Darkstar Pickups

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:17 pm

I LOVE the look of that 4004L. Now if the pickups were big humbuckers.. like Wal pickups.. then I'd get one like that. Those DS pickups are a big waste of space for just single coil pickups.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:01 pm

The Darkstar pickups on that JG Laredo look like aluminum windows.

trancedental · Post by **trancedental** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:44 pm

Does anybody put any non Rickenbacker pickups in their guitars, ones that actually fit straight in without butchery that is?

I've got a GFS Retrotron New York bridge S/C pickup although I have not tried it yet,supposed to sound D'Armondish with a bit of Gretsch Dynasonic / Hi-Lotron.

It's just slightly higher than a normal High Gain so it should fit same width / length.

I've tried a pair of GFS Retrotron Nashvilles on a Epiphone Sheraton which sound much better than the stock humbuckers, fat but twangy!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:19 pm

That looks awesome!

I agree with you, John, Lakland basses are WAY overpriced IMO.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:20 pm

I wish Dark Star pickups would be smaller and had adjustable polepieces - then they'd be perfect.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:38 pm

They're not adjustable? I thought the little screws were the polepiece adjusters.

They'd be perfect for me if they were humbuckers.. a waste of space for single coils.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:11 pm

The polepieces are adjustable. Check it out again:

http://www.lakland.com/darkstar.htm

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:16 am

I stand corrected.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:50 am

Look at me!!!

I corrected Sergio on a pickup question!!!!

HA! HA!

Thats a laugh.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:37 am

Correction: you corrected Sérgio on a Dark Star pickup question. As the French say, 'nuance', meaning 'slight but significant difference'. He who laughs last laughs longest hehehehe...