Is Garrett About To Release A New Gold Prospecting Pi?

[Gerry in Idaho]

Well I have pretty much tried to keep out of this detector saga and how it needs to stack up.  But this evening, I'll bite and join in on some banter.

Most of you that don't know me well, think I only sell and use Minelabs.  The reality of my 45+ yrs of detecting were not with Minelabs as there was no such thing, a Minelab.  1st 20+ yrs was White's, Fisher, Compass, Garrett, Tesoro and I changed to different models as the task at hand...or the desired hunt changed.

The last 25 yrs I've been pretty on top of the Minelab gold detectors (all of them) and see for myself what I prefer.  I also enjoy the thrill of something new to play with and see for myself, if it can compete with my current best tool for the task.  Now this is for me personally and how I hunt.

But as a dealer, a true Multi line dealer who enjoys a vast majority of metal detecting styles (old coin hunting, water detecting, Civil War Relics, small gold and specimen detecting and of course looking for larger and deeper gold), I realize there is not 1 best detector for all tasks.  That's exactly why some of today's detector manufactures have $250 unit and go up over $2500 and or more.  Each price point hits a certain market and to have options for the end user (consumer) is vital and efficient.  Look at the truck manufactures, say Ford and you'll see exactly what I'm referring to.

Now realistically I'm most certain this new detector is not going to be a Minelab Killer.  I'm not expecting it, but from some of your folks comments, you are pretty brash.  So be it, no sweat off my back.  But come on folks.  Why is it such a dire that this new detector even be close to a high end Minelab?  What if it's a really nice compact and light weight PI unit that has better capabilities than their old ATX?  What if it's comparable to Minelab PI's of yesteryear but at a better price point?

I for one owned an ATX for certain reasons and still used my GPX-4500/5000 for the serious prospecting.  But Minelab didn't give us waterproof coils and compact at the time.  Garrett did these and so did a few others and eventually Minelab stepped up their game with the WP coils.

XP came out with the original Deus and that was a fine detector, one of the lightest I've ever used.  Extremely compact, fast and wireless.  Minelab had to make a move and eventually we get the Equinox from them.

So I give credit to Garrett for not giving up on the high end gold detectors.  Sure Minelab most certainly owns the greater part of the gold detector sales, but we pay outrageous prices to play with these detectors. 

Here's the bottom line and the truth be told.  Minelab has the most powerful and deepest performing detector on the market, the GPZ-7000.  That's a fact.  But then why..........did so many of us get the GPX-6000 after we owned a GPZ-7000?  Because the truth is...those few big gold nuggets are so rare to find and the depth different when comparing a GPZ-7000 to a GPX-6000 on a big nugget is not that impressively different.  So you get nugget A at 34" with an $8500 GPZ-7000 and I get the same nugget at 30" with a $6000 GPX-6000.  Plus I get the benefit of a lighter and easier detector (almost to easy).

So again, hats off to an AMERICAN company that wants to come out with a high end gold detector.  Who knows, it might be and probably is better than the ATX and it could just as well be better than the GPX of old.  But I know this.... I doubt it will be $6000 or $8500.  If it's 85 to 90% of the hottest selling high end Minelab = GPX-6000, and it's a couple thousand dollars less, then to me that's a winner.  My customers will have an option now in a new price range and knowing it's American made means something to some folks.

Like I said from the beginning.  What I use one day may not be what I use the next on a different hunt and what I use and it's price point might be totally different than what my customer is requesting.  I always ask my customer.  What is your investment range for this new adventure?  If this new Garrett is in the $2500 to $4000 price point, then my customer has another option.

Now that Garrett is offering the 10% Military Discount, whatever the MAP price is, will be 10% less for those customers.  As a long standing Garrett Dealer and one who has owned and used many of their detectors, this VETERAN is excited to see what they bring to the table.

After all, the Garrett AT series detectors sold pretty dang well for many yrs, but it does not mean they were the best.  Their price points and simplicity is what kept them selling.  Now those are not high end gold detectors, but that guy on the front cover of the AT Gold Manual, he sure is a pretty hard nose nugget hunter.

We'll know real soon (less than 12 hrs) more about it and I think some of you will be impressed.

[Gerry in Idaho]

Garrett Axiom party.  Heck yeah.

[tboykin]

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

Thats the YouTube NQE explorer guy right, lol…

it looks AMAZING cosmetically and sounds great… glad it’s not green, love the color.

ORDERING…. WHERE DO I SEND MY MONEY HONEY?

[Gerry in Idaho]

Axiom Pulse Induction...  I'm liking it.

Found someones gold nugget container and YES it even had gold in it.

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

Well all righteeeethen, who wants my money, you had me at USB Type-C charging.... LOL

[Tony]

And you can choose between the old ATX audio or the classic Minelab sound…….😂 

That’s rubbing their face in it 👍

[Tony]

All boxes ticked as far as I can tell…….but we’ll have to see if it performs as promoted.

[RoobyRoobyRoo]

6 minutes ago, Tony said:

And you can choose between the old ATX audio or the classic Minelab sound…….😂 

That’s rubbing their face in it 👍

OH HECK yea, when he turned on the Infinium sound it triggered so many of my Infinium PTSD flashbacks LOL... LOVE IT!!!!!!!! @Steve Herschbach.... when's your review hitting the site, we know you've been holding out Mr. "oh what a surprise, was out of cell range for two days" LOL.. make sure that halo doesn't get caught in those horns.. LOL

[Tony]

Now to wait for Garrett Australia pricing 😳