G2 Census ?

[Cal_Cobra]

When the Goldbug SE came out, it got glowing reviews from relic hunters and beach hunters, but many were waiting for the G2.

Now that it's been out for a little while, what's the general census on the G2? Is it effectively the same as the GBSE aside from the default coil?

TIA,
Brian

 

[Monte]

a definite winner for me. Okay, I am somewhat biased towards some Teknetics models, but I am really biased towards what I use. I use what I like, and I like what works. The G2, like my Omega, 'works!'

I headed off to the Oregon coastal beach but we don't have the luxury of nice weather and great finds like the California or Florida or other key beach locations. Still, I found the G2 with the stock 11" BiAxial DD coil to work quite well.

Inland, I do use an 11" DD coils from time-to-time, but a lot of my urban coin hunting gets done with the Omega and either the stock 10' elliptical concentric or the 5" round DD. I used the 5" DD for the entire month of September and I really like it, a lot. Then I went back to the 10" elliptical for a little better coverage at some sites, but I also have a number of vacant lots and building tear-down sites on my hit list. At them I had done well with the 5" DD on the Omega. Then came the G2 to evaluate and I worked it with every coil I have. yes, all of them, including the 8" and 10" concentric coils, and the 10" concentric worked fine for me at several locations. Still, the 11" stock coil does what it does quite well and I settled on it until I stuck the 5" DD on. That's where my 5" coil stays, now, so I just grab the Omega w/10" elliptical for more open use and the G2 w/5" DD for the trashier sites.

When I worked the G2 at the lots and old home-sites with the 5" DD coil, it was terrific! I re-hunted several places where I had been with the Omega & 5" combo, but the G2 works differently, and the Discrimination favors my likes. You might have read my review on the G2 that I posted back on October 30th and I can only tell you that I am more pleased with the G2 now than I was then. I've been able to head to the coast and head back into a few sites that have been tough to pull good targets due to the blanket of junk. With the 10" elliptical concentric on the Omega and 5" DD on the G2, I keep the 11" DD handy on a spare lower rod because I can go to it, with either detector, when I feel the need arises. Until then, both of these detectors are ready-to-hunt with a coil that I feel favors their performance design.

Monte

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Thanks Monte. Aside from the default coils, I guess there's no difference between the G2 and the GB ?

I could use the 5" coil on my O8, so the GB is looking appealing

 

[jerry reed]

Monte,I read and enjoy all of your posts.I have to ask you a question regarding your G2.Is the circuitry 1,2,2.9,3.etc. and do you know what the difference may be ?

 

[Monte]

I'm trying to gather all of the breakdown between the various Gold Bugs and the G2 entries. It won't be for open discussion, as such, just that I need to know when addressing things with dealers and such. Different revisions can be quite subtle. Even some models in the past from a different manufacturer I worked for had frequent 'piggy-back' add-ons done by the assemblers. Still, when I left that company, that model had progressed to Rev. H. That's quite a few revisions to get to 'H' and I can guarantee you that dealers and consumers didn't have a clue what each of those progressions had been in only a year and a half, if that.

Monte