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Re: Why are cheap pickups rubbish?

9/5/2002 7:29 AM
Andy	Re: Why are cheap pickups rubbish? To widen the discussion - IMO, is doesn't follow that expensive pickups are better. I've seen and repaired some very costly pickups by leading makers which are actually far worse than the 3 dollars stuff from Korea/Taiwan/India. At least cheap Far eastern pickups don't purport to be anything other than not expensive. One leading maker - no names - gives the impression, on one of his range of pickups, that they are made in the States and that he checks everyone, balls, the coils are wound in India and the whole pickup shipped in component form to the States, where it is assembled. He then charges $100 plus for a pickup which really costs no more than just 3 or 4 dollars, and it sounds crap!! But to balance it he does make a few really good pickups as well. Andy

9/5/2002 7:29 AM

Andy

Re: Why are cheap pickups rubbish?

To widen the discussion - IMO, is doesn't follow that expensive pickups are better.

I've seen and repaired some very costly pickups by leading makers which are actually far worse than the 3 dollars stuff from Korea/Taiwan/India.

At least cheap Far eastern pickups don't purport to be anything other than not expensive.

One leading maker - no names - gives the impression, on one of his range of pickups, that they are made in the States and that he checks everyone, balls, the coils are wound in India and the whole pickup shipped in component form to the States, where it is assembled. He then charges $100 plus for a pickup which really costs no more than just 3 or 4 dollars, and it sounds crap!!

But to balance it he does make a few really good pickups as well.

Andy

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