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Can a £40 Set Of Pickups REALLY Make A Difference?
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2020
- Today we look at a set of #Vanson #strat #pickups... Can a £40 set of pickups REALLY make a difference. Sound clips start at 4:55
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John, big heart mate. Deserving charity, absolutely breaks my heart to think of children and their parents going through such things. Thankyou.
More definition, especially at high gain, big difference. Plus white covers contrast nicely. Another great donation to Zoey's Place. I notice at their website they make it easy for anyone to donate online there. So I did, thanks to you.
I rate Tonerider pickups - well-made, good tone. Not that cheap, but not silly prices either.
Agreed!
I am a big fan of their humbuckers. And I like the single coils from Ironstone.
Agree, I recently fitted my Harley Benton Fusion Pro 2 HSH with Tone Rider Birmingham and Classic Blues, it's real improvement from stock pick ups, more clarity and richer, for £94 HH and £30 S . They stand to the set HH of Bare Knuckles Riff Raff I fitted years ago in an Epiphone Sheraton, for £272. The cheaper GFS are not as good than the Tone Rider.
@@gillesgenete9598 yep. Tonerider Vintage Plus pickups also improved my HB TE-20, which had a muddy neck pickup.
I bought a pair of Vanson PAFs based on your recommendation. They're well put-together and sound very good.
I have a sneaking suspicion they sound very similar to those $1,000 vintage PAFs Gibson have just put out.
I got a squire bullet strat. Bought Wilkinson pick ups. £27 i think. Sounds lovely to my old ears. 👍👍
ive got a second hand affinity tele - £80 - to my (also old) ears it sounds like my mates mex one - I'm 60 in 9 months and had intended to get myself a USA tele as a prezzie, but I'm not now , I saw they're now £1600 (FFS!!) bollox to that - I'll start modding the squier instead and go on holiday when the lurgy vaccine is in me
@@frankcarter6427 Im 58. 👍 Don't have the vaccine. Wait till everyone else has had it and suffering or dying then you'll be ok 😅 Bet it sounds awsome.
Yup. I replaced the neck humbucker in my semi-hollow T-type. T original pick up was dark and muddy. New Tonerider pickup is a vast improvement
I have the same issue with my semi hollow tele, the neck humbucker is really dark sound
Youd be surprised how good cheap tuners can be. Thomann sells Kluson tuners that are just 25€ but they're amazing quality
Yes I got some Kluson roundback tuners and they were every bit as good as Gotoh which cost a whole lot more money !
The difference was quite clear to be heard. A budget Guitar with budget upgrades (not cheap) but what a difference. ciders in see you tomorrow.
John, North West Guitars do a bridge for a Squire or equivalent that has a 30mm block. That would fit in no problem £23
I can hear that there's higher output, but that's about it. As I get older I'm more and more sceptical about the claimed differences in pickups. For the most part an EQ pedal with a boost will sort most perceived differences out. I'm also sceptical about tuners.They work or they don't, and after that it's a matter of preferred ratios. Most of the "not working" tuners I've looked at are down to badly cut nuts.
Having owned and played guitars for over thirty years, played live 3-4 times a month for last twenty years, your comments are quite baffling. I own around ten guitars, about four are mid price, say 500, the rest are budget, 100 quid guitars that ive improved. I use the cheap ones live as well. The first thing I do is change the tuners. I couldn't rely on the budget tuners to keep a guitar in tune for nearly three hours! I generally change the electrics and picks up... I've Kent Armstrong's, iron gear and some Dimarzios, but recently the IG pickups have made massive improvement on the budget PU's. Running through a Blackstar Artisan combo and G system effects. The amp and effects can offer so much, but the foundations in a guitar in tune and the pickups to transfer the sound, are vital!
Outside of the amp/speaker.. Pickups are huge. It is exactly why I choose a Player series Strat over a Squier Classic Vibe. A little more money and a world of difference in the clarity of the pickups.
Nice! You can definitely tell the quality difference of those pups w OD. Clean was a bit more subtle, I'll definitely look into these!
I like cheap...cheap but good and I like fixing things a bit like you've done here, I got stacks of parts and tools to upgrade my guitars but I'm waiting for a string to break first cause I'm that freakin' tight!
@Ozzy, not tight, frugal ;-)
Want to borrow a pair of wire snips?
@@rightfromwrong To be honest it broke last night so I'm changing the Nut, the Saddles and polishing the frets, that's my Tele done then I start on my Les Paul...
Fine sounding guitar now John, the pickups have made a significant difference
Sounds like your new mic came in. Sounding good, John. Now ... to hear the pickups!
I am amazed by the difference in pickups I have listened to other comparisons and thought difference “really “ ?
But the difference between these was so obvious and so much better.
I wonder what would these be like in a player series strat ? Improvement ? Or not interesting thought 💭
Interesting... Fender alnico pickups are excellent. The thing is, it's only going to cost £40 to find out.
For £40 it’s got to be worth finding out, I sold a mex strat and bought a player series the pickups sound better but trying to get it set up is a bitch. Basically it’s got buzzes and rattles I’ve not had before, however it can’t be heard through an amp but sat having a quiet plink at home it’s so annoying. Well that’s the problem the grsss is always greener
Two point bridge and a couple of steps nearer the us spec. Yes suckered in and the neck on my next was awesome 🤨
I DO love that Spitfire t-shirt...
The new pups have more sparkle, more stratty! But if you want play jazz the old pups are ok....
Just got a Glarry, frets were pitted, trust rod was trouble some , contacted them and they wanted me to send it back to them in the USA at my cost , 50 pounds to send it back, I binned the neck bought a new one , changed the tuners to Vanson licking, Wilkinson bridge, and a lovely HSS Alnico 5 loaded pick guard bought from Wish.com 35 pounds and boy do they sing.
Hi John are those Vanson pickups better than Roswells fitted to Harley Bentons
Those Roswell pickups are pretty good & I think I'd probably leave well alone.
New pickups are brighter, so there is that. But as someone comments below the differences are not so dramatic they could not be had
with an EQ pedal ect. Still if you can afford it, why not. They were not so expensive in any case.
It would be nice to see if the Vanson p90 pickups sound any good as well. I've always seen them but been sceptical given the price.
No reason why they sound bad just because they are cheap.
with the vansons there is more definition, it's amazing you don't have spend a fortune to get decent tone, I am partial to the Wilkinson Pups, but more or less they are made in the same vicinity, but what's brilliant you can get a cheap budget guitar and make it great without costing a fortune but I remember your had this video how you compared the specs on budget Alinico pups, and high end pups, that really opened my eyes, great video John
You can't beat the Vanson stuff, it really punches above it's weight and I've bought quite a lot of their products (pickups and locking tuners). Have you looked at the 'shorty' brass trem block from Musiclily John? It's designed for the thinner Squier Strat bodies.
www.amazon.co.uk/Musiclily-10-5mm-Standard-Tremolo-Electric/dp/B08LD1FJBV
The Vanson pickups sound like they have a lot more definition, the originals sound a little muddy to my ears
hi john, i love you channel one of my favourites but i must ask you am i the only person who thought the new pickups were playing through a bucket of mud, sorry buddy they are not for me, i preferred the original pickups , I'm aware its all a matter of personal taste, and this is an honest opinion john not a bad review of your wonderful channel keep up th good work
Opinions vary, I suppose. Cheers mate 👍
Vanson are good - Alegree are also very good budget pups.
www.pedalclones.com/budget-pickups/4594876739
The thumbnail says alnico 2
Oops... Sorry mate.
Is alnico pickups better than ceramic pickups? No way! Different? Yes! And more expensive? Yes!
Well, well, the old ones sounded better, on clean.
Alinco pickups are far better sounding than harsh sounding cheap ceramics.
I would have fitted some higher ratio locking tuners, the extra cost is well worth it.
The sound of the guitar is 100% better, more fuller and the edgy treble has been tamed.
Why do they fit Ceramic pickups? i have changed all my guitars that had them as stock
pickups to Alinco 2 or 3 if you can find them, Monty's pickups are superb but expensive.
Sorry, guys, but the biggest problem with these pickups is the fact that they are manufactured in bloody China. Why can't someone in the UK make a decent budget line in pickups or can they, and we just don't push them to the public? An old friend of mine is into pickup manufacturing, but his costs are 3 times the cost of Vanson due to volume, but they leave these for dead. You want a great sounding guitar? Take the logo's off a budget guitar and fit some high-end hardware and bingo.