cwtrader1863
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I would like to hear likes and dislikes. Which one do u like better & why?
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Which is better- Gold Bug SE or Gold Bug Pro?
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Big Boys Hobbies
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Pro has VCO and very good on silver. Newest version out. One of my favorite detectors for ease of use and running quiet!
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
Gold Bug Pro and G2 use the same software. Only difference is the way shaft is designed.
cwtrader1863
Member
So, which one sees thru iron better and locks on better to the hidden relics in iron?
The GB Pro is the newer version and it is tuned to be better on Silver than the SE according to Fisher, also has VCO.
seb1008 said:
I may be wrong here after reading your post
but I believe the GB SE does have two tones less VCO audio in all metal and the GB Pro has 2 tones along with the VCO audio in all metal along with the upgraded program that's better on silver. Maybe Bart with Big Boys Hobbies
will chime in here with the answer on this.Happy & Safe Hunting To All,
Bill G
cwtrader1863
Member
Hobo,
Read the original post- Gold Bug SE vs Gold Bug Pro, not the G2. You are talking about a machine(G2) not even mentioned in this post. So, yes the Gold Bug SE and Gold Bug Pro are different.
Read the original post- Gold Bug SE vs Gold Bug Pro, not the G2. You are talking about a machine(G2) not even mentioned in this post. So, yes the Gold Bug SE and Gold Bug Pro are different.
cwtrader1863
Member
Hobo,
Read the original post- Gold Bug SE vs Gold Bug Pro, not the G2. The (G2) is not even mentioned in the original topic. So, yes the Gold Bug SE and Gold Bug Pro are different.
Read the original post- Gold Bug SE vs Gold Bug Pro, not the G2. The (G2) is not even mentioned in the original topic. So, yes the Gold Bug SE and Gold Bug Pro are different.
cwtrader1863 said:
Yes the original post was about the SE vs Pro not the G2.. Post can get confusing when there not read completely then replied to based on a different perceived idea of what the original post was about, happens to all of us now and then ..
Happy & Safe Hunting To Al,
Bill G
Keith Southern
Active member
on the subject of Gold Bug's....
The S.E. Version which was 2.9...Had VCO audio in disc mode the 1.0 Version cabela's sold did not have VCO..
The version they sell online now for like 499.00 from dealer's I think is 3.0 no Pro model same face as the S.E.It does not have VCO disc audio or at lest the one I had did not....But it's not labeled as the S.E. either....
So your question is aimed at the S.E. at the S.E. was only the 2.9..The first one's would not hit high conductor's above say 83 on the I.D. internal Ground was set up to Omega spec's by the employeee's at the factory at it skewed the reading's..It was taken care of..I was the one to find the problem..and I actually took a lot of flack for it .....it had full VCO from 1" to full depth...it did not clear the screen after a target was registered ..it held the target value till the next target was encountered how ever long that might turn out to be...The all metal mode was way more sparky you would have to turn down the sens in all metal to less than half to get stable thresh....but then the I.D. part of the screen was attenuated and only coin size object's at shallow depth's could be I.D.'d so deeper target's encountered in all metal would not I.D. as deep as they could in disc mode gain turned up...weak on deep conductor's even after the internal Ground Balance fix was taken care of on this particular model but acceptable...
The 4.0 Version is the Gold Bug Pro...
It has VCO audio also in disc but the first say 6 inches or so maybe a little less is more of a beep than the zip zip vco sound...More helpful in discerning co-located target's...The I.D. clear's after a couple of second's helpful on deep target's and here's why....Say you scanned a nail that read 23 or something and it locked on well after a few minutes more of hunting you get a faint hit but is out of range of the I.D. but you look at the i.d at it is still locked on 23 you would dismiss it as iron....at least with the refresh if it is deep enough not to I.D. you know it is...On the all metal side the gain can be ran higher and remain stable so the i.d works with more punch on the I.D. bar when guessing at the all metal response target makeup...more depth on High conductor's but I think a little less on the low conductor's...not alot but I can tell it is different...
The 2.9 version S.E. seemed to me to be extremely hot on button's but lacked in other area's...The 4.0 is still hot on Button's but not quite as hot as the 2.9 ...but it like's other thing's better like coin's and upper mid conductor's ...
Actually the 2.9 S.E. is really a moot point now unless you find one used...
I would probably just be as happy with the 4.0 Gold Bug Pro...actually I am......
No here's another thing ...the 4.0 pro's and the G2 1.0's which is the same platform almost....( I think the 4.0 Gold Bug is deeper than the G2 when they both have the 11" Bi-Axial Shhh!) have a batch of LCD's that are messed up....I have had 2 G-2's and 1 GBPro with the problem ...It's no biggie but it does bother me. The Machine's are supposed to say signal strength in Disc mode and Fe304 in all metal but they have flipped that around so it is now showing Fe304 in disc and signal in all metal....the reading is right on the bar graph but the wording is wrong....No biggie but it bother's me and it supposedly has been fixed ...but there still floating around being sold I got hold of another one brand new form a dealer last month that was backward's..
I have one right now that is a Gold Bug 4.0 that is labeled right...so they can be found....
That's about all I have....
But if it was me a properly aligned "LCD" 4.0 Gold Bug Pro is the best of the lot right now ..also order it as the DP option it will come with the Fantastic 11" Bi-Axial coil...
They are a great tool to have for picking in iron....
Keith
The S.E. Version which was 2.9...Had VCO audio in disc mode the 1.0 Version cabela's sold did not have VCO..
The version they sell online now for like 499.00 from dealer's I think is 3.0 no Pro model same face as the S.E.It does not have VCO disc audio or at lest the one I had did not....But it's not labeled as the S.E. either....
So your question is aimed at the S.E. at the S.E. was only the 2.9..The first one's would not hit high conductor's above say 83 on the I.D. internal Ground was set up to Omega spec's by the employeee's at the factory at it skewed the reading's..It was taken care of..I was the one to find the problem..and I actually took a lot of flack for it .....it had full VCO from 1" to full depth...it did not clear the screen after a target was registered ..it held the target value till the next target was encountered how ever long that might turn out to be...The all metal mode was way more sparky you would have to turn down the sens in all metal to less than half to get stable thresh....but then the I.D. part of the screen was attenuated and only coin size object's at shallow depth's could be I.D.'d so deeper target's encountered in all metal would not I.D. as deep as they could in disc mode gain turned up...weak on deep conductor's even after the internal Ground Balance fix was taken care of on this particular model but acceptable...
The 4.0 Version is the Gold Bug Pro...
It has VCO audio also in disc but the first say 6 inches or so maybe a little less is more of a beep than the zip zip vco sound...More helpful in discerning co-located target's...The I.D. clear's after a couple of second's helpful on deep target's and here's why....Say you scanned a nail that read 23 or something and it locked on well after a few minutes more of hunting you get a faint hit but is out of range of the I.D. but you look at the i.d at it is still locked on 23 you would dismiss it as iron....at least with the refresh if it is deep enough not to I.D. you know it is...On the all metal side the gain can be ran higher and remain stable so the i.d works with more punch on the I.D. bar when guessing at the all metal response target makeup...more depth on High conductor's but I think a little less on the low conductor's...not alot but I can tell it is different...
The 2.9 version S.E. seemed to me to be extremely hot on button's but lacked in other area's...The 4.0 is still hot on Button's but not quite as hot as the 2.9 ...but it like's other thing's better like coin's and upper mid conductor's ...
Actually the 2.9 S.E. is really a moot point now unless you find one used...
I would probably just be as happy with the 4.0 Gold Bug Pro...actually I am......
No here's another thing ...the 4.0 pro's and the G2 1.0's which is the same platform almost....( I think the 4.0 Gold Bug is deeper than the G2 when they both have the 11" Bi-Axial Shhh!) have a batch of LCD's that are messed up....I have had 2 G-2's and 1 GBPro with the problem ...It's no biggie but it does bother me. The Machine's are supposed to say signal strength in Disc mode and Fe304 in all metal but they have flipped that around so it is now showing Fe304 in disc and signal in all metal....the reading is right on the bar graph but the wording is wrong....No biggie but it bother's me and it supposedly has been fixed ...but there still floating around being sold I got hold of another one brand new form a dealer last month that was backward's..
I have one right now that is a Gold Bug 4.0 that is labeled right...so they can be found....
That's about all I have....
But if it was me a properly aligned "LCD" 4.0 Gold Bug Pro is the best of the lot right now ..also order it as the DP option it will come with the Fantastic 11" Bi-Axial coil...
They are a great tool to have for picking in iron....
Keith
Reading this thread caused me to go to fisher's website and have a closer look at the gold bug models.The Gold Bug first one in the line up says two tone,and vco in all metal only.Does this mean it is like the 1.0 version with no audio modulation? I have always wanted to try one of those with no modulation just a solid saturated beep.I use the gbse 2.9 and some times I may be missing deep soft sounding targets,especially when not wearing headphones.I like the concept of you either get it or you dont opposed to modulated audio.So how do we figure out if the most simple bug works like the 1.0 without spending 500 bucks? If you look on fisher's website you see the gb pro,and pro dp say vco in all metal,and disc.
Ken in Georgia
New member
Thanks Keith, For this answer!!!! I love the G2 old house sites !!!!! I hope all is well. And Merry Christmas!!! Happy New Year....
Keith Southern said:
Yeah for some reason my Gold Bug Pro has 3.0 software.It hits hard on clad-but no depth.It hits hard on silver up to about 6"
I must say it does very well on small conductive items-like ummm gold nuggets.Im sure the 11" coil would be much deeper than the 5"
Im sending mine in the + puchpad fails to work some days.I want them to check it over also,I dont think it is working right.
I must say it does very well on small conductive items-like ummm gold nuggets.Im sure the 11" coil would be much deeper than the 5"
Im sending mine in the + puchpad fails to work some days.I want them to check it over also,I dont think it is working right.