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=========================================================================== Gretch =========================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturer: Gretsch Model: Filtertron --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your name : Mel Waldorf email :Mel_Waldorf@brown.edu Date of review : 1/23/95 Your musical style(s) : surf,rockabilly, and general rock and roll Guitar or Bass : guitar Pickup features : humbucker, poles adjustable on both coils Cost : $85 Purchased from : D&F products, Cincinnati Impedance or other specs: ??? Pickup being replaced : new mounting on birdge of hollowbody Neck/Mid/Bridge position: bridge Other pickups on guitar : gibson '57Classic in neck position Artists using this pickup:Duane Eddy, Brian Setzer, George Harrison, Neil Young.... Reason for pickup change: My guitar had no bridge pickup, and I figured I'd go for twang heaven Because... Perceived output level : hotter than a PAF (let's try to provide more useful info than the typical manufacturer's Hot, UltraHot, MegaHot, to-die-forHot, so-hot-you-don't-need-an-amp, ;-) e.g., normal, nearly the same as..., slightly more than..., etc. Tone:trebly. Imagine a tele bridge pu as a humbucker (bassy, middy, muddy, trebly, balanced, whatever) Candid sonic evaluation: the pick up is all twang. if you like rockabilly, this is the sound. For other styles, its a bit harsh. In general, brighter than a PAF and raunchier. (flame-proof, too) Styles and positions for which this pickup is (un)suitable: I haven't tried the pickup in different positions, but it is glorious on the bridge of a hollowbody On a scale of 1 to 11, I give this pickup a: 10 Are you satisfied with this pickup or still searching for *that* sound?: This is the sound!!!! If you've always wanted a Gretsch, but can't afford one, here's your ticket. I bought an old KAY guitar, put a PAF in the neck and a Filtertron in the bridge. In conjunction with the rosewood tele neck, metal bridge and Bigsby vibrato, the sound is hot and bright. The pickups are still made in the USA, and are available in chrome and gold. I chose chrome. The sound is very limited, however. There is no "sweet" and very little "fat" it is big time "TWANG" Do note that the Filtertron is very microphonic, and you can pretty much talk into it.