Loving the Tremonti Treble Pick Up

[Jeff5]

I put this pick up in my CU24 last year and never looked back. Now I put it in my Hamer that I use for D standard and other drop tunings and I'm loving it all over again. It is a bassy pick up, but is not flubby. It stays nice and tight with a lot of gain with a good "thump" for palm mutes. I actually don't like my lows too tight, and like a bit of sizzle and give, and this pick up seems to have that sweet spot. Meaning, it's just tight enough for any kind of metal, but doesn't feel or sound too stiff or sterile.

It has good mids (not an over abundance imo), great harmonics and a great singing high end. It is a very clear pick up and from a lead stand point legato runs are sparkly and staccato licks are very defined with a lot of pick attack. It also sounds really good clean. In my CU24 it is split with the PRS wiring and sounds great that way too. (I have yet to split the bridge pup by itself but that is coming...)

Some say it has a Ceramic magnet, but PRS' site says Custom magnet. I'm not sure what that means. It feels almost like a cross breed between a Ceramic and Alnico. Regardless, it's a great bridge pick up and if you like high out put pick ups, give it a whirl.

Jeff

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Re: Loving the Tremonti Treble Pick Up

What Duncan would you compare it to? Or any other brand pickup?

 

[Jeff5]

Re: Loving the Tremonti Treble Pick Up

I haven't used brands other than Duncan or PRS. I can't really compare it to any Duncans. It is slightly like a combination of a JB and Custom but bigger sounding than both. I've had JB/Custom Hybrids too and and the Tremonti doesn't sound like them. To my ears at least, it has a more classic feel like the Custom, but again really doesn't sound anything like it. Big and lush but with good compression and dynamics is a way I would describe it.

 

[Masta' C]

Re: Loving the Tremonti Treble Pick Up

The Tremonti Treble is a great pickup!

It's based loosely on the Gibson 500T pickups that Tremonti used to play and features a similar, 3-magnet design (one large center magnet, 2 smaller side magnets), which I am 99% certain are all Ceramic (PRS used to specify Ceramic before changing it to just "Custom magnets" in the description). It is very high output, but very dynamic at the same time.

Can't say it really compares to any particular Duncan, but if a Custom and a 500T had a baby, perhaps the Tremonti Treble would be the offspring. It's somewhat smoother than the 500T with more prominent upper-mids, but still has some of that 500T-style grit and compression when pushed.

 

[Jeff5]

Re: Loving the Tremonti Treble Pick Up

That's great info! I thought I heard somewhere it was based on the 500T, but I have no idea what one sounds like. I thought maybe it had some kind of combo of alnico/ceramic magnets like the new Juggernauts from BKP.