![]() These units have a thickness in the midrange that ramps up the power at the expense of a little clarity and twang. For testing purposes, we’re using a modern Gretsch G6118T-135 135th Anniversary model loaded with the company’s modern High Sensitive Filter’Trons, and a 1960 Anniversary/6120 conversion with a set of vintage units. With so many Filter’Tron clones to choose from, it’s high time for a buyer’s guide to the best on the market. However, that hasn’t stopped almost every other pickup brand throwing their hats into the ring too. They’re not as powerful as Gibson-style humbuckers and P-90s, and not as bright as most Fender pickups, but they fuse hazy clarity, twang and midrange growl in a way that’s utterly unique and endlessly alluring.įor a long time, if you wanted to buy a set of Filter’Trons without a Gretsch guitar attached to them, TV Jones was the only game in town, with founder Thomas Vincent Jones having dug deeper into the work of Ray Butts and the history of these pickups than anybody else. In the hands of players as diverse as Brian Setzer, George Harrison, Malcolm Young, Pete Townshend and John Squire, Filter’Trons have shown they can handle everything from 1950s rockabilly to hard rock and indie jangle. ![]()
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