GFS lil killer

backinit · February 11th, 2009, 09:13 PM

I just finished installing a GFS lil killer hot (15k) in my MIM project. It really does have some bite. I have to mess around with it at all volumes (something I don"t get much of a chance to do) to see if I am going to connect it to a tone control. I can say this..the lil killer is a tremendous value at $25.

Just for the record it's a MIM body, Squier affininty neck...no shims required...neck had a slight bow...about 3/4 of a turn to tighted the truss rod and it's nice....set the action...plays great....intonation check next week.

stratluvr · February 11th, 2009, 09:32 PM

nice looking. Thanks for the review..

Strat-Man-Do · February 22nd, 2009, 10:27 AM

I have a set in a Squier Strat I built. I believe the bridge is the best I've heard and I've used Seymour Duncans and DiMarzio's;

Depending what you use for pots and caps will determine what kind of Tone you get from the neck. There is a large difference in Ohms between the bridge 15, middle 10 and then the neck at 6-7.

backinit · February 22nd, 2009, 10:36 AM

The more I play it the more I like it. Great rock pick up. It's weak coil tapped.

A set is about $60 which is incredible.

RuiSalvador · March 17th, 2010, 11:16 AM

did you bouht the 15 k is it to hot ? i'm in doubt about getting the 10 or the 15 k for my bridge position, don't really understand the differnce :S

copperheadroads · March 17th, 2010, 07:06 PM

the 15k in the bridge really rocks for all kinds of music but its way too hot to sound like a stratsingle coil . i love the sound for metal / i got the whole set but i replaced the mid and neck pickup for true single coils

RuiSalvador · March 18th, 2010, 04:29 AM

i don't know what single coils to buy yet, but i'm afraid that the 15 k will be to hot for classic rock sounds like led zeppelin and stuff

larryducas · April 12th, 2010, 03:24 PM

I got a set in my MIM strat, and OMG!. They are more like full size humbuckers, perfect for Zeppelin. But now I must take 2 guitars, a strat and this one, cuz it no longer sounds like a strat. It is not too hot for classic rock, it sounds more like a les paul than a strat.

softwarejanitor · April 13th, 2010, 01:55 PM

I'm thinking of upgrading the bridge PU in my 2000 Chinese Squier Strat with a Lil' Killer. I'd like to avoid having to adapt another pick guard which is why I'm thinking of a single coil sized humbucker. I guess at $25 I can't go too far wrong even if its not perfect, especially since I'm thinking of putting it in such a cheap guitar.

After playing it for a while do you think it can provide decent metal/hard rock tone?

larryducas · April 14th, 2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by softwarejanitor

I'm thinking of upgrading the bridge PU in my 2000 Chinese Squier Strat with a Lil' Killer. I'd like to avoid having to adapt another pick guard which is why I'm thinking of a single coil sized humbucker. I guess at $25 I can't go too far wrong even if its not perfect, especially since I'm thinking of putting it in such a cheap guitar.

After playing it for a while do you think it can provide decent metal/hard rock tone?

It the best you can do short of a full humbucker. Mine has metal tones on end, of course you need a rectifier amp or model to go with it.

softwarejanitor · April 14th, 2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by larryducas

It the best you can do short of a full humbucker. Mine has metal tones on end, of course you need a rectifier amp or model to go with it.

I've got a few different amps... Epiphone Valve Jr. into a homebuilt 1x12 cab. Fender Silverface Bassman into a homebuilt 4x12 cab and a Randall RG80ES into a 4x12 Crate cab. I have the following pedals... vintage 1970s Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Danelectro D-3 FAB Metal and Danelectro D-2 FAB Overdrive.

In a perfect world it would be great to have a pickup in the guitar which I can get metal/hard rock tones direct into the amp, but I realize it is more realistic to assume that this setup will probably need either the Metal or maybe the Overdrive pedal, especially with the Valve Jr and Bassman.