TV Jones Pickups

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:41 pm

Anybody have/use them? I'm going to refit my Gretsch Pro Jet with them, but I'm not sure which model to get. I'm playing mostly rock with it. The current p/u's are really flabby in the low end, especially on palm mutes, and the attack is kinda marginal overall. I want something with some crisp attack, but not so high output that the high notes don't stand out.

They have demos on their website(http://www.tvjones.com/pickups/pickups.htm. They're done with a lot less overdrive than I'm using though. That's my biggest question: How do they sound with a decent amount of drive?

So far, I think the TV Classic Plus in the bridge and the TV Classic in the neck sounds the best. I don't care for the PowerTron. The SuperTron sounds a bit flat to my ears. The MagnaTron sounds OK.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:32 pm

What PUPs are in the Pro Jet now?

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:37 pm

probably gretsch fake'trons.

II'd just read the descriptions and find reviews of what you want. I think my brian setzer gretsch has fake hi-lo trons, and I like them. Its quiet though.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:00 pm

superfuzz wrote:probably gretsch fake'trons.

II'd just read the descriptions and find reviews of what you want. I think my brian setzer gretsch has fake hi-lo trons, and I like them. Its quiet though.

Yeah, they're "TV Jones Designed" pickups. He said on one Gretsch forum that all he designed was the casing and I think he made a suggestion on the guts.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:07 pm

Brian Setzer uses them on his signature Gretsch model. THEY GOTTA ROCK Y'ALL.

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:48 pm

I really didn't like them when I was trying out Gretschs, but I was specifically looking for cleans. I thought they were a bit muddy sounding.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:56 pm

Sloan wrote:Brian Setzer uses them on his signature Gretsch model. THEY GOTTA ROCK Y'ALL.

Yeah, I'm shooting for a cross between Brian Setzer and Mike Ness. I don't think that's really possible to do, but it's the platonic ideal, at least.