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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 of the BEST available quality worldwide, supplied by Crazyparts, the #1 worldwide supplier for high quality, correct-alloy parts! Also the (unbelieveable!) butyrate bobbins are supllied by Crazyparts!
But, it's the magnetic
products we use, which really make the difference on GAS
humbuckers! Rough 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, offering the same look, and are
also slightly de-gaussed for more dynamics. They feature the same
alloy as back then, and this fact can be heard and felt on GAS
PAFoids. T&S bars will be installed on our top-line "PAFoid
Legend", which will offer THE old school sound, dynamic and mellow
as it has to be.
Our polished A5 magnet bars (our
main "sound-shaping tools", used on ALL our A5 humbuckers) come
from US Top manufacturer Arnold Magnetic Technologies (AMT), who
has also been a magnet bar 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 ivory color). Some bridge
models are also delivered with 52mm spacing, see below for
details.
Top quality wire as Elektrisola
Polysol P155 & heavy PVA, AWG 42 & 43 is
used.
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, 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
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
"Old School" Buckers
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. Initially designed for neck position (thus the “N”), but it
can be placed on bridge position also.
Brilliant, open and extremely dynamic old-school tone. Comes standard with a US-made (AMT) A5 polished bar, but it can be delivered also with an A2 rough cast bar. Fillister round-head 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, A5 polished bar.
Also available as "Legend"
version, with our de-gaussed A5 rough cast magnet
bar!
This a more "full"
version of our PAFoid N, delivering a slightly meatier sound.
Unbalanced coils. Designed for neck position. Comes standard
with a US-made (AMT) A5 polished long cast bar, but it can be
delivered also with an A2 rough cast bar. 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, A5 polished bar.
Also available as
"Legend" version, with our de-gaussed A5 rough cast 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!
Comes
standard with a US-made (AMT) A5 polished, long cast bar, but it
can be equipped with an A2 rough cast bar.
Fillister
cheese-head screws of correct alloy.
Resonance: 6,2 kHz,
RDC: 8,2 kOhm, AWG 42, A5 polished
bar.
Also available as "Legend" version, with our de-gaussed A5 rough cast 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.
Comes with a US-made (AMT)
A5 polished, long cast bar and Fillister flat-head
screws.
Resonance: 5,8kHz,
RDC: 8,5kOhm, AWG 42, A5 polished
bar.
Also available as "Legend" version, with our de-gaussed A5 rough cast magnet bar!
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 rough 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, rough cast A2
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 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.
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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