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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.
A proper humbucker design
has to be followed by a 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 high quality
alloys.
For example, we use 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 butyrate material to the correct
dimensions (slug coil inner core is slightly wider than screw
coil's core), and available in the black, 1959 ivory and 1960
ivory! We also use different butyrate bobbins for "new" and
"aged" buckers - it's in the
details!
Last-not-least, top
quality wire as Elektrisola AWG 42 Plain Enamel (PE), Elektrisola
Polysol P155, and Elektrisola Heavy PVA, in AWG 42 & 43 is used
in our humbuckers. We go even deeper by using AWG 42 PE with
50's specs on our G90 & G100 Legends, as well on our 50's based
Legend PAFoids, and AWG 42 PE with 60's specs on our 60 Legends and
TTop based Humbucksers.
But, it's the magnetic
parts that we use, which really make the difference on GAS
humbuckers!
We spent quite some time
on research for this material. By contacting mostly US
based magnetic manufacturers we had the opporunity to
try and also anayze some magnetic material from all of
them.
By cooperating with the Institute of Nanotechnology at the Greek Nuclear Research center "Democritus", we have analyzed many of our (currently used) magnet bars, as well as a few old ones, as two long bars from a 1959 P90 and a long bar from an early 1960 PAF. We found out that A5 bars from the end 50's used a different alloy composition, by containing way more Aluminum than the A5 alloy compositions on the 1964 MMPA standards. And that's how we did in some for our magnet bars.
Currently use following
bars on our humbuckers & G90's models:
- 2,500" long rough cast
AlNiCo II (A2) - 1958 specs
- 2,500" long rough cast AlNiCo V (A5) - pre 1964 MMPA specs
- 2,500" long
rough cast AlNiCo V (A5) - 1964 MMPA
specs
- 2,444" rough cast AlNiCo
V (A5) - 1964 MMPA specs
- 2,444" polished cast
AlNiCo V-c (A5) - 1964 MMPA specs
- 2,180" "short" polished
cast AlNiCo V-c (A5) - 1964 MMPA specs
All AlNiCo bars used here
are made from correct AlNiCo alloys and have different
magnetisation levels depending on the model
used.
- 2,600" Ceramic OX bars,
also US made.
Of course, we are always in
search of better material, so the above specs may change any
time.
In more detail, for
example, our "long" 2,5" rough-cast A5 magnet bars, which are
installed on some of our top-line Legend series pickups
(like '59, '59 Green - see below), come from the US manufacturer
Thomas & Skinner, who was a supplier of top US Musical
Instrument brands in the era of the 50's and 60's. These bars are
exclusively made for GAS Pickups, following an alloy composition as
of the end of 50's, before the MMPA standards of 1964 were applied.
Therefore, these bars feature an alloy composition as back then,
and are also slightly degaussed for more dynamics. T&S bars
provide to our Legend PAFoids models the required huge sensitivity
range. Futher upon, 2,444" A5 rough cast bars, made based on the
MMPA 1964 standards are used on our 60 Legends and our low output
standard TTop Legend models.
Our regular 2,444" 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. Short
2,180" A5 bars are used on our "hot" Legend TTop Plus
models.
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 the G.A.S. Lab! Bring your axe with, 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
certain 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 Humbuckers with single
braided wire are in phase with standard Gibson® Humbuckers, like
PAFs, etc. If you need a different phase configuration, pls
specify!
For
GAS Humbucker with 4-conductor cable, please see the following
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.
HQ alloy parts, Fillister
cheese-head screws (1010 steel alloy), butyrate bobbins,
2,500" long rough cast A2 magnet bar, 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. Also available
with A5 bar for more attack and brilliance.
Highly recommended for Semi
Solid-Body guitars (ES series. etc.)!
Resonance: 6,2 kHz, RDC: 7,1 kOhms, 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!
HQ alloy parts, Fillister
cheese-head screws (1010 steel alloy), butyrate bobbins, long
rough cast A2 magnet bar, 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. Also available with long A5
bar for a more snappy sound.
Highly recommended on Semi Solid Body guitars (ES series, etc.)!
Resonance: 6,0
kHz, RDC: 8,0 kOhms, 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, HQ
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 pre-1964 specs 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 slightly
unbalanced coils.
'58
PAFoids are delivered wax potted, in order to avoid unwanted
feedback on overdriven sounds - as said these pickups are intended
to rock the stages!
Resonance: 6,1 kHz,
RDC: 7,6kOhms, 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 HQ alloy parts, Fillister cheese-head screws
(1010 steel
alloy), butyrate bobbins, US made,
long rough cast pre-1964 specs A5 magnet
bar, made exclusively for GAS Pickups, and AWG 42 Plain Enamel
wire.
'58 PAFoids are delivered
wax potted, in order to avoid unwanted feedback on overdriven
sounds - as said these pickups are intended to rock the
stages!
Resonance: 5,6 kHz,
RDC: 9,0 kOhms, 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
PE
set
(PE wire - no
wax!)
PAFoid '59 PE 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).
Even our 59 PAFoids are based-on
and not to-the-bone replicas, the task was pretty hard. We had to
combine the best available parts, such as HQ alloy parts, butyrate
bobbins, AWG 42 Plain Enamel wire, Fillister cheese
head screws (1010 steel alloy) and of course our US made, long
rough cast pre-1964 specs A5 low magnetised magnet bar (exclusively
made for GAS Pickups!) in order to achieve the original, open sound
of the era.
PAFoid 59 N features slightly unbalanced coils (very small offset)
and is designed for neck position.
Smooth, open and extremely
dynamic old-school tone, mostly suitable for blues / soul / old
rock. A perfect balance between sweetness and
tightness.
Resonance: 6,2 kHz,
RDC: 7,4kOhms, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid '59 PE 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 small 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
pre-1964 specs A5 low magnetised magnet bar, made exclusively for
GAS Pickups, and AWG 42 Plain Enamel wire.
Resonance: 6 kHz,
RDC: 8,3 kOhms, Heavy PVA AWG 42
PAFoid '59 PVA
set
(PVA wire - wax potted or non
potted)
PAFoid '59 PVA
N
Output: Low
Styles: Rock, Blues,
Pop,
Trademarks: Very smooth
attack, nice mids, sweet and tight at the same
time
A slightly different design
of '59 PAFoids, which utilizes Heavy PVA wire, instead of the
"era correct" Plain Enamel.
So, for this task, we combined
the same parts (as on our PE version 59ers), such as HQ alloy
parts, butyrate bobbins, Fillister cheese head screws (1010 steel
alloy) and of course our US made, long rough cast
pre-1964 specs A5 magnet bar (exclusively
for GAS Pickups!) with correct design, but we used the Heavy PVA
wire (instead of the period correct Plain Enamel), in order a
sightly more open sound, we tested thoroughly on 50's LPs as also
on newer guitars and we ended up with the final model. The PVA set
is available wax potted or non wax potted.
PAFoid 59 N (PVA) features slightly unbalanced coils and is
designed for neck position.
Smooth, open and extremely
dynamic old-school tone, mostly suitable for blues / soul / old
rock.
Resonance: 6,3 kHz,
RDC: 7,4kOhms, Heavy PVA AWG 42
PAFoid '59 PVA
B
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock,
Blues, Pop,
Trademarks: Very smooth
attack, nice mids, sweet and tight at the same
time
Our PAFoid '59 (PVA version) for
bridge position. Slightly overwound than PAFoid '59 N, but with a
reverse (un)balance and a very small offset between the
coils.
Dynamic, full old-school tone, with a very smooth attack and fatter mids than the PE model!
Similar to the neck model, it
features HQ alloy parts, Fillister cheese-head screws (1010 steel
alloy), butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast
pre-1964 specs A5 magnet bar, made
exclusively for GAS Pickups, and heavy PVA wire. Also available in
a wax potted or in non potted version.
Resonance: 5,8 kHz,
RDC: 8,3 kOhms, 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 PVA wax potted 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 (as currently in the
original pickup), 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 HQ parts, as correct
alloy base plate, butyrate bobbins, Fillister cheese head screws
(1010 steel alloy) and of course our US made, long rough cast
pre-1964 specs 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. Non potted version available upon
request.
Smooth, fat, jazzy sound, more
round that the typical 59er, Green '59 N plays very well on
overdriven settings.
Resonance: 5,6kHz,
RDC: 8kOhms, Heavy PVA AWG 42
PAFoid Green '59 B
Output: Medium
Styles: Rock, Blues
Trademarks: Open sound,
upper mids, enhanced attack
The relevant 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 large offset
(screw bobbin in advantage), and thus, it adds a more open
frequency spectrum to the guitar's sound. Further, it features the
typical Legend HQ parts, as correct alloy base plate, butyrate
bobbins, Fillister cheese head screws (1010 steel alloy) and of
course our US made, long rough cast pre-1964
specs 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. Non potted version
available upon request.
Open, snarly sound, with more
bite that the typical 59er B, Green '59 B plays also very well on
overdriven settings.
Resonance: 6kHz, RDC:
8,3kOhms, Plain Enamel AWG 42
PAFoid '60
("Beano" set)
PAFoid '60N
Output: Medium
Styles:
Rock, 60's British Blues, Slide
style
Trademarks: Round, yet
dry sound
A PAFoid which is
based on some 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, and a natural,
slight compression due to the different, slightly shorter magnet
bar.
HQ alloy parts,
balanced coils, butyrate bobbins, US made, 2,444" rough cast A5
magnet bar. 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 SG® and semi solid (ES) style guitars. Available as a set with our '60 B model, called the "Beano" set, it is further capturing that LP tone from the iconic John Mayall's album.
Resonance:
6,0kHz, RDC: 8,0kOhms, Plain Enamel AWG 42
Here is Greek
slide slinger Panos Catch, showing some great slide licks on his SG
faded std, equipped with the 60 Legend set w/nickel
covers:
PAFoid '60B
Output: Medium
Styles:
Rock, 60's British Blues, Slide style
Trademarks: Full, yet
dry sound
The relevant 1960
bridge model, also based on some 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, also with a natural, slight
compression as the neck model.
HQ alloy parts,
balanced coils, butyrate bobbins, US made, 2,444" rough cast A5
magnet bar. 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 SG® and semi solid (ES) style guitars. Available as a set with our '60 N model, called the "Beano" set, it is further capturing that LP tone from the iconic John Mayall's album.
Resonance:
5,8kHz, RDC: 8,3kOhms, Plain Enamel AWG 42
Here is Dimitris
Loizos from "Vintage Guitar Nerds", showing some classic blues and
rock licks, especially demoing the woman tone on his LP Studi,
equipped with a 60 legend set in the "Beano" look (double ivory
neck, double black bridge):
TT basic Legend
set
TT
N
Output: Low
Styles:
60's Pop, Rock & Blues
Trademarks: Typical T-Top spectrum, open
sound, different mids than other
PAFoids
Our basic TT neck model, with balanced coils, based on the famous humbuckers with the "T" marked black coils.
Open sweet sound, high dynamic range, mainly suitable for pop, rock and blues tunes of the 60's, however with a different mids spectrum, due to the different sized coils.
HQ alloy parts,
correct T-marked black bobbins, US made, 2,44" short rough cast A5
magnet bar. Available only in NON-potted version.
Fillister flat
head screws (1018 steel alloy).
Resonance: 6,5kHz, RDC: 7,4kOhms, red poly AWG 42, US made A5 short rough cast bar
TT
B
Output: Medium
Styles:
60's Pop, Rock & Blues
Trademarks:
Typical T-Top spectrum, open sound, different mids than other
PAFoids
The basic TT bridge model, with balanced coils, based on the famous humbuckers with the "T" marked black coils.
Very open sounding, high dynamic range, mainly suitable for pop, rock and blues styles of the 70's, however with a different mids spectrum, due to the different sized coils.
HQ alloy parts,
correct T-marked black bobbins, US made, 2,44" short rough cast A5
magnet bar. Available only in NON-potted version.
Fillister flat
head screws (1018 steel alloy).
Resonance:
6,0kHz, RDC: 7,9kOhms, red poly AWG 42, US made A5 short
rough cast bar
TT Plus Legend
set
TT-Plus N
Output: Medium
Styles: 70's / 80's Rock
& Hard rock
Trademarks: Hot T-Top
style, full round sound, lower mids than T standard neck
model.
Our hotter TT neck model, with balanced coils, also based on the famous humbuckers with the "T" marked black coils.
Warm sound, high dynamic range, suitable for rock & hard rock tunes of the 70's, however with a different mids spectrum, due to the different sized coils.
HQ alloy parts, correct T-marked
black bobbins, US made, 2,180" 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: 7,6kOhms, red poly AWG 42, US made A5 short polished bar
TT-Plus B
Output: Medium
Styles: 70's Rock & Blues
Trademarks:
Hot T-Top style, raw sound, enhanced mids
The hottet TT bridge model, with balanced coils, based on the famous humbuckers with the "T" marked black coils.
More mids and sizzle, high dynamic range, suitable for rock & hard rock tunes of the 70's, however with a different mids spectrum, due to the different sized coils.
HQ alloy parts, correct T-marked
black bobbins, US made, 2,180" 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, TT Plus B is for the dinstictive
early 70's crunchy sound a'la Angus Young, Jimmy Page,
etc.
e
Resonance: 5,8kHz, RDC: 8,4kOhms, red poly AWG 42, US made A5 short polished bar
Medium & Higher Gain Humbuckers
PAFoid KF Custom
set
PAFoid KF Custom N
(Neck)
Output: Medium
High
Styles:
Classic Hard Rock & Metal
Trademarks: Round sound with boosted
mids and attack.
Our Custom KF neck model, for
Kostis Fouk, lead guitarist of metal icons Rotting Christ. It is
practically a boosted Legend 58N, with entirely identical specs,
except the winding which results to a more powerfull output.
Singing lead tones, Legend level dynamics. Slightly unbalaced
coils. Short leg base, in order to fit on any guitar. Availale in
double black, matt finish and with single braided, high
quality hook-up wire. Fits very well on Gibson® and PRS® scale
guitars.
Resonance: 5,7kHz, RDC: 8,2kOhms, Plain Enamel AWG 42 wire, US made A5 long rough cast bar
PAFoid KF Custom B
(Bridge)
Output: High
Styles:
Classic Hard Rock & Metal
Trademarks: Balanced spectrum with
slightly enhanced upper mids, easy pinched harmonics, tamed
attack.
Our Custom KF bridge model, for
Kostis Fouk, lead guitarist of metal icons Rotting Christ. Based on
Legend 58B, we changed the pole screws from 1010 to 1018 steel
ones, and also the winding wire. Using AWG 43 poly wire, we raised
the output, but we kept the transparency and dynamics in the well
known Legend league level by using our US made long rough cast bar
(made on pre-1964 MMPA specs). Killing riffs, roaring lead licks
- a traditional hard rock - metal pickup, but based on Legend
specs with a more old school flair. Slightly unbalanced coils with
reversed offset. Short leg base, in order to fit on any guitar.
Available in double black, matt finish and with single braided high
quality hook-up wire. Fits very well on Gibson® and
PRS® scale guitars.
Resonance: 4,8kHz, RDC: 15kOhms, P155 AWG 43 wire, US made A5 long rough cast bar
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. HQ 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: 7,6kOhms, P 155 AWG 42, US made, A5 long rough
cast bar
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.
HQ alloy parts, 1018 steel
Fillister cheese-head screws, butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough
cast A5 magnet bar
.
Resonance: 5,9kHz, RDC:
8,5kOhms, P 155 AWG, 42 US made A5 long rough cast
bar
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 2,44" long 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 kOhms, P155 AWG 42 , US made 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 kOhms, 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 kOhms, AWG 43, A2 long rough cast
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 2,44" long 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 kOhms, AWG 43, US made A5 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, 2,44" long cast bar. Fillister flat-head screws (1018 steel alloy). Also available in 52mm spacing.
Resonance: 4,5 kHz,
RDC: 14 kOhms, 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: 15,5 kOhms, 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 kOhms, 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 2,44" long, 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: 15,6 kOhms, 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 kOhms, 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 (Night)
9,1 (Train) kOhms, AWG 42 heavy PVA, US made A2 long rough cast
bar.
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 kOhms, AWG 43 Poly wire, US made A5 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 kOhms, 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 kOhms, AWG 43 Poly wire, US made A5 polished cast bar.
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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: 7,4kOhms
Mode II:
Resonance: 2,3 kHz, RDC:
7,4kOhms
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, polished A5 2,44" long magnet bar, Poly 155 WAG 42 wire. Available only in wax-potted version.
Mode
I:
Resonance: 6,2 kHz, RDC: 8,3kOhms
Mode II:
Resonance: 2.2 kHz, RDC: 8,3kOhms
Mode
III:
Resonance: 850 Hz, RDC:
8,3kOhms
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 polished cast 2,44" long A5 magnet bar, Poly 155 WAG 43 wire. Available only in wax-potted version.
Mode
I:
Resonance: 4,9 kHz, RDC: 14,1kOhms
Mode II:
Resonance: 750 Hz, RDC: 14,1kOhms
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 kOhms, 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 polished cast bar. Balanced
coils.
Resonance: 5,8
kHz, RDC: 10 kOhms, AWG 43, A5 polished
bar.
GASrailer
Output: Medium
Styles: Allround pop
rock
Trademarks: balanced sound, humbucker in SC format with rails.
Our first humbucker in single
coil format, with rails and a ceramic magnet bar. Medium output,
tonal spectrum between a PAFoid M and a GAStation, however with a
more snarly sound, due to the closer distance between the two
coils.
Resonance: 5.3 kHz,
RDC: 7.5 kOhms, Poly AWG 42 wire, US made ceramic
bar.
GASrailer
Plus
Output: High
Styles:
Hard rock, prog, metal
Trademarks: Enhanced mids, humbucker in SC format with rails.
The higher output GASrailer
version. Higher output, tonal spectrum close to a GASer, with those
distinctive low mids.
Resonance: 4.3
kHz, RDC: 12 kOhms, Poly AWG 43 wire, US made ceramic
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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