Gus G. FIRE Blackouts
System
Hard rock and metal
guitarists no longer need to choose between the power of active pickups and the
response of passive pickups. The Gus G. Fire Blackouts System blends the best
aspects of both.
"This
system combines the massive tone, kick, and distortion of Blackouts with the
rich tone and expressive feel of my favorite passive pickups,” says Gus G., the
exciting young guitarist just off the road with Ozzy Osbourne. "It
responds perfectly to all my picking techniques, and more of my personality comes
through than with any active pickup I've tried.”
Details:
• Combines active and passive. The
Gus G. Fire Blackouts System is a matched set of two passive humbucking pickups
and a dual preamp that replaces one of the guitar's volume pots.
• Traditional humbucker design with
individual pole pieces provides the note definition and string-to-string feel
of passive pickups.
• Alnico 5 magnets deliver rich,
detailed tones. The bridge pickup's larger magnet adds more low-mids for
fatter, fuller-sounding leads.
• Custom-wound coils create a
remarkably open, airy sound.
• A high-output, low-noise differential dual
preamp captures every nuance of the passive-style pickups—with plenty
of headroom. Most other active preamps clip too easily, decimating your
dynamics.
• Long battery life. A single 9-volt
battery provides approximately 750 hours of playing time.
• Bare-wire lockdown connectors. Uses
the same solderless connectors as our Liberator Pickup Change System. No
soldering required if replacing existing active pickups. Screwdriver included.
• Includes three additional 25K
potentiometers for users who are replacing passive pickups.
• Organic sound. Instead of tone
that sounds as if it was created by a preamp, you'll hear the wood of your
guitar. You'll hear your picking style. You'll hear you.
• Pickups hand-made in Santa Barbara,
California. Preamp made in the USA.