seymour duncan filtertron?

[loversmoon]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seymour-Duncan-Custom-Shop-Filtertron-Bridge-Pickup-Gretsch-/160919037807?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item257785a76f

I never realized you could get one from the custom shop but that seems a bit steep on the price.

[Edgecrusher]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

You can get almost anything from the custom shop usually the only thing that stops it is the price. Stuff from the custom shop isnt cheap

[loversmoon]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

stuff I have seen usually runs around 150 or so. then again I guess it comes down to what it is you are asking for. I just wonder what it sounds like

[Rodney Gene]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

Great sounding pickups. Have owned 2 sets in my life. Some of the most unique and interesting sounding pickups IMO. These do seem a tad steep for 'used'...or resale. Get them made for you to your own specs, they are well worth the price.

Much Respect,

Rodney Gene, Austin Texas

[Rodney Gene]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

Great sounding pickups. Have owned 2 sets in my life.

2 sets of the SD Custom Shop Models.

Much Respect,

Rodney Gene, Austin Texas

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

CS Buckers or pickups for Tele's, Strats, etc are less money because they use fairly standard parts and such but Filtertrons use custom bobbins, covers, poles, etc...that kind of stuff drives the cost up.

I love Duncan pickups and I LOVE my CS Duncans and I'm sure those Filtertrons are killer pickups but at $100 more per pickup than a TV Jones (which like it or not is the Standard in Filtertron pickups) they HAVE to be a hard sell!

[loversmoon]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

CS Buckers or pickups for Tele's, Strats, etc are less money because they use fairly standard parts and such but Filtertrons use custom bobbins, covers, poles, etc...that kind of stuff drives the cost up.

I love Duncan pickups and I LOVE my CS Duncans and I'm sure those Filtertrons are killer pickups but at $100 more per pickup than a TV Jones (which like it or not is the Standard in Filtertron pickups) they HAVE to be a hard sell!

That was my thoughts exactly. I mean the TV jones are hard to beat in the filtertron game.

[Rodney Gene]

Re: seymour duncan filtertron?

That was my thoughts exactly. I mean the TV jones are hard to beat in the filtertron game.

There was a time when TV Jones PUs were hard to come by. Any aftermarket Filtertrons for that matter.
That said, I don't look at pickups as a competition, but rather finding the right one for the guitar I have. SDs were perfect for me at the time. Had a set of TV Jones rewound to 'Setzer' specs back in the day.

Much Respect,

Rodney Gene, Austin Texas