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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 provide a huge range of sounds.
Starting from low output PAFish
sounds, and ranging up to the ultimate hi-gain inferno, carefully
designed and assembled entirely by hand from the best available
parts, GAS-buckers always sound open, no matter their output
level!
Designing a humbucker has to be followed by a precise assembly using top quality parts, in order to end up with the desired result: A high quality guitar pickup.
We, at GAS pickups, always
keep deep care on all the parts we use for our humbucker!
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! Also, the bobbins used on our
PAFoids are made of original butyrate material, and available in
the correct colors, black, 1959 ivory and 1960 ivory! Top
quality wire as Elektrisola Polysol P155 & heavy PVA, AWG 42
& 43 is used.
But, it's the magnetic
products we use, which really make the difference on GAS
humbuckers! Cast AlNiCo II (A2) bars, long rough cast &
polished AlNiCo V (A5) bars, and Ceramic OX bars are currently used
on our buckers.
Our rough cast A5 magnet
bars come from US manufacturer Thomas & Skinner, who
supplied US Musical Instruments brands in the golden era of the
50's and 60's. They are exclusively made for GAS Pickups, following
the old MMPA standards of 1964, feature the same alloy as back
then, and are also slightly de-gaussed for more dynamics. T&S
bars are installed on our top-line, the Legend series'
PAFoids & G's. Legend GAS models simpy deliver that distinctive
old school sound, dynamic and mellow - as it has to
be.
Our polished A5 magnet bars,
which are used on our A5 humbuckers of the Standard
series, come from US Top manufacturer Arnold Magnetic Technologies
(AMT), who has also been a magnetic material supplier of all
leading US Musical Instrument brands in the 50's &
60's!
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). Some bridge models are also delivered with 52mm
spacing, see below for details. Upon request, German
Silver covers (nickel, nickel-antique & gold plated), and an
aged pickup look can be offered as options. Take a look on our
models here, 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!!!!
GAS PAFoid
N
Ouput:
Low
GAS PAFoid N
Plus
Output:
Medium
GAS PAFoid B
Ouput: Medium
GAS PAFoid
M
Ouput: Medium
GAS
PAFoid Nb
Output: Medium
GAS PAFoid
Bb
GAStation
Ouput: Medium - High
GAShopper
Ouput: Medium
GASer
Ouput: High
GASer
Plus
Ouput: Very High
GASer Plus
A
Output: Very High
GASbomb
Ouput: Very High
Night
Train
Output: Medium - High
GASmall
Output:
Low
GAScott
Output:
Medium
50's "Legend" series
As the name reveals, that's
clearly a "PAFish" sounding pickup. The design of this one is based
on our original Gibson® 1959 PAFs that we have in G.A.S. Unbalanced
coils, designed for neck position (thus the “N”).
Brilliant, open and extremely
dynamic old-school tone.
Correct alloy parts, butyrate
bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made exclusively
for GAS Pickups!
Fillister cheese head, correct
alloy screws.
For the ultimate "old
school" matched humbucker set, we recommend PAFoid N &
our "PAFoid B" version (see below) for bridge
position.
Resonance: 7,0 kHz,
RDC: 7,2kOhm, AWG 42
Upon request also available with
long rough cast A2 magnet bar
This a more "full"
version of our PAFoid N, delivering a slightly meatier sound.
Unbalanced coils. Designed for neck position. Correct alloy
parts, butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar,
made exclusively for GAS Pickups!
Fillister round-head
screws.
For a
moderate/rock PAFoid matched set, we recommend PAFoid N+ along with
our "PAFoid M" (see below) on bridge
position.
Resonance: 6,5 kHz,
RDC: 7,7kOhm, AWG 42
Upon request also
available with long rough cast A2 magnet
bar.
Our PAFoid version
for bridge position. Slightly overwound than PAFoid-N, but also
with different (un)balance on the coils.
Dynamic, full old-school tone, with a nice sizzle on the high mids!
Correct
alloy parts, butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5 magnet
bar, made exclusively for GAS
Pickups!
Fillister
cheese-head screws of correct alloy.
Resonance: 6,2 kHz,
RDC: 8,2 kOhm, AWG 42
Upon request also available with long rough cast A2 magnet bar.
Our favorite version of an
old-school PAFoid bucker. For all positions! Unbalanced coils, but
with reversed balance than the other PAFoids. Nice mids for a
fuller, rounder sound on neck position, and more high-midrange
attack on bridge position. Delivers the ultimate allround
blues/rock set with GAS PAFoid N+. 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,
butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made
exclusively for GAS Pickups!
Special Fillister
flat-head screws for a more midrange boost.
Resonance: 5,8kHz,
RDC: 8,5kOhm, AWG 42
Upon request also available with long rough cast A2 magnet bar.
A different PAFoid version,
based on the 60's era humbuckers, with balanced
coils.
Open, dynamic old-school tone
but with a more warm timbre than our 50's Legends - a more bluesy
sound.
Correct alloy parts, butyrate
bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made exclusively
for GAS Pickups!
Fillister cheese head, correct
alloy screws.
Highly recommended for SG® and
ES® style guitars. Match it with Bb model, and you get the
"Strange Brew" set, delivering the unmistakable tone of
Cream.
Resonance: 6,8kHz,
RDC: 7,4kOhm, AWG 42
Our bridge 60's era
model, with balanced coils.
Open, dynamic
old-school tone but with a more warm timbre than our 50's Legends -
a more bluesy sound.
Correct alloy parts,
butyrate bobbins, US made, long rough cast A5 magnet bar, made
exclusively for GAS Pickups!
Fillister flat head
screws.
Highly recommended
for SG® and ES® style guitars. Match it with Bb model,
and you get the "Strange Brew" set, delivering the unmistakable
tone of Cream.
Resonance: 6,2kHz,
RDC: 8,4kOhm, AWG 42
Our personal choice
for a pure rock sounding pickup! 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. Plays well on HSS Strat® that need a higher, yet
balanced bridge humbucker. AMT A5 polisehd, long cast bar,
Fillister flat-head screws. Also available in 52mm
spacing.
Resonance: 5,2 kHz,
RDC: 10,3 kOhm, AWG 42 , A5 polished
bar.
Modern & Hi Gain
Buckers
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.
AMT A5 polished long cast bar. Fillister flat-head
screws.
Also available in 52mm
spacing.
Resonance: 5,3 kHz,
RDC: 12,2 kOhm, AWG 43, A5 polished
bar.
AlNiCo 5 humbucker with high
output and nice roaring mids. Balanced coils. Plays well on almost
every guitar.
GASer delivers the typical 80's
hard rock sound. It's definitely
our favorite high output
humbucker! AMT A5 polished, long cast bar. Fillister
flat-head screws. Also available in 52mm
spacing.
Resonance: 4,9 kHz,
RDC: 14,8 kOhm, AWG 43, A5 polished
bar.
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. Unbalanced
coils. Fillister flat-head screws.
Also available in 52mm
spacing.
Resonance: 4,3 kHz,
RDC: 15,5 kOhm, AWG 43, OX bar.
Like GASer Plus,
GASer Plus A features unbalanced coils, but has an AMT AlNiCo 5
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. Fillister flat-head
screws.
Comes standard in
double black and only in 52mm spacing.
Resonance: 4,2 kHz, RDC: 15,8 kOhm, AWG 43, AMT A5 bar.
A Ceramic bar
humbucker with really high output, for classic & modern metal.
Balanced coils. Huge, dark, mid-boosted sound with enough “oompf”
to make your legs tremble! Fillister flat-head
screws.
Also available
in 52mm spacing.
Resonance: 4 kHz,
RDC: 17kOhm, AWG 43, OX bar.
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 cast
bar.
Mini Humbuckers
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!), AMT polished long cast A5 bar, or A2 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.
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, AMT long polished A5 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.
Disclaimer: All company names used here (Gibson, CNC, 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.
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