TV Jones TV Classic Plus
Thomas V . Jones made his name as a guitar repair guy to the stars , serving a world-class clientele that included # 1 Gretsch fanatic Brian Setzer , who often enlisted his skills to revive vintage Gretsch guitars that were near death . Part of the services he rendered to Setzer was the winding or re-winding of pickups , so when the time came for the Stray Cats frontman to choose a set for his Gretsch signature model , he chose a pair of Filter ’ Trons created by Jones . Long story short , TV Jones is THE authority on vintage Gretsch pickups . Even the team at Gretsch thinks so , installing TV Jones pickups in many of their high-end models . If you ’ re shopping for Filter ’ Trons , whether you ’ re planning on throwing them in a Gretsch or an Ibanez RG , TV Jones should be your first stop . The company offers most of its transducers in a variety of mounts , including standard humbucker . I like the TV Classic Plus for its blend of vintage Gretsch twang and hotrodded punch .
Lollar Lollartron Humbucker
Few boutique pickup winders working today wield quite as much cachet as Jason Lollar . Between his highly influential outof-print pickup winding book , decades of experience , and legendary pickup designs , he has taken on the role of the boutique pickup world ’ s elder wizard . Lollar ’ s pickup selection is staggering and multi-faceted , covering just about the whole spectrum of electrified guitar tones . For Filter ’ Tron fans who need that Gretsch sound in a humbucker rout , the Lollartron is hard to beat . It is based on a ‘ 60s Gretsch Country Gentleman pickup , but designed to reproduce a wide selection of rich , Gretschy sounds that range from Chet-inspired finger-picking to a tough rockabilly bark . It looks the part of a classic Filter ’ Tron too , and comes with either gold or nickel covers . Lollar ’ s Lollartron pickups are not inexpensive by any means , but they are nothing less than top-shelf .
TV Jones TV Classic Plus
Thomas V . Jones made his name as a guitar repair guy to the stars , serving a world-class clientele that included # 1 Gretsch fanatic Brian Setzer , who often enlisted his skills to revive vintage Gretsch guitars that were near death . Part of the services he rendered to Setzer was the winding or re-winding of pickups , so when the time came for the Stray Cats frontman to choose a set for his Gretsch signature model , he chose a pair of Filter ’ Trons created by Jones . Long story short , TV Jones is THE authority on vintage Gretsch pickups . Even the team at Gretsch thinks so , installing TV Jones pickups in many of their high-end models . If you ’ re shopping for Filter ’ Trons , whether you ’ re planning on throwing them in a Gretsch or an Ibanez RG , TV Jones should be your first stop . The company offers most of its transducers in a variety of mounts , including standard humbucker . I like the TV Classic Plus for its blend of vintage Gretsch twang and hotrodded punch .
Lollar Lollartron Humbucker
Few boutique pickup winders working today wield quite as much cachet as Jason Lollar . Between his highly influential outof-print pickup winding book , decades of experience , and legendary pickup designs , he has taken on the role of the boutique pickup world ’ s elder wizard . Lollar ’ s pickup selection is staggering and multi-faceted , covering just about the whole spectrum of electrified guitar tones . For Filter ’ Tron fans who need that Gretsch sound in a humbucker rout , the Lollartron is hard to beat . It is based on a ‘ 60s Gretsch Country Gentleman pickup , but designed to reproduce a wide selection of rich , Gretschy sounds that range from Chet-inspired finger-picking to a tough rockabilly bark . It looks the part of a classic Filter ’ Tron too , and comes with either gold or nickel covers . Lollar ’ s Lollartron pickups are not inexpensive by any means , but they are nothing less than top-shelf .
34 TONE TALK // Fill your Hum-Hole with a Filter ’ Tron