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April 30th, 2012, 11:56 PM
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What's your favorite Gretsch pick ups!!!!
Greetings to the Gretschites... What's your favorite Gretsch pick up!!!
My favourite is the TV Jones Classics..the TV T-Armond are exquisite in tone too...i'm getting a set of TV Supertrons delivered...they also sound great..can't wait to hear them in my Jet!!!!
Over to you guys!!!...pics welcome too
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May 1st, 2012, 11:01 AM
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I like many of the pickup choices available out there but lately I've really been enjoying the TVJ Supertrons I put in my Hot Rod. So far so good - love em!
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May 1st, 2012, 11:34 AM
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Not qualified to say. I only have experience with Blacktop Filtertrons and Mega'Trons. They are both tied for my favorite. The BT Filters are better for some things, the Megas for some others. IF I had to pick one, the Mega'Trons as they cover SO much ground. Like both of these over every other pup I have tried on any of my gits. The only two that come close are my SD JB/59 pair, and my GFS Memphis Retrotrons (not so much for the pups themselves, but they just really really fit the git I put them in).
Gibson mini-hums, Tonerider Humbuckers, several other PAF Hummies, just don't compare.
Some good P90s I had were an equal for about 50-60% of the range of my Gretsch pups. To me, both my BT Filters and Mega'Trons offer all the things I like about Single Coils, and most of what I like about Humbuckers in one pup.
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May 1st, 2012, 02:55 PM
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1950's DeArmonds and 1950's FilterTrons
Follwed by TV Jones Classics.
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May 1st, 2012, 03:51 PM
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I have TV Jones Classics on both of my Gretches currently but the late 1960's HiLoTrons on my old Annie defined the true Gretsch sound in my opinion.
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May 1st, 2012, 04:02 PM
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"Is that a Gretsch in your bag, or are you just happy to see me".
"Would you like to come up and see my Jet?"
Oh, other kind of pickups.
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May 1st, 2012, 11:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cybermgk
"Is that a Gretsch in your bag, or are you just happy to see me".
"Would you like to come up and see my Jet?"
Oh, other kind of pickups.
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Funny man!! 
I'd expect Freddy or 6 strings for oneliners like that!!! |
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May 2nd, 2012, 02:25 AM
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I have BT filters, Dynasonics, Dearmond 2000s and Hilo's.
At the moment i'm leaning towards the Hilo's.
I've not had them long but the Hilo's despite their low output seem to be a happy medium between all the others. They twang and growl, but have the mellow filter quality too.
Having said that, i havn't tried any TV jones apart from classics in a Hot rod, but that particular Hot rod was dead and lifeless when compared with one of the new Projets!!
I got the projet that day.
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May 2nd, 2012, 08:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fender62custom
Funny man!!
I'd expect Freddy or 6 strings for oneliners like that!!! |
Got a ton of them.
"Ever have a good Dynasonic, baby".
"I've got a nice Double Jet to show you"
"Why your prettier than a Chet solo"
"I have just the thing to warm your tubes up"
"Once you've played this hollowbody, you'll never go back"
"Did you know, Jet players do it with chambers"
Could go on all day.
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June 8th, 2012, 05:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by checugs
I like many of the pickup choices available out there but lately I've really been enjoying the TVJ Supertrons I put in my Hot Rod. So far so good - love em!
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I'm with you checugs...jammed with my newly installed TV Jones Supertrons in my G6128T-CG Caddy Jet tonight...simply killer...couldn't believe my ears...the tone was thick & sweet...great definition...very very happy!!!! |
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June 8th, 2012, 06:07 AM
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I'm a fan of HS Filtertrons. Fitted them to to my 5120 and got "that Great Gretsch Sound"
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June 8th, 2012, 06:38 AM
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Quote:
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I'm a fan of HS Filtertrons. Fitted them to to my 5120 and got "that Great Gretsch Sound"
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You couldn't argue with that mod Nads!!! the 5120 would sound killer!!!...if l had another 5120, i'd probably go a TV Supertron in the neck & a TV Jones Classic Plus in the bridge..couldn't go wrong either way!! |
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June 8th, 2012, 07:19 AM
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I was originally planning to get TV classics, but after playing a 6120 with filtertrons decided that was the sound i was after. And i got it |
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June 8th, 2012, 12:13 PM
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June 8th, 2012, 03:50 PM
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Hey Bobcat...you're very blessed to have a Dyna Falcon that doesn't hum... it must be a very dynamic axe!!!!! have you thought of putting a Chet arm on her!!! that'll top her off just nicely...recently converted mine with the Chet..very happy with the ease of use!!!
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June 8th, 2012, 08:16 PM
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It can hum but it is not an issue! The tone is so sweet I never notice the hum! Mebbe it is because I play in the middle position and that makes it a humbucker! The combo of the dynas and the exec are just the bomb! No Chet arm for this un, I love the big thick arm and Gold B6. It's like a Duane Eddy on steroids!
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June 8th, 2012, 09:25 PM
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For Chet playin' TV Jones SuperTron neck, Classic Plus bridge:
For Twang: Dynasonics of course ! (mine are stock and sound just great)
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June 8th, 2012, 09:28 PM
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I would have said FilterTrons until I got my Tennessee Rose, and then I would have said HiLoTrons, until I got a Jet with DynaSonics, but then sometimes I pick up the Setzer Nashville and those TV Jones are soooo sweet...
Guess I just like 'em all.
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June 8th, 2012, 09:29 PM
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Gretschbuckers..
There I said it.. ment it.. believe it..
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June 8th, 2012, 10:39 PM
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My fave is the TV Jones Magnatron in the neck position. I think if I had the chance to do the pickup swap again I would go for 2 Magnatrons instead of the Classic in the bridge.
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