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Re: Filter-trons VS. Gibson's PAF

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9/4/2002 6:28 PM
SK	Re: Filter-trons VS. Gibson's PAF I thought it was same wire guage(42) w/ fewer turns to get a somewhat lower output. But I don't have any specs handy....

9/4/2002 7:45 PM

Re: Filter-trons...The Authority on FilterTrons

If you want to talk about FilterTrons, I suggest talking to Tom Jones of TV Jones Guitars.
From what I understand, he owns the rights to the FilterTron pickups, and does the best reproductions around, and I think he even build them for Gretsch.
I've extended an invitation to Tom to join the forum, here's hoping he'll poke his head in here and give a bit of insight to the FIlterTron Pickups!

Wolfe

9/10/2002 1:25 PM
Chris B	Will Filter-trons fit in a PAF mounting ring? I'm curious about what a pair of Filtertrons would sound like on a solid body guitar like a Gibson Les Paul double-cutaway. Does anyone make a mounting ring for putting mini-humbuckers on a guitar routed for PAFs? Chris B

9/11/2002 6:11 PM
Earl	The mini is not the same form factor as the filter tron or regular humbucker. TV Jones makes a HB sized filtertron that I am tempted to put in a tennesean that had been routed out for HB's years ago. If someone has experiance with the hb sized tv jones PU's, let me know what you think.

9/20/2002 1:05 AM
ed guidry	Ever heard of Melancon guitars? I stuck my head in Gerard's shop the other day to say hi, he had a few really choice looking tele-type guitars with filtertrons on them. I didn't play it, though.

9/21/2002 12:44 PM
Ian Anderson	I've been tempted to try some of those TV Jones Filtertron pickups for ages (the ones that fit in a humbucker size package). I chickened out and got a Rio Grande 'fat bastard' instead, but someday I'll have to get one of the TV's for that Malcolm Young Rhythm tone. ... Ian :0)

9/23/2002 9:20 PM
Earl	Pickups seem to me to have little to do with the tone of the guitar. More to do with contruction and wood IMHO. I put HB's in a gretsch years ago....still was'nt a 335!!!!

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