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Topic: Filterton VS humbuck PUPS |
Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 2:14 pm |
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| Can someone explain the difference between a normal humbuck PU and a Filtertron PU? |
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Joe A. Camacho
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 2:17 pm
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| To my ear Filtertrons don't round off the way PAFs do, they seem to stay a little cleaner. |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2011 8:15 am
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| Filtertrons are underwound, low output dual coil pickups. They have a little more top end sparkle (kind of a "ping" to my ears) and overall clarity than Gibson humbucker and you can coax a little more "twang" out of a filtertron. Not well suited for hi gain use, but work nicely for lower gain applications like rockabilly, blues and country. |
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Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 26 Oct 2011 1:21 pm
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From what I can find on google, apparently the bobbins are narrower than a normal humbucker which puts the two rows of polepieces closer together.
As far as gain, I believe Malcolm Young from AC/DC uses trons, and I think Billy Gibbons uses TV Jones Powertrons in his BillyBo guitars. |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2011 8:49 pm
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| Thanks guys. So, I guess the consensus of opinion is the Filtertron PU is lighter wound, giving more highs? |
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 29 Oct 2011 9:41 pm
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| Jim Bob Sedgwick wrote: |
| Thanks guys. So, I guess the consensus of opinion is the Filtertron PU is lighter wound, giving more highs? |
That's it.I always liked the way 'Trons sounded part way between a Tele bridge PU and a Gibson humbucker.Interesting to have that kind of sound in the neck position,too.  |
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