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Old 11-13-2012, 12:32 AM
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Lightbulb new pickups for gretch

Hey guys, so I play a Gretsch G2210 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass, and I’m thinking about replacing the pickups. The stock pickups are a little too muddy for me, so I’m looking for something with a little more twang and a bigger high pass. If you guys have any suggestions, please reply!
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Old 11-14-2012, 07:05 AM
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Pickups ? Thought there was only one.

TvJones thundertron comes to mind, but there would be some routing necessary , not a direct drop in.
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Old 11-14-2012, 06:00 PM
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aha ya i ment pickup (typed "s" out of habbit). and thaks thats just what im looking for, depending on how much routing it takes, ill definatly keep that in mind, thir soapbar mount looks closest to what i need.
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Old 11-14-2012, 06:02 PM
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You should contact TV Jones through their website and ask them about a direct replacement for that model in a Thundertron or Filtertron. I bet they make one.
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Old 11-15-2012, 07:43 PM
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...looking for something with a little more twang and a bigger high pass...
I don't know anything about your Gretsch, but if it has 250k pots in it, you might try replacing them with 500k or 1M. This mod is supposed to do what you describe above, and it's pretty cheap.
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Old 11-17-2012, 10:59 PM
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I had a G2220 (the two pickup model version of your bass) and installed TV Jones Thundertrons in it. There was no routing required, although I did have to slightly file the pickup ring to make it fit. Here's what it sounds like with the TV Jones pickups: http://youtu.be/9boHZpSF5HQ
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Old 11-19-2012, 12:27 AM
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ih8law: thanks, thats real helpful. just to clarify, what mounting style did you use?
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Old 11-21-2012, 10:18 PM
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ih8law: thanks, thats real helpful. just to clarify, what mounting style did you use?
English Mount:

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