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FAST, CHEAP, and EASY - Swap Your Guitar's PICKUPS In Minutes

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In my opinion, a new way to install pickups is long overdue for the guitar world! The Kwikplug system from GFS makes swapping pickups as easy as plugging in a cable! In this demo I'm swapping in a GFS Vintage Extra Hot pickup in the neck position, and a Crunchy Rails in the bridge pickup. The guitar is a Xaviere XV-555!
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@AtariForeva 3 года назад

When I swap pickups they usually come with the body and strings attached to them.

@tomflynn2912 3 года назад

When i imagine myself playing i sound so good! But then when i sit down and actually play it sounds like crap. Anyone ever experience that?

@KayCee666 3 года назад

@@tomflynn2912 Amen to that! xD

@lostreb 3 года назад

For the most part? I'm right there with you!!! The Body, Neck, Strings...Another All-In-One Swap!!!

@jesuschristpose896 3 года назад

Great response and I do the same

@UncleYoshi Год назад

I have the same thinking 😅 it leads to a good problem... where to store all your guitars 🎸 with many different pickups?

@GlorifyGodInEverything 2 года назад

You deserve as many subscribers as possible. Your content by far excedes many people in quality, knowledge tips money saving etc. Just know there are people out there that seriosly feel undeserving of what you do. The hard work that goes into what you do isnt un-noticed. Thank you for being such a huge shoulder for the guitar community and for people like me that would be lost without people like you sharing all that you know with countless hours that you spend behind all your content. Seriously, you are awesome.

@GuitarMAXMusic 2 года назад

That's a very kind comment. Thank you very much.

@Unchainedmaple888 3 года назад

I've always thought that EMG's solderless quick connect system should've been adopted industry wide because changing pickups and installing pickups with this system is so easy. Unfortunately I heard that the problem is that EMG won't let other companies use this system :(

@barbmelle3136 3 года назад

From Leo: That is interesting, especially since they did not develop those connectors. The Bergstik system has been used in the electronics industry since at least 1970. The GFS has the advantage uses shielded wire that is way more important with passive singlecoils.

@ashleyjohansson230 3 года назад

There can still be another kind that can be made but the real reason it doesn't exist is because of how many "tone purists" there are in the guitar community. Everyone would be complaining that the tone wouldn't be as good for some reason or something.

@rifleonline 3 года назад

I really like gfs pickups, put them in many of my guitarist's instruments. Great value and tone, many RIFLE songs were recorded with the Crunchy Pats in particular.

@aaronx6745 3 года назад

Love Guitar Fetish!

@nulife022 Месяц назад

I've got four GFS VEH Kwik Plug PUs installed in two guitars. Guitarfetish says they are modeled after the Van Halen "brown sound" pickup. They are close to that sound. They have really nice distinction and clarity and are very responsive to pick attack. They aren't as high output as a modern shred pickup but are perfect for 80s metal and classic rock sounds. Top quality pickup that holds it's own against my DiMarzios. Thanks for the demo, it's easy once you get the wiring in.

@appleslayer3337 3 года назад

You convinced me to buy from dragonfire and I even bought a Firefly LP some months ago, love your reviews max!

@BOBANDVEG 3 года назад

I just put df quadrails in a epi special satin. Its Ridiculous!

@appleslayer3337 3 года назад

@@BOBANDVEG I have a screamer in my Frankenstrat replica, it definitely screams!

@garyheighway7635 3 года назад

I love the Dragonfire pickups. I converted all my guitars to EMG quick connects. Any non-EMG pick ups I just have to put a connector on the wires. But it definitely makes swapping easy.

@BOBANDVEG 3 года назад

@@appleslayer3337 I'm jealous

@appleslayer3337 3 года назад

@@BOBANDVEG homade man, made it for bout 300 bucks, it's a fun machine, I highly suggest building a guitar even if you have no experience, very fun, and dragonfire screamers are pure and saturated as freah hell, always would recommend them.

@needsLITHIUM 3 года назад

You can also get KwikPlug connections to retrofit any brand of pickups, from Seymour Duncan to Bareknuckle to DiMarzio.

@seankelly6139 3 года назад

How do you wire the regular pickup to the kwikplug. I would love to know what wires go where both for full humbucker and coil splitting

@minkorrh 2 года назад

@@seankelly6139 Literally look at the amount of actual wires coming from your pickup (unscrew it and pull it out) cut the wire(s) underneath the pickup and solder a male to one end and a female to the other, remembering to solder the wires to the correct side of the connector so each sides are wired properly. Take both hands and make a peace sign, now touch the peace sign fingertips together. Imagine a male connector on one side and a female connector on the other. This is literally what you are doing with the pickup wire. If you buy a new set of pickups, solder the _opposite_ connector to what is attached to the guitars electronics and just 'plug it in'

@seankelly6139 2 года назад

@@minkorrh thanks. I didn't know anything about the kwikplug system when I asked the questions. I have ordered parts for doing this but have yet to try to put one together. I know you can wire the pickups for split coil but the diagrams for it only show it as coil tap. I would like to wire a Jimmy Page harness in my firefly but but there aren't the right amount or colors to do this. Do you know how that would be possible wiring the pickups to the little microchip boards will actually work with the Jimmy Page Wiring? I have the knowledge for wiring new harnesses but I can't see that being done. Thanks for your reply on my questions

@minkorrh 2 года назад

@@seankelly6139 Ok, used the words 'split coil' and 'coil tap'.....those are the same thing. What they mean is you are 'tapping' into the coil at its mid-point of the winding, or 'splitting' the coil so to speak. When coils are wound they make a small loop after winding a bunch of turns on the bobbin. That little loop is twisted together, and the winding if the coil continues until it meets requirements. That little loop that was made in the middle is the point you connect to to use half the coil. Now to determine which of the 3 wire coming from the coil is the 'centertap' you will need an ohmmeter to measure the resistance of the 3 wires in relation to each other. I'm not exactly familiar with what you're working on and the pots and their connections. I'm just giving you some more general info that might help you get there. I didn't even know there was a product called the Kwikplug. Honestly if I had the time I'd research it for you and tell you how to wire it up but I do have a million things going on atm.

@seankelly6139 2 года назад

@@minkorrh coil tap is not the same as coil splitting. Coil tap is done with a single coil pickup starting a wire for coil tapping part way thru of wiring the bobbin. Coil splitting changes to south pickup on humbucker. 2 single coils put together is a humbucker. Coil split a humbucker goes to the use of one North or south sides of the pickup. You can't coil split a single coil pickup due to the fact that it only has one coil. Therefore coil tap is for a single coil pickup and coil splitting is for a humbucker. Look it up. Every description of coil tap is not the same as coil splitting. Coil tap needs 3 wires. Coil splitting need 5. So not the same. I've been fixing guitars for years now plus I have friends in huge bands that have expressed to me that those are not the same. Look up Jimmy Page Wiring harness. How you gonna manage to do that with 3 wires per pickup. You can't.

@mr.banana4893 3 года назад

I totally agree with you. There should have been a standard system from a while ago. Wher all pickup and guitar companies used an auxiliary style jack system, no different than all guitars using the same guitar jack.

@kiezersosay49 3 года назад

Max you should review the NUTBUSTER! Its a floating non-invasive attachment that sits behind the nut. It locks the strings like an FR, but it super easy to install. It turned my regular floating trem into a locking trem!

@scottsteeves 3 года назад

Please don't use power tools for this unless you are really careful. Little screws strip very easily. Good how to vid Max, keep it up.

@alexcorona 2 года назад

You're not using it correctly, power drills have settings for a reason....

@RichLunaMusic 2 года назад

I think he did do it really careful.

@RichLunaMusic 2 года назад

I think he did do it really careful.

@samsanimationcorner3820 Год назад

@Chuck Wood it'll twist your nuts off

@fuzzcous 3 года назад

The Vintage Extra Hots are supposedly the EVH copies.

@carlbaumeister3439 3 года назад

Really? And only about $35? Amazing!

@drewharper1891 3 года назад

@@carlbaumeister3439 Hahahaha! 😂🤣

@sevenity2677 3 года назад

Dam bro! Way to go on the springs! Muscles 💪

@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd 3 года назад

I haven’t tried their pickups but I have purchased their qwuikplug system and installed those on two set of pickups. It was much easier for me to go that route and solder a few wires to adapter rather than trying to solder up all the wires normally especially with pull/push pots.

@lostreb 3 года назад

Thank you for this Great Informative Video. Answered a lot of questions I've had about the GFS Kwik-Plug System. Keep up the Great Work!!!

@GuitarMAXMusic 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@lostreb 3 года назад

@@GuitarMAXMusic "All" your videos are helpful. Some tell me what "not" to do, or not to buy, and others, like this one give me more input into what I'm getting myself into so at least I don't go in clueless!!! Thank you again. You Friggin' ROCK!!!!

@CrushingAxes 3 года назад

I prefer hard tails on LP's, but this one looks pretty cool ! And also sounds very nice !

@KristianHeartmusic 3 года назад

more companies need do to a system like this for real

@signalsyyz 3 года назад

Sweet guitar...Cool shirt ....gotta love Harbor Freight !

@mrfantastic4498 2 года назад

Max I love your videos ! You are very informative and stay rooted to affordable guitars and equipment. Thank you sir.

@donnynichols7463 2 года назад

Max I bought this guitar based on your video and recommendation... It it's awesome thank you and now I will be buying all their pickups and try them out... I gotta say this floating trem hold tune like a real. Floyd.. Thanks again dude you rock.. Love your channel

@GuitarMAXMusic 2 года назад

Great to hear! I'm glad you like it so much!

@donnynichols7463 2 года назад

@@GuitarMAXMusic yes and I also think you're the best at doing these affordable guitar reviews and I'm gonna head over to your patrreon and become a member... Thanks again dude!!!!!

@markpell8979 Год назад

The GFS pickups are balls dude. I'm shocked. Just saw Xavier guitars on Darrell Braun's channel before the alg sent me over to you. Will check out Xavier for next LP type single cut. Pretty impressive at this price range. Killer paint and finish.

@shanewest7354 3 года назад

I bought 2 abalone Wolf LPs because of you (Love 'em). Don't be scared of your double neck guitar 😉

@itsgmani 3 месяца назад

First time I’ve ever seen anyone rip a Floyd out like that. Neat 😂

@randymiles904 Год назад

I just ordered the harness, alnico 2 for the neck, and veh for the bridge, for my Korean les Paul. I'm excited. Nice review and demo Max 👍

@boseefusmacmurphy1156 Год назад

Wow you have that 80's Paul Stanley thing! That's so rad. Thanks for this vid. I ordered this guitar and took a clearance set of pickups from gfs, but forgot the quick plug adapters. I've ordered 3 gfs guitars and I wouldn't complain about any of them. They sound good. Need upgrades where you'd expect. The pickups are good: even though I can't get the dimebucker clones in yet. The stock pickups split really well and have a good unique tone of their own.

@SpiderStratagemVI Год назад

Affordable? Check! Well made and great looking? Check! Quick connect pick-ups? Check! Unbelievable tones? Check! Awesomness! Sold! Great video on this pickup swap! Thank uou!

@ronnmims7696 6 месяцев назад

Great as usual Mr Max. No more explanation really needed.

@matiasz6857 3 года назад

Pickup changing speedrun, this should become a trend, lol

@FiggyFiggleton 3 года назад

Check out ObsidianWire wiring harnesses. I got one for my strat and it's awesome. Solderless pickup swaps but there's no special plug or anything like that, so you're not limited to a specific pickup brand.

@riffdigger2133 3 года назад

Excellent! Max, the way you pulled out the trem and went at it! You are right! Plug in, dependable, solid pickups are long overdue! Technology is suppressed! Your camera style is do filmic and resolution Excellent as well!

@thetownspeople6486 3 года назад

I built about 5 guitars maybe more to break up the boredom due to covid. Some of the bodies and necks I got from GFS but I got some stuff from Warmoth and got some Mighty Mite necks but the first build I got everything from GFS. I love their pickups at GFS. They’re made in Boston MA and basically GFS sells a pair for the cost of one Dimarzio or Seymour Duncan and they offer wiring kits for most common Strat Tele or dual humbucker or single humbucker configurations that eliminates soldering and I love em. I haven’t swapped any but if you like swapping pickups you’ll love these. The pots seem like decent quality as well. They have PAF pickups, ceramic pickups, alnico 2 and 5. And they do sound great. I’ve ordered one super distortion for my American Strat before I found these and haven’t bought anything else since. Great pickups and seems like great wiring and electronics. Their bodies and necks can be more hit and miss. I hear many complaints about the bodies not being cut well and I got one that could’ve been routed better but all in all the electronics are great.

@madmat6502 3 года назад

Did you see Phil McKnight's test of the Somnium guitar? The pickups are in modules that plug in from the back of the guitar. Granted, it's a lot more expensive and doesn't have a tremolo tailpiece, but it's hard to imagine a cleaner, "no-tools" pickup swap.

@AAllinsonNN 3 года назад

Doesn’t Phil describe that he had to have that guitar made for him? Is it available for purchase?

@jopac75 3 года назад

Great video! That guitar is sick! I like the convenience of how easy they made the pick up swap. Of course Max your awesome playing makes the video!

@vicjames2743 2 года назад

May be quick and easy but I’m sure contact resistance could be issue on the plugs eventually. I’ll stick to soldering

@danepaulstewart8464 11 месяцев назад

This system looks like a no-brainer. Time to HOOK IT UP!! Thanks Max! 😎👍👍

@carlbaumeister3439 3 года назад

16:28, channeling Dickie Betts! Tip: wrap once or twice around on your screw bit to keep it from falling out. Those pickups and guitar sound amazing-more metal than Les Paul. And the price! Wow. Great vid (as usual).

@MetalProfessor65 3 года назад

Nice! I put a VEH at the bridge and a Crunchy Rails at the neck of the Indio Cali Classic I modded recently (and I totally cheated by ordering a GF KwikPlug harness too). I like the sound of both, especially the Crunchy Rails.

@Ogrelord5150 3 года назад

Was looking into getting some of these pickups a while back, but they were out of stock. I had to settle on a different brand, no patience to wait for them to get restocked. Excellent idea, too bad more manufacturers don't follow suit. Definitely convenient and I would buy more pickups if they were this (easy) to replace. Oh, BTW, that's a freakin' awesome VH t-shirt!

@Bionicycle 3 года назад

I was going to buy one of those right before you even reviewed it, but ever since they have been "out of stock". Oh well, in time I'll get one I'm sure. Keep up the great videos... William C. central Indiana.

@carlhunt1113 3 года назад

Gfs pickups rock they are what I use in all my builds now.

@NAGPUR_CRAZY_WHEELZ 3 года назад

One day I will also own this guitar ☺️

@thunderbirdbrown3002 Год назад

That was f..... Awesome.🤘🏿😎🤓I have a Dime ML and I want to have that setup on my Jackson.But never changed Pick up before and this is a game changer.Thanx dude and here's to you and all you do.Getcha Pull 🥃-CHEERS 🍻

@aurthurseymour7911 3 года назад

Good job man oh, and I really like that Xavier I'm thinking I might want to try to get one of those very pretty guitar and and seems very well made. Thanks Max that was a good review

@the.communist 2 года назад

I wish ALL pickups came like this

@Fadetoz 3 года назад

Great video Max... that was pretty fast. The pickup rings are the time killer with that stupid spring.

@brucelangsteiner4599 3 года назад

I'm currently on the waiting list for this exact guitar. Best deal around for a premium guitar!!

@funneverendspodcast 3 года назад

I love GFS products!

@jyclin13 3 года назад

Love the video, keep em coming 👍

@GuitarMAXMusic 3 года назад

Thanks! Will do!

@EdBender 3 года назад

Oh, Xaviere guitars are really nice and affordable. Philip Mcknight has a good video on them too, he's all compliments. They are great for their price point. Buy one.

@allboutthemojo 3 года назад

How many weeks of bench press will it take to pull the bridge out the way you did 🤣

@trollfacegamiong8349 3 года назад

about 14

@hyramjackson 3 года назад

Rofl 🤣🤣🤣

@lostreb 3 года назад

I'll "never" make it to the point I can pull the bridge out like Max did. Not even gonna fool myself into thinking about trying. I love the comment!

@TheBladepolisher Год назад

Your playing has gotten a lot better ! ! Great riffs ! ! Good video btw ! ! Wow, really impressive output with those pickups. Perfect setup for a Les Paul that'll be playing like 80's covers and pretty much any kind of rock.

@StrangeDevice 3 года назад

A one-man guitar pit crew!!

@derekkennedy7346 3 года назад

There's other companies out there that do swappable pickups that aren't that expensive and they do a swap in like 10 seconds and mount from the back and the connection is magnetic so you don't have to screw with wires at all or take off the strings anyways thanks for your videos greatly appreciated take care and have a great day

@SabianK 2 года назад

I enjoyed the swap of both and the mix and match....I am really intrigued and I like drums primarily.

@jeanpereira472 3 года назад

Love your channel dude it’s awesome!

@alexcorona 2 года назад

Love the harbor freight driver, best $12 I ever spent. I have a name brand version, but I tend to always grab the warrior because it weighs nothing and the battery lasts forever.

@paanokayaitotv1726 Год назад

Max: im gonna take it off without touching the tuners with my superman strength (failed to pull) Nope! Cant do it🤣🤣🤣🤣 you're really are fun to watch bro..really really fun to watch, i waste no time watching your videos....

@KluhlHloo 3 года назад

Wow! Those pickups sound really good! Great review!

@craigslistsales4424 Год назад

The idea with soldering is it minimizes connections which cuts down on garbage noise. Extra connectors cause background noise.

@jessejeffreys5739 3 года назад

Seems like you and Dan might have had a bet to see who could change out some pups the fastest lmao

@MrSimhacker 3 года назад

That's like Nascar Guitar tire/pick-up change and you are the pit crew. I know what you mean about burning your fingers, i almost got to the point where it was too much heat to really make some physical damage and I had to make sure next time I was really careful doing the soldering. lol

@needsLITHIUM 3 года назад

I have KwikPlug Dream 180 and Dream 90 paired with a Seymour Duncan Blackouts Active Preamp in an Epiphone Les Paul. Love it.

@jamesnewton485 Год назад

Quick connect systems are a little deceptive. If your guitar doesn't have a quick connect system already in it then there will be a liitle soldering to get the guitar ready to accept the quick connect system. After that's done then yes, you're doing 3 minute pickup changes.

@tomopie4296 3 года назад

Your obviously a darned good guitarist Max. Please give us your honest opinion on the quality of these replacement pick ups. I'd love to see a review of their P90s, their filtertrons, their alnico 2 and the hot ones you just put in. I know they have quite a variety.. Are they anywhere close to Seymour Duncans?

@picksalot1 3 года назад

One man Pirelli Pit Crew pickup swap. Now if electric guitar makers would adopt a standard way to pop in pickups from the back of the guitar without having to take off the strings, we could get that down to the 10 second benchmark. That was fun. Thanks

@Turbo-D 3 года назад

EMG is doing this for decades now and i just love it

@SrDeMaFp 3 года назад

Hasn't quite been decades yet. Closer to 1 but, either way. Other manufacturers need to get on board with this style of simple plug and play wiring.

@Turbo-D 3 года назад

@@SrDeMaFp there should be a standard for passive pickups in general that would be amazing

@SrDeMaFp 3 года назад

@@Turbo-D Exactly.

@SabianK 2 года назад

Great and honest review.

@SabianK 2 года назад

You make me want to buy a guitar right now!

@the92project 3 года назад

Pickup swapped and relicing done!

@michaelolz 3 года назад

That looks like it'd be a fun guitar to own! Swappable pickups? That's really cool!

@bonez6349 3 года назад

Man I've gotta be careful when I watch your reviews...! If I'm not? Then I end up buying.! Lol I've learned to be cautious ⚠️ when I'm here watching... Great review as always Max... I can't tell you how many times I've thought about purchasing these kwik plug pickups from Guitar Fetish over the years

@daveygg3063 3 года назад

I would get rings for each pickup. Be alot faster. Those springs are funny to put in.

@ctgblue Месяц назад

GFS Hot Tele 'Lil puncher' set will look kind of stock, but completely hot rod a tele

@superblondeDotOrg 3 года назад

So easy that I swapped 14 pickups during this 18 minute video 🐙

@Wolfythereviewer 2 года назад

this is great! thanks for showing it off Max I was interested in their Thinline tele and their hss Strat and was worried about how "Kwik" the Kwikplug system was.

@drcrutch 3 года назад

I want to cry for any guitar I own. They will never reach their potential.

@endoffate5475 2 года назад

i have the gfs power rails on my Agile, they are amazing pickups.

@briannelms158 3 года назад

Was wondering how the GFS products were! Thanks Max!🤘🤘🤘

@madmat6502 3 года назад

Relish Guitars also has pickup in modules that plug in... fast but very expensive. Darrell Braun has done a great review.

@BradCornock 3 года назад

Awesome T-shirt bro!

@GuitarMAXMusic 3 года назад

Thanks!

@DarkMatterEclipse 3 года назад

Hair grows back, fingers heal, don't burn or get hot solder on the guitar finish.

@supernatural9r406 3 года назад

Hello Max. I Love your Channel . Keep going my Friend .

@LikeCarvingACake Год назад

Crunchy Rails in the neck next 😁

@Ponskippa 2 года назад

Found your channel by searching for Danzig guitar reviews lol. Couldn’t remember channel name

@krame99 Год назад

Wow amazing job it would take me an hour I don’t have the patience’s for this kind of work lol.

@garymcaleer6112 3 года назад

Great chops, GM! I'm not into sawtooth, but you make it pleasant.

@Dave062YT 7 месяцев назад

At that speed you could work in a Fender Mexico factory ,those boys domt wait for the paint to dry before they install the pick ups lol

@Unchainedmaple888 3 года назад

If the rest of the industry (both pickup and guitar manufacturers) could adopt this pickup swap system, that'd be great lol

@Nellosphere 2 года назад

I just liked the vid for the LP Kwikplug Dat bOyY KrAzY

@ChristianPatriot2 2 года назад

I think the kitty at 3:29 used its tail to give the camera the finger.

@keithsmith9889 3 года назад

I got a dumb Question. Why those crunchy pats sound pretty damn good!

@Gin132456 3 года назад

damn i am gonna start taking off the whole block to change pickups from now on!

@musicbill 3 года назад

The pup rings are a pain in the AZZ!!! Im building a Candy apple red Tele from GFS. I have all the parts except the neck. Hope I get it soon

@x_metal3352 3 года назад

Pretty cool dude

@craigharrison5406 3 года назад

I want that shirt!👍

@jordanperry5478 3 года назад

Love the shirt EVH

@davidvanberkel5599 3 года назад

Great video 😃👍🔥

@DLR1976 3 года назад

This should be available as standard feature on all high end guitars !

@jorgea.9988 3 года назад

EMG has been doing this since years.

@Unchainedmaple888 3 года назад

When it comes to soldering, I'm also worried about breathing in the fumes that come from soldering as solder has lead and other unpleasant chemicals

@stevenchisari9564 2 года назад

Most modern solder products dont have lead . Just make sure to use a Rosen core. you can use a fan to blow the smoke away too. I got A few old laptop fan and connected them to run on double a's to blow the fumes away. Soldering is not as bad as it seems although burns do suck if you get them.