Gibson Dirty Fingers 5-stars Reviews

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4 years ago

Raw and heavy Exploxer sound

The right ingredients for that special sound

5 years ago

A seriously good pickup

One of the hottest pickups out there. Period.

This one is a monster! Excellent in any style of heavy music.

I was amazed by its clarity and definition while playing on lower gain as well

5 years ago

Excellent pickup - though not for everyone

Pretty much summed up above.. If this is the kind of high-output pickup you are after, then look no further.

It's tone-shaping capability is exceptional; high output, good for heavy rock, dirty blues etc.

Although I have only used it as a neck pickup.

6 years ago

The best pickup ever!

7 years ago

Great pick up. Hot as hell and belongs on the les paul. Excellent

7 years ago

The sound of Rock

It's loud, foul, soulful and dirty. It works extremely well with a down-tuned guitar. It seems like a lot of people prefer the original, but I don't. I actually sold an original 1978 Dirty Fingers to replace it a reissue - they have more bite, sound brighter (but not buzzy), and contrary to the old ones, these are wax potted. If you're looking for a warm, aggressive sounding pickup, or make your Gibson sound like a Gibson with more output, I can't recommend the Dirty Fingers enough.

11 years ago

Gibson dirty fingers

I fitted this pickup to my Baker B1 Bushwacker and it sounds fantastic from nice clean to great over drive tones. What inspired me to fit this, is my les Paul is fitted with one on the bridge position. However the Bushwacker is a neck thru construction mahogany body but lighter in weight than the les Paul, but overall the results are fantastic. Would highly recommend this pickup as it has what most of us are looking for.

11 years ago

Excellent Hard Rock/Punk Pickup

I wanted a higher output pickup for my Les Paul's bridge position and after looking at a few Seymour Duncans decided to give the Gibson Dirty Fingers a shot. It didn't disappoint. Great output, but without being muddy or sharp, perfect smooth crunch through my Dr Z amp. Would highly recommend!

11 years ago

Great sound!

One of the best pickups I've ever tried,

I use it in both treble and rhythm positions on my 2007 Gibson SG.

They give a very good versatile sound and suits well for my type of music - high-gain melodic punk.

It provides the clarity and tone i need for individual leads as well the noisy-yet-controlled distortion of fast rhythmic riffs.

No noise whatsoever unless intended.

It'll work well for rock n' roll with screaming mids a la Tube Screamer as well as in heaver metal and such.

Overall very good pickups!

Recommended!

11 years ago

Lives up to the hype.

I'm not a huge pickup aficionado, but I knew I wanted something loud and punchy, and this is very loud and very punchy.

I've had no problems with it in the several years I've owned it, and I've dropped it into a few different guitars and it's never come up short. Currently have it in my semi-acoustic, and the tone is brilliant.

My favourite feature is that it is incredibly quiet when not playing: no feedback, no hum, nothing.

My least favourite thing about it is that even with the volume rolled back all the way, there is still some slight noise when the strings are hit. This could just be dodgy wiring on my end.

12 years ago

Massive power, with lots of control

My first Dirty fingers was an original 70s/80s model in the bridge of a Gibson Les Paul, and I loved it. I recently decided to try a reissued model in the bridge of an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro. I am pleased to say, it is every bit as good as the old models.

Firstly, it is a very hot pickup. Capable of driving any amp without turning the "fuzz" up too far in the preamp gain. It does respond very well to volume control though.

The tone is very "Gibson". A nice warm round crunch with lots of harmonic richness. Not a scooped as the 500t, but still capable of massive chunky crunch. It cleans up nicely with volume control to give a nice crunchy blues sound.

The highs are not as high as on the 500t, they are just as strong, but have more upper mid and less harsh presence. The lows are also tighter.

The pickup responds well to amp EQ for pretty much most music styles.

Overall, one of my favourite pickups.

12 years ago

Gibson Dirty Fingers

This iconic humbucking pickup from the seventies, made by our friends at Gibson, brings all the sharp, aggressive punch while maintaining perfect clarity any rocker could ever ask for.

The Gibson Dirty Fingers pickup is best known for its high output, and therefore sounds best teamed up with an overdriven amp in my opinion. The clean sound is quite treble-ish and can sound a little harsh when playing ballads without using any effects. That being said, it's perfect for any Wild Western style cowboy riff/song.

When overdriven the sound is sharp and aggressive, but still thick enough to make any single string riff sound good.

Overall this pickup has a certain sound and soul to it, which in my opinion is best suited for good ol' Rock n' Roll!

12 years ago

Packs a punch

Fantastic pickup. Really packs a punch. Sounds fantastic with a slightly overdriven tube amp. A great upgrade for any guitar

13 years ago

Musthave!

I wanted new pickups for my guitar.

Than i saw this one.

99€ - Gibson?

And this pickups surprised me!

My guitar sounds warm in clean mode, and more aggressiv in Overdrive.

The Solo sounds very "Gibson".

The Case looks cool.

But i miss the contact plan!

Never mind!

This pickups, and this price - AMAZING!

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Gibson
  • Average price : $135
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