TV JONES TV CLASSIC UNIV. MT CHROME BRIDGE
DisponibileVintage Twang & Growl
The TV Classic captures the vintage twang and growl of a late 1950's, and early 1960's vintage Filter'Tron™. The TV Classic is our most popular and most versatile pickup. The all-around versatility of a TV Classic makes this a great choice for rock, rockabilly, blues, country and more!
Bridge: Designed with more power and wider pole-to-pole spacing to balance with the neck pickup.
DC Resistance: 4.8K Inductance: 2.49H
Neck: Our neck pickup is a replica of a 1959 Filter'Tron™.
DC Resistance: 4K Inductance: 1.85H
TONE / Characteristic:
Between a Fender (brighter single coil) & Gibson (darker and thicker). There is a classic growl and grind when you dig in. The treble is clean and compressed.
LIKENESS / Derived from:
Filter'Tron™ from 50's and 60's – that traditional Gretsch tone. This pickup was designed from an analyzed 1959 PAF Filter'Tron™
BEST FOR:
- Rockabilly
- Rock n' Roll
- Blues
- Country
Special Considerations
Filter'Tron Replacement: The Universal Mount is a direct drop-in replacement for Vintage Filter'trons, HS Filter'trons, Fideli'trons, Mega'trons, Full-trons and any other standard sized 'Trons.
Blacktop Filter'Tron Replacement: You will need the Universal Mount and one Dual Screw Mount Adapter per pickup to mount into the stock rings.
Broad'Tron Replacement: You will need the Universal Mount along with a new EM2 Ring or EM5 Ring.
Gretsch-Bucker Replacement: You will need the Universal Mount along with a new EM2 Ring or EM5 Ring.
Post-2012 Electromatics: You will need the Universal Mount with one Dual Screw Mount Adapter per pickup. This is necessary to mount the pickup into your stock ring.
Streamliners: These guitars are made with "Gibson-style" rings instead of standard Gretsch rings. You will want to choose the Universal Mount with either our EM1 Ring, EM2 Ring, or EM5 Ring to replace the stock ring when installing a Universal Mount Pickup (this depends on which style you prefer). If you choose either the EM2 or EM5 Gretsch-style Rings you will also want a pack of Ring Risers (due to the neck angle).
Gretsch 5120/5122: You will need the Universal Mount along with an EM2 Ring or EM5 Ring and Ring Risers. Risers are recommended because the neck angle on these guitars tend to be high. You can find those in our Hardware section.
Gretsch 5420/5422 - early models: You will need the Universal Mount. If your guitar came stock with the large metal rings you will not be able to replace them with the smaller Gretsch rings because the footprint is too large. You will need one of our Dual Screw Mount Adapters for each pickup to attach the pickup to your stock ring.
Humbucker Replacement: To replace standard Humbuckers you will need the Universal Mount with one of our EM1 (Gibson-style), EM2 (Gretsch), EM5 (Gretsch), or EM4 (Fender-style) rings.