GPZ 6000 released?

??? Buggers me

Here's the manual.

https://www.minelab.com/anzea/metal-detectors/gpx-6000

The link doesn't work but the manual is on the website.

the link worked fine,I liked the advertising guff, FIND ALL GOLD-I wish
and automatic ground balance that continuously adapts ,isn't that like tracking??
I think its a point and shoot camera not an SLR.
But if it finds gold who cares

Cheers moredeep

Will this be the 'end all' detector? I mean if you find all that small gold that has been missed and invisible to previous detectors including a Gold Monster and Equinox ... what nuggets could be left?

I guess they are saving discrimination for last. Automatic, discriminating, Multi PI/Z. I wonder if my X-coil will work with it?

Hi Mitchel, I think you already know the answer to your last question.  

Maybe the 6000 will be like what the SDC 2300 was/is. But just go deeper due to larger coils. Time will tell.

Good luck out there

JW  

Fellas, lets not be fooled into believing the new GPX 6000 is going to be the do all find all, even surpassing the capabilities of the GPZ 7000.
Minelab has gone from the brilliant first introduction of the SD 2000 to drip feed ever since. Minelab has gotten a whole lot smarter in way of advertising their products, to the point where even their advertising is starting to take on drip.
As stated by Minelab, the new GPX 6000 is designed to blow the Sox off the SDC over the same size bits of gold, but at slightly better depth than the SDC 2300 & GPZ 7000, but don't let this fool you, for if Minelab gave us that promised smaller coil, or a variety of different size/shape/type coils to suit the GPZ 7000, there'd be little need for detectorists looking at purchasing an SDC 2300 or even a new GPX 6000, for chasing down the smaller finer bits of gold, found within mineralized soils, would there?
I can see quite clearly the path Minelab has now chosen to take & that path is by having us detectorists, purchase a whole bunch of new size/type detectors, for different ground, size/type gold, instead of offering, several different size/type coils (which would do pretty much the same job as that of other size/type detectors) at a whole lot less cost to the consumer/detectorist.
Only a matter of time before people see the facts, of what the 6000 can do as compared to the GPZ 7000 & realise all the above that's been stated, to be spot on.
Simply put, the new GPX 6000 is not here to replace the GPZ 7000, but to fill in gaps/voids, the SDC 2300 or GPZ 7000 would struggle to achieve, for the lack of suitable size/type coil options.
Only my personal beliefs on such matters ladies/gents, for my comments are not intended to offend or condemn anyone thinking different.  

Cheers Kon.

Kon61gold wrote:Fellas, lets not be fooled into believing the new GPX 6000 is going to be the do all find all, even surpassing the capabilities of the GPZ 7000.
Minelab has gone from the brilliant first introduction of the SD 2000 to drip feed ever since. Minelab has gotten a whole lot smarter in way of advertising their products, to the point where even their advertising is starting to take on drip.
As stated by Minelab, the new GPX 6000 is designed to blow the Sox off the SDC over the same size bits of gold, but at slightly better depth than the SDC 2300 & GPZ 7000, but don't let this fool you, for if Minelab gave us that promised smaller coil, or a variety of different size/shape/type coils to suit the GPZ 7000, there'd be little need for detectorists looking at purchasing an SDC 2300 or even a new GPX 6000, for chasing down the smaller finer bits of gold, found within mineralized soils, would there?
I can see quite clearly the path Minelab has now chosen to take & that path is by having us detectorists, purchase a whole bunch of new size/type detectors, for different ground, size/type gold, instead of offering, several different size/type coils (which would do pretty much the same job as that of other size/type detectors) at a whole lot less cost to the consumer/detectorist.
Only a matter of time before people see the facts, of what the 6000 can do as compared to the GPZ 7000 & realise all the above that's been stated, to be spot on.
Simply put, the new GPX 6000 is not here to replace the GPZ 7000, but to fill in gaps/voids, the SDC 2300 or GPZ 7000 would struggle to achieve, for the lack of suitable size/type coil options.
Only my personal beliefs on such matters ladies/gents, for my comments are not intended to offend or condemn anyone thinking different.  

Cheers Kon.

G'day Kon,
With your reference to the 6000 blowing the socks of a SDC,has anyone wondered if the cost of this new "GeoSense-PI" technology is worth double the cost of the SDC's "MPF-PI" tech.?
I'm not having a crack at Minelab here,but just actually wondering what GeoSense is? I always thought that MPF (Multi Period Fast) was the bees knees..obviously up until now,it was

Cheers...Dave

Kon,
On the surface one of the major selling points will be the weight. Bottom line is none of us are getting younger and the more time you can hit the ground without fatigue then the more gold you’ll probably get. I reckon with its simplicity and tech it will be a big seller for the over 50s.

Hi Kon, I have to agree with what you said. Minelab obviously learnt a lesson on how to milk us for all they could from the 'mistake' they made with the GP/GPX platform, allowing it to have the huge range of coils that became available for it from a number of after market coil manufacturer's. Even the range of coils ML made for it themselves. Each coil has is own signature on certain size, shapes, structure of gold & depth. I believe we will never see the likes of that again.

JW

The mistake they made is not realising how popular the GPX series is not only because they're a good detector but most importantly BECAUSE it has such a large range of coils making it the most versatile detector range available and a majority of the users of it don't use the Minelab coils, funny that.

There is a coil available for every purpose.  People can tow coils behind a quad bike, use AI coils on salt and in high EMI areas, use the rudimentary discrimination on beaches hunting jewellery, hunting deep relics and coins in far away lands finding ancient treasures, finding small gold in creeks and on land using small coils, putting on massive mono or concentric coils to find mega deep large gold... you name it the LEGACY GPX series can do it.  Now they expect us to buy a new detector instead if we want a different coil size other than the 1 to 3 coils they will offer with each detector model.

I'm absolutely content with my GPZ + X-coils combination.  Normally I'd be all over the GPX 6000 like I would a bucket of KFC chicken although I'd be disappointed with the coil offerings sizes, however not anymore....  I'm perfectly happy with my current equipment.

Whether this new GeoSense-PI technology is worth twice the price of the SDC2300 matters not Sharkbait, for it doesn't stop the average detectorist wanting to purchase one, but only a matter of time before reports start coming in as to how good it is.
As Gem Q states, detectorists will most likely buy it for its simplicity of operation & weight factor alone, regardless of its depth performance capabilities over that of the SDC 2300 or GPZ 7000 on or over the smaller gold.
GemQ, I can only hope for Minelabs sake the new 6000 performs as advertised, for paying almost twice the price of an SDC, only to find out that its advantages over that of the SDC are minimal does bring a bit of a bitter taste considering the dollars asked for.
The bad thing here is that Minelab are now a lock, stock & barrel monopoly of a detector company, with little or no other competition in sight. They can charge the consumer whatever they feel is right for them, very well knowing the Minelb detectorist has no where else to turn to, but pay through the nose.
You see, Minelab (now being a monopoly) have got us bare bumbed over a barrel &    spanking us hard.        

Cheers Kon.  

I'm glad you used the word spanking kon


cheers moredeep

Kon,

I quite think of Minelab as dangling a carrot out in the metal detecting world rather than bending me over and forcing me into a new detector. I'm personally content with my 5000 + coils, 2300, 800 and 7000 + X-coil for the amount of gold detecting I'm able to do now. I'm glad they brought these to market. I'm also glad they are bringing the 6000 with new tech to market just as they did the Monster.

Until I find better places to use all my detectors and find gold then I'm content to keep using what I have but isn't that what they are trying to do? Don't they want me to buy this new detector, go to a spot where I've been unable to find gold recently and start getting gold again? I think if they put their resources to this end it is good. Is is right for me right now at the price they are talking about ... no.

I'm mostly ignoring the marketing hype because I'm an easy mark but with two young boys and a long distance to the nearest gold I need to be a sideliner rather than a buyer. I'd already be on a preorder list if I was single.

Mitchel

Saw, held a 6000 last night gee they are lite. Friend is going to buy one ( his 7k on the market) because of its EMI avoidance and its weight, great for someone who is on the wrong side of 70..

Keep us posted on how it preforms

PeterInSa wrote:Saw, held a 6000 last night gee they are lite. Friend is going to buy one ( his 7k on the market) because of its EMI avoidance and its weight, great for someone who is on the wrong side of 70..

Can't argue with that, the older one gets the less capable from my experience. Fortunately, I'm still capable of swinging the zed setup for now. I reckon your friend will love the 6000

PeterInSa wrote:Saw, held a 6000 last night gee they are lite. Friend is going to buy one ( his 7k on the market) because of its EMI avoidance and its weight, great for someone who is on the wrong side of 70..

Bugga the weight, i'm over 70, i need all the exercise i can get.

With you Butch, detecting for gold keeps me young and I believe I`m much better at it not just from experience but more so by getting more patient, reckon by time I`m 80 will have grown out of all that young fella patience completely. Patience and perseverance are 90% of this game.

Well said Norvic. They say patience is a virtue & in this game of metal detecting for gold, would be pretty much useless in search without it.
Agree Mitchel, for if it were not for Minelabs innovation, constantly striving for that little bit better, metal detecting technology would all but be at standstill.  
Still in todays times, I find myself paying a whole lot more, in order to find a whole lot less.
No point in me whinging though, for the metal detecting game is what it is & no amount of whinging from me is going to change it.
Like every other hobby or sport, one either takes it on seriously or not so seriously, for no one forces anyone's hand to do anything. Still, I would have liked to see a lot more variety on offer (in way of detector/coil competition) by other detector companies, than just from the one major company. They say variety is the spice of life, so the more competition/variety/choices offered out there, the better it is for the consumer.

Cheers Kon.

In Bulgaria, the announced price is BGN 12,700, which makes AUD 10,164 .

Slavitoooo wrote:In Bulgaria, the announced price is BGN 12,700, which makes AUD 10,164 .

Wow, that is close to a 30% premium. Do you use PIs mostly for gold prospecting or relic hunting in Bulgaria?

There is also gold in Bulgaria, but it is not on the surface as in Australia. There are also gold mines here and a lot of gold is mined. The oldest processed gold in the world, 7000 years old, has been discovered in Bulgaria.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOeRMXChp2Y
Many people here use GPX because it is a deep detector and there is discrimination. In our ancient settlements and cities it is full of iron scrap, here we find old coins more than 2000 years old.

Slavitoooo wrote:In Bulgaria, the announced price is BGN 12,700, which makes AUD 10,164 .

WOW.....that is steep. A little birdy tells me about 9k $NZ It will have to be something quite extraordinary for me to give up my Zed & X coils going by the depth on small gold I am currently getting with that set up & range of coils.

JW

Looks like today is the day people are picking them up from the dealers. Looking forward to the reports over the weekend.

I got mine today. I went out for 3 hours and got 10 small bits of gold and 6 pellets.
Easy to use and very light. I didn’t try the 14” as it performs badly. The 11” pinpoints as well as an old normal mono.
The speaker is loud and the headphones work well. The 3 shafts have two cam locks and no buttons. It folds up short.
It sits well on the ground and doesn’t keep trying to roll over. The gold was up to 3” in hot ground. I have been using the little site as a test ground and no targets were left showing with a 5000 with the 11 elite or a 2300.
I have to read how to work it now as i just turned it on and went detecting.
Hopefully i can remember how to post a picture here. Detracks covers fit well on it.

First 6000 gold for me.

we're off and racing,GO! 6000
Good luck, looking forward to more tiddlers and hopefully some bigger ones


cheers moredeep