Which gretsch pickups are best

Post by shadowplay » Sat Nov 21, pm. Post by spacecadet » Mon Nov 23, pm. Post by rbrcbr » Wed Nov 25, pm. Skip to content. Quick links. Gretsch "Electromatic" Pickups - Any good? Talk about modding or building your own guitar from scratch. Search Advanced search. I've read a lot about people upgrading to TV Jones and other pickup makers and also that certain lower priced Gretsch guitars comes with pretty sub-standard pickups.

Is it all the pickups on Electromatics? I may be on the look out for a decent set of blacktops with the same casing as the ones linked above. You think you can't, you wish you could, I know you can, I wish you would. Slip inside this house as you pass by. Re: Gretsch "Electromatic" Pickups - Any good? I'm not buying a pickup on looks alone! I could've sworn TV Jones did blacktop version but must be mistaken.

Mojo Pickups in the UK used to do them but they're unavailable at the moment. For the time being I might have to stick with the surf 90s which aren't in any way bad, they just ain't filtertrons! Admittedly I don't have any "real" Filter'trons to compare them with; this was between my Fenders and my wife's Gibson ES TV Jones makes humbucker sized Filtertron style pickups so they are a direct drop-in for a Gibson. It's awesome! I assume that they are going into HB sized routs.

There are enough of those to choose from. If price is a big consideration, you might look into GFS. I put a set of Liverpools into an Epiphone Sheraton and liked them a lot.

You might also look into the Dream s. I put them into my Guild Starfire and they definitely aren't going anywhere. One possible issue is that i don't think Filter'trons play so nicely with fuzz.

They are a strange thing, the Filter'trons - they can sound incredible in the right context but I have had to work hard to get the best out of them. In comparison P90s are easy - they seem to work with everything. Filter'trons are a lot fussier IME. Just finding the right overdrive can be a test. The neck unit is fuller and has more of a vintage frequency balance while also sounding bright and clear.

Both units balance nicely and the in-between setting is quintessentially Gretsch. The pole screws also protrude beyond the baseplate by about 7mm. The sound is clearer and less gritty than the vintage units — the Ful-Fidelities are extremely refined and capture detail superbly. Sunbear Pickups is a relatively new UK pickup manufacturer that has quietly been garnering a reputation for fine-sounding products.

These units come with full-sized alnico V magnets and are wound a hair hotter than the vintage spec at 5k and 4. The magnet wire is heavy formvar and we requested unpotted coils. The bridge has a wonderfully vintage quack and the neck has a pleasing sheen with no lack of clarity. This Canadian-made set has full-sized custom-made alnico V magnets and recessed polepieces.

The output is a little lower on the bridge but the midrange voicing and overall balance is almost identical. The short fibreboard bases make them more difficult to mount on vintage-style Gretsches but it can be done. This set is hard to beat in a Cabronita Telecaster too.

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