Tom Petersson Gretsch

[66Atlas]

Sorry if this has already been posted but I just came across this. 

http://www.gretschguitars.com/blog/artists-blogs/gretsch-announces-the-tom-petersson-signature-basses/

I had been hoping that they would officially make one available.  Of course, I will probably need to sell a kidney to afford one.

[Pilgrim]

I'm safe.  I like Gretsch but have no interest in more than 4 strings.

[chromium]

Of course, I will probably need to sell a kidney to afford one.

Thought I saw reference somewhere that pricing on those would land in the $10-16K range(!).  If so, that pretty much guarantees it'll be a rarity right out of the gate. 

Should've called it the 'White Whale' 

[66Atlas]

Shhheeesh! in that case I'll need to sell 4 kidneys.  Anyone have one I can "borrow"? 

[godofthunder]

    The pickups are mudbucker in disguise, I supplied examples to Andy Babuick who consulted on the project.  We had a extensive discussion about mudbucker and the baritone switch.

[Dave W]

I'm safe.  I like Gretsch but have no interest in more than 4 strings.

You didn't read far enough, they'll be offering a 4 string version. It won't be a custom shop version..

    The pickups are mudbucker in disguise, I supplied examples to Andy Babuick who consulted on the project.  We had a extensive discussion about mudbucker and the baritone switch.

The story says they're custom Seymour Duncan SuperTrons. I saw an earlier article around the time of the Summer NAMM show that had a direct front view. They look like the TV Jones SuperTron, a twin blade design. Granted, you can't tell what's underneath, could be a sidewinder design, but I can't see how anything that small could be a mudbucker.

[amptech]

I can't see how anything that small could be a mudbucker.

Pretty small! I might have posted this before, but two years ago I wanted to see if I could make a mini mudbucker for the bridge position on my EB3. At the time, small enough Alnico bars was not readily available over here, so I bought two cheap mini humbuckers with Alnico magnets and a firebird cover with no holes. I had to use super thin plastic for the top/bottom of the bobbin to make room for enough wire to get it in mud area. It ended up 27K ohm, and is louder than a normal mud - but a lot brighter. It took forever to build, but sounds fantastic!




Sorry for hijacking the thread!

[godofthunder]

    Hmmmmmm I never saw the finished product, just gave Andy the pickups maybe they went in a different direction. Come to think of it Andy's White Falcon has a big mudbucker like unit. I'll see if I can dig up a picture.

[chromium]

It took forever to build, but sounds fantastic!

That's slick!    The bridge pickup in my EB-3 is like "treble garnish" to the mudbucker... but on its own, pretty useless.

[66Atlas]

Now that would be a fun mod to stick into a Les Paul bass humbucker sized pickup.  I like the TB+ fine but it would be cool to pair one with a little mudbucker like that I bet.

[Basvarken]

Very cool! A mini mudbucker 

[Dave W]

Let's not get our terms confused here. The mudbucker is so called because of its tone, not its sidewinder construction. A sidewinder can be much smaller than a Gibson mudbucker. The Ripper pickups are sidewinders and they aren't muddy or large. The Bicentennial Firebird pickups were Bill Lawrence-designed sidewinders and Bill also sold a sidewinder for steel guitars for years. Neither of them were muddy.

Here's a neat compact sidewinder design.

[Dave W]

    Hmmmmmm I never saw the finished product, just gave Andy the pickups maybe they went in a different direction. Come to think of it Andy's White Falcon has a big mudbucker like unit. I'll see if I can dig up a picture.

Here's the earlier article with the clearer view of the pickups.

[Pilgrim]

You didn't read far enough, they'll be offering a 4 string version. It won't be a custom shop version..

The story says they're custom Seymour Duncan SuperTrons. I saw an earlier article around the time of the Summer NAMM show that had a direct front view. They look like the TV Jones SuperTron, a twin blade design. Granted, you can't tell what's underneath, could be a sidewinder design, but I can't see how anything that small could be a mudbucker.

Dangit!  Back in jeopardy...nah. Between the Coug bass and my ThunderJet, I'm covered.

I do love the 50's names Gretsch gives their pickups...as Dave noted...

Middle pickup (Seymour Duncan® Super'Tron).
Neck pickup all-new Rumble'Tron.

Ya gotta love those names. They'd fit right in with Oldsmobile's Hydra-Matic transmission, Chevy's Powerglide, Buick's Air Poise suspension, Lincoln's Invincible 8 engine, and Chrysler's Hydraguide power steering and Firepower V-8.

[godofthunder]

   Just checked Andy's fb page his White Falcon bass has a very mudbucker looking pickup in it. I'll ask him about it next chance I get.