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Gretsch has also introduced the Broad'Tron on recent budget models. This pickup is much closer in sound and construction to a traditional humbucker.. Young, and Billy Duffy have extremely different tones and play in different genres but still are devoted to the same pickup. Clean, the Filter'Tron has a beautiful jazz sound without the.

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Broad'Tron BT65 Pickups. I'm very interested in the G6228 Player's Edition Jet for its sound quality. I fell in love with the Broad'Tron BT65s but I'm not super thrilled with the colors and appointments available on that model. At the $2500+ price point, I really need to like everything about a guitar to pull the trigger.

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Filter'trons are a different design than the PAF/Gibson/etc. style humbucker. They're taller and narrower. I believe a smaller wind count but more powerful magnets. Broad'trons are a traditional humbucker design voiced to sound like a Filter'tron. If a guitar is advertised as having Broad'trons, it's from the low end of Gretsch's product lines.

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The single-coil Dynasonic was Gretsch's main pickup before the Filter'Tron was devised by Ray Butts. (Image credit: Future) Seth Lover had already used a humbucking circuit in the power supply choke of an amplifier he designed for Gibson and understood that the same technique could be applied to pickups. Meanwhile, over in Cairo, Illinois.

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Moreover, compared to Broadtrons, Filtertron pickups offer less clarity. Also, Broadtron pickups offer more mids and extended lows in the tone. They can add a little more bite to the sound while also adding some grind to it. However, both Filtertron and Broadtron can nicely deal with overdrive and distortion.

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Featuring a double-cut design with a spruce centre block, 12"-radius laurel fretboard, medium jumbo frets and a bound nato neck, plus the new Broad'Tron BT-2S pickups. Available in Phantom Metallic, Single Barrel Stain or Walnut Stain with a tortoise pickguard finishes.

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Broad'tron pickups are another variety of Filtertron pickup made and offered by Gretsch. These have the same aesthetic as the Filter'tron pickup, however, offer the output closer to that of a PAF-style humbucker, while retaining more high-end clarity and adding a bit more midrange.

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20% price drop. $60. Like new pickups. One bridge one neck. One has attached pickup ring. BROAD'TRON™ PICKUPS "Broad'Tron™ Electric Guitar Pickups Filter Out Hum, while providing true Power and Fidelity!"The Broad'Tron™ meticulously captures the guitar's sonic palette and reproduces powerful mids, extended lows and a.

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There's a difference in the size of the pickup casing : Broad'Tron appears larger, but the PU bezels seems to be of the same external dimensions for both : this would allow an easy replacement for BT FT, HS FT or TVJ pickups. If it is intentional, let's that it's a clever idea.

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NEW GRETSCH BLACKTOP FILTERTRON HUMBUCKER PICKUP SET PAIR BRIDGE AND NECK G5400Brand New. $69.99. Here are the BRAND NEW 2016 MODEL GRETSCH BROAD'TRON HUMBUCKER PICKUPS MATCHED SET 4 WIRE FOR COIL SPLIT OPTIONS. . Neck Ohms read 8.28 and the Bridge ohms read 9.88.Please Note: You are getting just the neck and bridge pickup with the screws and.

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Gretsch Broad'Tron BT65 pickups (Professional Collection version) were designed by tone guru Tim Shaw to be the most rocker-oriented pickups Gretsch had made so far. So, these pickups are for players who want to retain the high-end of single-coil instruments while also having an extra oomph to drive the amp.

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Iconic Broad'Tron pickups, simple pickup switching layout and a stylish hard-tail make for a comfortable play and great looker in a few different colours. While admittedly a more affordable Gretsch, the G5222s aren't a sacrifice in playability, sound or specs, offering a comfortable play, versatile sound and classic look. These guitars would sit nicely in […]

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Pickups & controls are the voice of your instrument. All-New Broad'Tron™ BT65 Pickups: True Power & Fidelity. Designed by the famed Tim Shaw, the Broad'Tron™ BT65 meticulously captures the guitar's sonic palette and reproduces powerful Mids, extended Lows and an exceptionally clear, yet smooth High-end.. Alnico V magnets and wider pole spacing produce a sound powerful enough to drive.

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The Broad'Tron pickups are noticeably darker sounding with plenty of output, pushing forth deep lows, growly midrange and cutting highs, and sound deliciously smooth when confronted with distortion. Even at high volume, the guitar didn't squeal but rather sang with musical feedback. Even more impressive is how responsive the pickups are.

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Broad'Tron BT-2S pickups 'Premier Guitar' Loves the Broad'Tron BT-2S Pickups in G2420T Streamliner May 14, 2019 Sara Norton 0. In the May issue, the Gretsch G2420T Streamliner Hollow Body with Bigsby received a stellar review from Premier Guitar's Dave Hunter,.

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In this video I compare the Broad'Tron Pickups that came with my Gretsch Streamliner G2622T and the Gretsch Filter'Trons that I put on the guitar. The differ.