TV Jones Soapbar

[drbassman]

It's easy to get confused, since some Gretsch models (guitars and basses) come with TV Jones pickups as standard, others with Gretsch pickups. Then there's the Electromatic Junior Jet with a "TV Jones designed" pickup, but he doesn't manufacture it.

I should be able to keep it straight!  My ThunderJet and White Falcon have TV Jones ThunderTrons and my 6072 has Gretsch FilterTrons.

[Pilgrim]

Thanks for the clarification.  Makes sense as explained.  And that TV Jones pickup in the 2202 Jr Jet is one darn fine, hot pickup...regardless of who makes it.

So, Hon. Dr. Bassman, what do you think of the Filtertrons in the 6072??

[drbassman]

Thanks for the clarification.  Makes sense as explained.  And that TV Jones pickup in the 2202 Jr Jet is one darn fine, hot pickup...regardless of who makes it.

So, Hon. Dr. Bassman, what do you think of the Filtertrons in the 6072??

I think they sound pretty darn good.  They are deep and bassy, which is why I bought two of them off eBay for my BillyBo.  How could you go wrong for $50 each?  They don't sound quite as clear and defined as a ThunderTron, which is their appeal.  They are a tighter sounding pup to me, but thumpy and bassy works for me too!!!

[Dave W]

Wait, which one are you describing as tighter?

[drbassman]

Wait, which one are you describing as tighter?

Sorry, wasn't clear again!  The TV pups are tighter to my ears.

[Kevin_bluebass]

These TV Jones pups have always looked great.
Now I'm tempted to get some even though I dont have a good candidate to put them in!

This tread has me GASing to build a Fendebird to put either Supertrons or Thundertrons in!
Which pups would be best for a modern T-Bird pup sound?
I'm thinkin the Supers Since theyre higher output...
But even though they're rail type pups they are still for guitar...
What do you guys think?

[Pilgrim]

So far, to my ear the Thundertrons have a somewhat dark sound, but with the roundwound strings they have plenty of "zing".  I kinda like using bass pickups on basses.  You might review the comments about Filtertrons above....they're available on Ebay for about $50, but the Thundertrons are around $125 on the TV Jones site, depending on which mount you choose.

[Kevin_bluebass]

Awesome! Thanks for the help!

I wanna get english mount Thunders... With Gibson rings
Those would give any bass "that" look.

[drbassman]

I don't think you can go wrong with the ThunderTrons.  I love all of my basses that have them.  Naturally, they sound a bit different in each one due to wood, strings and construction.  But they are good in just about anything!