My experience with Wilkinson pickups is that the Wilkinson Premium line is very good. Have always heard their trems are a good upgrade for F style guitars. With GFS, if you are getting those made for GFS by Artec, they're good pickups. There's nothing wrong with wilkinson pickups. For the price you pay they are good quality and they sound better than a lot of stock pickups. Are these pups any good? Does anyone have any experience on Trevor Wilkinson stuff?[/quote'] I just installed a GFS Loudmouth pickup in my LP Junior. This thing REALLY sounds good and looks cool too. It looks kinda like a Filtertron. It is an Alnico V magnet pickup, and to me is similar to a Seymour Duncan JB. Got mine on Ebay for 31.00 with From my experience, Wilkinson pickups are definitely an upgrade for cheap Squier S-type pickups. I have not compared them to US Fenders. But I think if you want to upgrade from US Fenders you probably should be looking for some higher priced stuff like Seymour Duncan Antiquity. How good are Wilkinson guitar pickups? Wilkinson guitar pickups are really good, although they are not the most trendy name in the market. The company has produced affordable pickups that are highly-regarded by even the most discerning guitar players for their tone and durability. Aug 2, 2010 #1 jazzyitalian Supporting Member Mar 3, 2005 Minneapolis, MN Lawyer and Hobbist Bass Maker I had just received some Wilkinson Jazz pickups from a distributer that wants us to try them out in our basses. I'm not too familiar with them. We use EMGs JV, Basslines STK's and Di'Marzio JV's. I am only familiar with their hardware. Wilkinson Pickups anyone? I have them in my Glarry. They are ok but a bit noisey. That's interesting. Perhaps your guitar is not shielded correctly? What type of Wilkinson pickups are in your guitar? Single coil or humbucker? It's the 199s. The ones that are $30 on Amazon. Wilkinson VS Seymour Duncan - Pickup Comparison. Join me as I compare the ever popular Seymour Duncan JB pickup to the budget friendly Musiclily Vintage Tone overwound Alinco 5 pickup. Both Guitar Classifieds Guitars (Complete) Guitar Bodies Guitar Necks Guitar Pickups Misc Guitar Parts. Amp Classifieds Amplifiers (complete) Amp Speakers Amp Tubes Misc Amp Parts. Accessories Classifieds Guitar/Amp Accessories. Effects Classifieds Effects & Stompboxes. Published Materials Music/Lessons/Books & Videos. Hey, Bought a set of Wilkinson vintage Stratocaster pickups years ago (maybe 2) and complete a squier project. They sounded good but I dismissed them and moved on to next project. I noticed, in terms of tone, I find ceramics not bad for at home on your own playing. Sound like they have slightly scooped mids, quite bright. lfA5kA.