reviewer Nikos
Arvanitis, playing with GAShopper (N) and GASer Plus (B)
pickups:
GASer Plus A
Output:
Very High
Styles:
Metal (all styles), hard rock
Trademarks: Full spectrum,
smoother
attack
Like GASer Plus, GASer Plus A features unbalanced coils, but has a US A5 "short", polished bar, instead of a ceramic one. Therefore, the highs are tamed and the mids are more boosted. It is designed for guitars with more highs than ever wished, or for those which feature a bridge humbucker very close to the bridge. As GASer Plus, it fully supports deeper tunings.
Fillister flat-head screws
(1018 steel
alloy).
Comes standard in double black and only in 52mm spacing. Also available in a 7-string version.
Resonance: 4,2 kHz, RDC: 15,8 kOhm, AWG 43, US made A5 polished bar.
Here are two videos showing
Greek Metal player and instructor Costas Papadopoulos (Krma
Violens/ Memorain) playing some heavy riffs with the GASer Plus A
on C tuning:
Karmabucker (I & II)
Output: High
Styles: Metal (all styles including thrash, death, nu, xtreme, etc.)
Trademarks: Full spectrum, very
defined attack, for std (KB I) and lower tunings (KB
II)
Designed together with GAS user & endorser Costas Papadopoulos of Karma Violens, this signature model is a true riffing machine for low tuned guitars and baritones.
Karmabucker features some old-school specs as AWG 42 plain Enamel wire, unbalanced coils and single braided wire with some modern ones (OX ceramic bar, high would bobbins, dual pole screw bobbins on model II) and is designed to deliver high gain tones with great clarity, string separation and fast respone, a "must" in low tuned, extreme metal situations.
Karmabucker I is
for Eb/D and also standard tunings.
Karmabucker II os for tunings lower than D and for baritone guitars.
Resonance: 4,6
kHz, RDC: 11,5 kOhm, AWG 42, OX bar.
Here are
3 different videos, on which Costas Papadopoulos is demoing and
persenting the Karmabuckers I &
II:
Night Train
Output:
Medium -
High
Styles: Rock, Hard rock, Heavy Blues
Trademarks: Full spectrum with
enhaced upper mids, smooth
attack
A very special humbucker set,
based on our PAFoids, but with lots of small specific
characteristics. Its sound is definitely in the G'n'R®-style of the
late 80's!
"Night" is the neck pickup, dark and evil as the night!
"Train" is the bridge pickup,
roaring and pushing eveyrthing, like a train!!
US made A2 cast bars, the AWG 42 heavy PVA wire and the very specific unbalancing on the coils are just some of the secrets of this set!!!
Night Train is only as a set
available.
Resonance: 5,7 kHz, RDC: 8,9/9,1kOhm,
AWG 42 heavy PVA, A2 long cast bar.
Here is a video showing some
riffs and licks on the GAS Night Train
set:
Dark Grey
Humbuckers
DarkGrey B 1
Output: Medium -
High
Styles: Pop, rock, blues, progressive rock
Trademarks:
Very open sound, smooth attack, most articulate GAS Humbucker
series
A modern, very open sounding humbucker with some GAS proprietary designed specs.
As a typical DarkGrey pickup, B
1 has a fiberboard base plate, which reduces the signal losses in
the high frequency spectrum. Further upon, it features two
unbalanced coils, both with pole-screws, however of different alloy
(1018 screws on the one bobbin, 1010 steel screws n the other). As
a result, depending on how the pickup is placed on the guitar
(which coil towards bridge), a slightly different sound is being
offered.
Last-not-least, with two pole screws for each string, a perfect finetuning of the pickup's performance can be achieved.
B1 delivers a very precise,
polished sound with great definition, for sure a lead pickup for
progressive, fusion, modern metal, crossover and many other
contemporary music styles.
Resonance: 5,3 kHz, RDC: 13,3 kOhm, AWG 43 Poly wire, A5 "short" polished cast bar.
DarkGrey B 2
Output: High
Styles: Hard rock, progressive rock & metal
Trademarks:
Open yet aggressive sound, sharp attack, most articulate GAS
Humbucker series
A modern, fat
sounding pickup designed to become a true riffing
machine!
As a typical
DarkGrey pickup, B 1 has a fiberboard base plate, which reduces the
signal losses in the high frequency spectrum.
Further upon, it
features two balanced coils. The outer one has typically six 1010
steel pole screws. The inner coil has 3 slugs under the e, b, g
strings and three 1018 steel screws under the E,A, D strings. Thus,
the low strings can be perfectly fine tuned so that the pickup's
response is at the optimum, taken into consideration the guitar,
the player, the used rig and the whole musical style(s) to be
served.
B 2 delivers a
very punchy sound with great definition, a riffing pickup that fits
many contemporary music styles.
Resonance: 4,3 kHz, RDC: 13,9 kOhm, AWG 43 Poly wire, OX Ceramic bar.
DarkGrey N 1
Output: Medium
Styles: Pop,
rock, blues, soul
Trademarks:
Very open sound, smooth attack, most articulate GAS Humbucker
series
A modern, very open sounding humbucker for neck position, with some GAS proprietary designed specs.
As a typical DarkGrey pickup, N
1 has a fiberboard base plate, which reduces the signal losses in
the high frequency spectrum. Further upon, it features two
unbalanced screw coils, but only one has screws on it (1018 alloy).
The second bobbin is initially designed as a dummy coil, and comes
with no screws on it. Thus, the N2 provides a more P90-esque, yet
modern sound.. N1 is available with A2 (for smoother sound
and attack and also for 24 fret guitars) or A5 magnet bar (for a
more open, brilliant sound, and for 22 fret
guitars).
N1 delivers a very precise,
smooth sound with great definition on neck position, and matches
perfectly with our B1 on bridge for the ultimate modern,
contemporary, flexible humbucker set.
Resonance: 6,3 kHz, RDC: 10,8 kOhm, AWG 43 Poly wire, A2 or A5 polished cast bar.
DarkGrey N 2
Output: Medium
- High
Styles: Hard rock, progressive rock
Trademarks:
Round sound, smooth attack, most articulate GAS Humbucker
series
A modern, full sounding humbucker for neck position, with some GAS proprietary designed specs.
As a typical DarkGrey pickup, N
2 has a fiberboard base plate, which reduces the signal losses in
the high frequency spectrum. Further upon, it features two
balanced screw coils, one with 1006 alloy screws, the second with
1018 alloy screws, supporting an open, modern
sound.
N2 features a "short" A5
polished cast magnet bar for the required attack and brilliance on
neck position.
N2 delivers a very full yet open
sound on neck position, and matches perfectly with our B2 on bridge
for a modern, higher output humbucker set.
Resonance: 6,0 kHz, RDC: 11,5 kOhm, AWG 43 Poly wire, A5 cast bar.
MS (Multi Sound) Humbuckers
PAFoid N
MS
Output: Medium
A very clean humbucker designed for neck position with 2 sound modes:
- Mode 1:
Brilliant
- Mode 2: Full,
jazzy sound with nice attack
Coils are balanced. Usual GAS-quality parts, Fillister cheese-head screws (1018 steel alloy), US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, Poly 155 WAG 42 wire. Available only in wax-potted version.
Mode
I:
Resonance: 6,4 kHz, RDC: 7,4kOhm
Mode II:
Resonance: 2,3 kHz, RDC:
7,4kOhm
PAFoid B
MS
Output:
Medium
An MS humbucker designed for bridge position with 3 different sound modes:
- Mode 1:
Brilliant, almost single-coilish
- Mode 2: Full
humbucker sound with nice upper mids
- Mode 3: Low-Mid
Boosted sound
Coils are balanced. Usual GAS-quality parts, Fillister cheese-head screws (1018 steel alloy), US made, "short" polished A5 magnet bar, Poly 155 WAG 42 wire. Available only in wax-potted version.
Mode
I:
Resonance: 6,2 kHz, RDC: 8,3kOhm
Mode II:
Resonance: 2.2 kHz, RDC: 8,3kOhm
Mode
III:
Resonance: 850 Hz, RDC:
8,3kOhm
GASer
MS
Output: High
A higher output humbucker designed for bridge position with 2 sound modes:
- Mode 1: Full
humbucker mode, high output
- Mode 2: Low-Mid boosted sound
Coils are balanced. Usual GAS-quality parts, Fillister cheese-head screws (1018 steel alloy), US made, "short" polished cast A5 magnet bar, Poly 155 WAG 43 wire. Available only in wax-potted version.
Mode
I:
Resonance: 4,9 kHz, RDC: 14,1kOhm
Mode II:
Resonance: 750 Hz, RDC: 14,1kOhm
Mini Humbuckers
GASmall
Output: Low
Styles: 70's rock/hard rock, blues
Trademarks: Very round
sound, moderate attack
Our basic mini humbucker model for that special, significant sound of the 70's Les Paul Deluxe®. Dynamic tone with bite and presence, with a nice sizzle on the highs!
Comes with regular long magnet
bars (NOT the small ones used back then!), long, rough
cast A5 bar, or A2 rough cast bar. Comes also with
balanced or slightly unbalanced coils.
For both positions!
Resonance: 6,2kHz,
RDC: 7,5 kOhm, AWG 42, A5 or A2 bar.
GAScott
Output:
Medium
Styles: 70's rock/hard rock, blues
Trademarks: Open, raw sound with enhanced upper mids
Our hommage to the monstrous
sound of our all-time favorite band, Thin
Lizzy® (founded by rock icon Phil Lynott), during
the mid 70's!!! Listen to the albums "Bad Reputation" and the
legendary "Live and Dangerous" and see what we
mean!!!
Full attack, jawdropping
dynamics, huge mids and great projection! Definitely for bridge
position! A "killer without a cause"!!!!
Comes
with a regular, US A5 "short" polished cast bar. Balanced
coils.
Resonance: 5,8
kHz, RDC: 10 kOhm, AWG 43, A5 polished
bar.
All measurements are performed
with our Lemme Pickup Analyzer. Pickups are measured "Stand Alone",
which means without any pot or cable load, as if they were directly
connected to an 1Mohm amp input. Humbuckers are measured without a
cover. Rdc values measured in 18o C Temperature, may vary depending
on local weather conditions (temperature
variations).
We measure each
GAS model in "stand alone mode" as if the pickup was directly
connected on an amp input of 1 MOhm by a very short non-coaxial
cable. The guitar electric parts (pots, caps, etc.), as well as the
cable used, will certainly affect the resonance of any
pickup.
Disclaimer: All company names used here (Gibson, CNC, WMS, EMG, Elektrisola, Lemme, Fender), and also all product names (Strat, Telly, Les Paul, P90, P155, Precision) that are mentioned in the website, are registered names of the relevant companies and in no way related to GAS pickups.
Due to permanent optimization of our
models, some pickup specs may change without prior
notice
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