Surfliner Deluxe pickup swap

[Walter Broes]

Bummer! Funny this comes up right now - he's working on a set of Filtertron-size/mount P90-oids for me for that Gretsch I got last year. I've tried, but I still can't love the Filtertrons in it for anything else than full-on raunchy rock, and I'd like to use it more for my regular gig.
I got reaffirmed that I'm not a humbucker guy I guess.

 

[Jeff Haddad]

Bummer! Funny this comes up right now - he's working on a set of Filtertron-size/mount P90-oids for me for that Gretsch I got last year. I've tried, but I still can't love the Filtertrons in it for anything else than full-on raunchy rock, and I'd like to use it more for my regular gig.
I got reaffirmed that I'm not a humbucker guy I guess.

Walter, TV Jones makes a Filtertron-mount P90 style pickup (their “T90”).

 

[Walter Broes]

Hey Jeff, I know, but as Gabojo is located in Greece, shipping will cost much less, and I won't have to pay import duties.

Plus...the Gabojo version will look better on that two-tone Gretsch than TV Jones' black plastic covered ones... (the pictured pickup has tabs to mount it in a ring - mine will have "ears" to mount them on the bracing)

 

[chazmo]

Hey Jeff, I know, but as Gabojo is located in Greece, shipping will cost much less, and I won't have to pay import duties.

Plus...the Gabojo version will look better on that two-tone Gretsch than TV Jones' black plastic covered ones... (the pictured pickup has tabs to mount it in a ring - mine will have "ears" to mount them on the bracing)

Bummer that they won't build one for you, Walter. I wonder why? Maybe they're just too busy (I hope) building what they've got.

 

[Jeff Haddad]

Hey Jeff, I know, but as Gabojo is located in Greece, shipping will cost much less, and I won't have to pay import duties.

Plus...the Gabojo version will look better on that two-tone Gretsch than TV Jones' black plastic covered ones... (the pictured pickup has tabs to mount it in a ring - mine will have "ears" to mount them on the bracing)

That is a good-looking pickup - it will look great on a Gretsch!

 

[Walter Broes]

Bummer that they won't build one for you, Walter. I wonder why? Maybe they're just too busy (I hope) building what they've got.

Oh nono, you misunderstood- they áre building exactly what I'm after!

 

[chazmo]

Oh nono, you misunderstood- they áre building exactly what I'm after!

Oh, so what's the deal, Walter?

 

[Walter Broes]

Oh, so what's the deal, Walter?

I think I see the confusion. The "bummer' in my post was a reaction to @GGJaguar 's post that preceded it!

 

[gtrman100]

I got the same GFS Surf 90 as GGjaguar and installed it in my Surfliner Deluxe. I found the same thinness and volume drop and realized that the pickup was out of phase. Reversing the leads made it sound like a normal pickup combination when in position 2.
For my taste, the pickup is a bit thin sounding, so I flipped it so that the pole pieces were closer to the fingerboard. It warmed up the tone without losing the brightness. You might give it a shot.