Filtertrons Vs Humbuckers What Is The Difference

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[@DylanTalksTone]

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us recently. Thank you to everyone who has been a subscriber for a long time. I have contacted the potential winner of the 30,000 sub contest and I'll announce probably on monday once I hear back. We will be doing this again soon. We will also be doi.g another smaller giveaway at the end of the month. Thanks for your support. If you want to help out Patreon.com/dylantalkstone thanks again. This is JIST GETTING STARTED

[@tiki_trash]

I watched this video 3 times and I still don't understand how a Filtertron is constructed. Maybe I'm just dense. I don't get it, held together by friction? Huh? Friction where? You seemed to just ramble on about a bunch of different pickups but didn't concentrate on the filtertron and left me with more questions than answers.

[@DylanTalksTone]

Thanks for watching it three times!!!

[@tiki_trash]

@@DylanTalksTone Ok, I'm kind of getting after the 4th time, maybe. I didn't get much sleep and I'm still working on my first cup of coffee, lol. Maybe I'll have a smoke and try it a 5th time, haha! If you just laid out all the parts on a table I'm sure I would have gotten it the first time. That red arrow is pointing to an airspace, or is there something between coils? God, I must be dense.

[@bciecko1]

tiki trash I don’t quite understand how they are held together by friction of the screws (pole pieces) are also holding it together. That would be a mechanical construction versus a friction construction. In case if the rest, I understand the inherent differences between the ‘tron style and the PAF. I think you probably understand the difference but aren’t getting the concept of the construction itself and that’s what’s getting you confused? Seems like the difference is in the construction and we know what the method is with smaller coils and a huge magnet. Maybe a separate vid that is just about the construction would help clarify it more.

[@DDE_ADDICT]

good one to cover

[@chrisbardolph]

I wonder if someone looked outside their window, saw a person filming, and said, "I'll bet he's talking about different types of hum cancelling guitar pickups."

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Or maybe they're sitting beside their window staring at him with the music blasting in the background pretending he conducting the oyster because he looks Lawrence Welk.

[@MostlyTorso]

I can’t stop seeing that tree as your hair. Ha! Anyway, how about you do a video on the DeArmonds?

[@scottabney4579]

Lmao

[@kristopher6031]

Haha

[@thejakefromstatefarm6768]

Thank god! I was wondering if i was just weird or if anybody else noticed it... Most likely I'm weird and others noticed it as well.

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

MostlyTorso the tree makes his hair look like Buzz Osbourne. But I do think he should do a vid of DeArmonds

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Like he electrocuted himself ☺

[@vinolitro]

It'd be interesting to see you compare regular Fender single-coils with the Noiseless stuff they put in the Ultra and Deluxe series

[@CavemanWithAStringStick]

I second this

[@SirEnVo]

I really don't like the noiseless ones. Takes away from tge strats charm imo

[@kimhansen6384]

@@SirEnVo Somehow you are right. I have used Kinmans exclusively for many years, and they sound very good, but they don´t sound like real Strats.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Agreed!

[@IndigoVagrant]

I'm looking at getting the Fender Noiseless for a Thinline 69 style Tele I am building. Haven't decided yet on Alnico II or Alnico V.

[@ravenslaves]

Please cover the "Gold foil" issue. It's been pissing me off since they were "rediscovered" and suddenly became "boutique"...with the associated price.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

ravenslaves I've seen cheaper gold foils on eBay but not sure they are actually build the way Teisco or whoever made them made them !

[@j.a.s.1416]

Oh Dylan I was that guy requesting this! Thank you! 🎸

[@TruthSurge]

I thought Filtertrons WERE humbuckers. ?

[@richb3326]

what's the difference between a broadtron and filtertron sound wise?

[@altrock86]

Jim B I’m no expert but to my ear broadtrons sounds similar to a traditional paf humbucker and a filtertron sounds spanky and twangy close to a telecaster.

[@richb3326]

Christopher Kaesemeyer yeah I thought that might be the case. I've removed half the pole pieces to take away the lack of definition in the hope that it sounds closer to a filtertron. sounds loads better but don't know if it sounds like a filtertron!

[@DavidDyte1969]

Neck position of a Telecaster - YES. I have the TV Jones Filtertron style neck pickup in my Tele, and combined with a very bitey Tele bridge pickup ('62 imitation) they just sound amazing.

[@mzanoni1986]

So there are unscrupulous pickup winders who are full of shit. No way. Who would thunk it?

[@thmmke6926]

Pete T recorded who’s next with the Gretsch, so the filtertrons deff rock,

[@Aevyn]

Hi Dylan, do you have an opinion on Guitar Fetish (GFS) pickups? They make a filtertron style that i want to try but I'm afraid it might just be a regular humbucker

[@Aevyn]

The reason I'm afraid these GFS "GF'Tron" pickups might be regular humbuckers is the high DC output. Their vintage spec set is wound to 6.2k bridge and 5.8k neck with A2 magnets

[@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

I wonder what how Dylan's neighbors react to seeing him standing near the curb, gesturing, and talking enthusiastically... ...to no one.

[@bciecko1]

Dylan, what makes the different ‘tron pickups different from one another? There’s the filter, dyna, fidela. There are others too but is there something specific that makes these different from one another or is it just the amount of winds on there or something?

[@tiki_trash]

Yeah, I still don't get it. This video was really vague he just seemed to ramble on about a whole bunch of stuff that seemed to have no relevance to Filtertrons and I still don't get how the F-Tron is constructed. Why couldn't he just concentrate on the pickups Gretsch used? That would have made a lot more sense to me. Basically, he was trying to tell us how a Creative MP3 player is constructed by telling us how an iPod is constructed.

[@bciecko1]

tiki trash no, he did get into the construction and it helped greatly, really. Maybe you didn’t finish the video? My question was what is the difference between the different types of ‘trons. I do get the difference between them and regular humbuckers, now, but amongst themselves what is the difference you know. That’s what I’d like to know now that we know the difference between a ‘tron and a PAF.

[@wesleymorris1]

Tesla and Edison debate comparatively

[@zscion9611]

Can you please do a video on the difference a cover makes on a humbucker?

[@IckAck03]

"Fight me in the comment." Lmao - I love that. Good information here.

[@mikem7976]

I would be interested in going deeper into types of Filtertrons such as the differences between a TV Jones Classics and Gretsch Filtertron and also the differences between Blacktop Filtertron and TV Jones Powertron. Thx.

[@kimhansen6384]

Apart from the uggly sunglases, this was a very interesting video :-) I got trapped into buying som newer ´Filtertrons´ that were just humbuckers, so I had to sell them again, and buy some real Filtertrons, that sound much better. The video would have benefitted from having some sound examples.

[@DylanTalksTone]

Patreon.com/dylantalkstone if you want to help out with that. We dont have one of everything, but you could help.

[@ricklanders]

This is totally ridiculous. Why would I watch a guy standing in his driveway talking about pickups when I could watch a studio video with actual guitar and pickup sound samples? Subscribe? Lol, for what? Thumbs down.

[@DylanTalksTone]

Thanks so much for watching Rick. I appreciate the comment. I'll address it in my next video.

[@QPatrickQ]

Congrats on all the new subs Dylan, you’ve helped me feel confident doing work on my own guitar, and you’ve given me a wealth answers to the “whys” and “hows” that I wouldn’t have ever thought to ask. Thanks!

[@cjscala87]

Here’s a great video idea.. can you dissect what makes “gold foils” gold foils. Maybe some information about different types. I know there are dozens of types.

[@robotsongs]

As a devout vintage Harmony enthusiast, that video would make me tingly in my nethers. There's a lot of people selling "gold foils," and none of them sound very authentic. I haven't tried the lollar version, but that's a stupid amount of money to pay for a recreation of something that you can still occasionally find for cheap at a flea market, and I'm not willing to front that.

[@carlosu1021]

robotsongs how would you describe the tone?

[@robotsongs]

@@carlosu1021 To what, the originals? If so, I'd say very strong, very clear, somewhat glassy, excellently balanced when you roll the tone back a bit. In some ways and in some situations they sound like piezos - very "acoustic" - which can be good or bad depending on the setup. Gold foils are a lot like the guitars that originally had them-- they can be temperamental, difficult, and can take effort to make work, but when they do, goddamn watch out. You want to hit that funky 70s Motown or late 60s lo-fi jazz-funk sound? They're your ticket.

[@lunarpollen]

as far as i'm aware of, there are two unrelated families of pickups that are "gold foils", one is the DeArmond/Harmony type, the other is a Japanese/Teisco type... Almost all of the newer gold foils are trying to be like the second type. I think Curtis Novak might be the only one doing a repro of the DeArmond type.

[@cjscala87]

lunarpollen I love both kinds. If I had to describe their sound I’d say they have the output of p90s but with a clearer high end that can be very chimney style times.

[@AS-mm4pn]

What's the deal with G&L's Z coil pickups?

[@guitarelaxed]

and right on camera a fedex truck skips to a parallel universe at 3:26 and reappears a minute later in opposite direction. Magic!

[@unclestubs8377]

It jumps back through the wormhole at 4:28, lol

[@TomTobin67]

Drinking game: Every time Dylan says the word HOLE, you take a drink. HOLE word count: 5! I'm drunk already.

[@tonyl9805]

Wow, learned so much. Have a Gretch with them. Totally unique sound, lower output yes but that is what the amp volume is for. Buttery beautiful cleans and low gain

[@bryantherocker]

IT SHOULD BE CALLED THE BUTT-TATRON OR THE BUTTSBUCKER

[@shaunw9270]

Very interesting & informative. Can you compare Rickenbacker 50's & 60's toaster pickups and the "Hi Gain" post 1970 pickups please ?

[@wileecohagen]

I think the music industry blew up was because we had an enormous amount of trained personnel leaving the service. These guys repaired all kinds of electronics for the service and we had the manufacturing facilities to make anything that could be sold. That and the celebration of the war being over that lit up the music world, radios and speakers got better and the audiophiles were born. My father in law helped the Navy in two special projects. First, as a matter of necessity was surface contact radar, which allowed destroyers to hunt German Uboats at night when they were running on the surface to charge their batteries. Then he worked on radio ranging and triangulation to help aircraft find their targets or their way back home after their nighttime bombing runs. After the war he worked for RCA where he and his partner designed a transistor for them. Having completed their job 6 months ahead of schedule, RCA gave the men the use of their lab to do whatever they wanted for six months, or they could just go home and take six months pay. They chose to take time in the lad and they invented the Op-amp. The work they did was the property of RCA, and the company thought it was far too advanced for any device they could market, so they shelved. In the mean time my father in law and his partner had worked with the University of Pennsylvania to make the semi conductor material for the products they had designed, so when RCA shelved their Op-Amp the Professor they had been working with published a paper on the design. A few years later and Texas Instruments took that design, modified it, patented their variation on the Op-Amp and started pumping calculators which led to the IBM computer and on to the PC that sits in every household. I believe similar things happened everywhere in the electronics industry, including pickups for guitars! Thanks for another great video explaining the difference between filter trans and humbuckers, and I like your idea of running one in the middle of a tele! I’d want a 5 way switch so I could split the coils like this. Position 1, the neck pick up. Position 2, the neck pickup and the upper coil of the filtertron. Pos3, both coils of the filter tron. Pos4 the bottom coil of the tron and the bridge pickup. And position 5, the bridge pickup by itself. That sounds like a fun way to go!

[@robertpack125]

what? NO "Here's how they sound in comparison?" ?!?!?

[@DylanTalksTone]

You dont know what humbuckers sound like? AC/DC for example? You dont know what filtertrons sound like? Brian Setzer for example?

[@OaNautilus92]

I won't be able to watch this, when it goes live because of work, but i just wanted to say YESSSS!

[@EdVanMeyer]

Filtertrons sound so much better.

[@benstoyles1297]

Really like this video series. Probably the best presented info on the more esoteric pick-up types available.

[@theroguetomato5362]

I really wanted this one. Always very curious to know the difference between 'trons and regular humbuckers.

[@ooloncaluphid]

Maybe you could get some orange traffic cones and block off your street while you shoot a video.

[@richardmorris363]

LOL

[@deanallen927]

Thanks for describing the inside of the Tron, some odd stuff going on there. But but you never said why a regular humbucker is not just a wider tron.

[@sivertSt02]

An emg filtertron 😂 would be Cool for some shred atkins

[@DylanTalksTone]

Shred Atkins. You win the internet today.

[@wingracer1614]

@@DylanTalksTone Make no mistake, Chet could shred with anybody.

[@sivertSt02]

@@DylanTalksTone Haha thanks man. i could not have won this without the man himself chet atkins

[@sivertSt02]

@@wingracer1614 ohh yeah, there is noe denying of that

[@knightbrolaire526]

Hi Dylan! Can you compare a regular strat single to a Dano lipstick pickup? That'd be great!

[@xanhteps648]

I always appreciate the info. Im kind of drawn towards small humbuckers. They sound right for my playing. So I might have to give these a try..i thought I had. But you showed exactly the guitar I tried them on. My first guitar had (awful) top mount pickups no routing! My first real guitar had carvin m22 distortion pickups still have and love them. I don't know why people hate on low output pickups though amps have plenty of drive these days.

[@MrMiskut]

I love your fucking explanations they’re amazing you know a lot about pick ups and I’m glad that your channel is around. But you need to get a studio because you can’t be doing these discussions on the side of the road sorry still love your channel though 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DylanTalksTone]

I had a studio. It was boring so I sold it

[@MrMiskut]

DylanTalksTone haha your mini humbucker video is really in depth. Love that shit 🔥🔥

[@jackjones9467]

Was waiting for this. Thanks so much. Great info. Yes, please do a gold foil episode. I would also love to see the difference between Bass and Guitar pickups. What is different between a single coil (Jbass/start), humbucker(Pbass/Music Man/PAF), etc. Thanks Dylan, am loving your channel so much.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

I have one of the Gretch's with the pickups you're talking about. They're called "Broadtrons" I think, and it's basically a box-y PAF type pickup. I actually *LOVE* them in the bridge, but find them very dull in the neck because it's just the same exact pickup. Great for adding thickness on big overdriven parts in the studio.

[@louisbaron9756]

I have these in my streamliner (great value for money guitar, check it out) and took half the pole pieces out the neck pickup, brightens it up lots!

[@joeladams2540]

I love my broadtrons 🤷

[@guitargeek57]

Please do a gold foil video

[@j.d.schultzsr.9215]

I'd rather hear the difference between 2-stroke and 4-stroke outboard motors on a quiet mountain lake on a Summer morning.

[@DylanTalksTone]

Lol. I'm down for a 2 stroke and 4 Stroke Dirtbike. No w that's a video I can get behind.

[@kevdean9967]

Why are you wasting your time here. Do what you want, unless you're in the Pen! And as far as your comment goes I'd rather hear the distant sound of oars as opposed to a 2 or 4 stroke oil slick producing outboard on a clear mountain lake!!! I'm crazy like that, I think oil and water aren't a good mix for the environment.

[@Nightsat44]

This is now my favorite guitar tech talk on the net.. Thank you Dylan!

[@12south31]

You look like Wayne Static with the tree behind you.

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

Yep. FACT! Impedance does NOT determine how hot your pickup is. My HS is only 4.7 but it will kick a lot of humbuckers.

[@rickc2102]

So, what's your axe in your band, then?

[@DylanTalksTone]

I play whatever I have at the moment as my personal guitar changes all the time, but most of the time it's some sort of hotrodded tele style.

[@macinfloydvolk]

Rickenbacker invented a hum bucking pickup back in the 1930’s but they didn’t bother parenting it because they felt it distorted the signal too much.

[@macinfloydvolk]

does not matter it's still a pickup ...

[@redstorm008]

I guess I didn't win that one... you do need to do a reveal, we want to see that ibanez played and everything!!!

[@ongweiming3850]

Hi Dylan! I like your videos and i found it is very informative! Im wondering how pickup works on semi hollow guitar, do they pickup sound of acoustic resonance? Does tonewood affect semi hollow guitar?

[@va3ux]

Pete Townsend used a Gretsch 6120 on Won't Get Fooled Again. Pretty much the complete opposite tone that we normally associate with a Filtertron equipped guitar.

[@thomasmetz3]

Gretsch guitars are great. My Tenny Rose has the HiLo Tron pups that capture the “Beatles for Sale” sound. My Falcon has TV Jones Classic Filtertrons that can go from surf & rockabilly to Neil Young Crazy Horse overdriven land.

[@thetakenking7061]

Hi. I’m thinking about getting a Gretsch G5230T. The cheaper $550.00 one. It says it comes with Black Top Filter Tron pickups. Are those “real” Filter Tron pickups? I want that Rockabilly sound. I really want the Hot Rod Gretsch but I’ll never afford that. I just ordered the Vox Valvetronix VT20X so I’ll get all the sounds I want but I really want a Gretsch. Let me know if that 5230T will do the job.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Good I bought some cheap fake ceramic ones offa wish it said neck 8-9 ohms and bridge 14-16 ohms i didnt need no Quality peak resonance just wider

[@Mephilis78]

Gibson just barely got the patent first, and Butts just barely finished his prototype first. It's not really cut and dry. It's also not like Edison taking credit for the lightbulb, either. Lover and Butts were literally working on their designs at the same time, with no chance of anyone taking the other's ideas. In fact, they both came up with such similar ideas simply because of basic electrical theory, tbh.

[@seanthomasmusic]

Can you review the Tim Shaw Custom Shop Filtertron pickup that was featured in the Fender Rarities Koa top Stratocaster? It has what almost looks like a P-rail configuration, and I can't find any specs for this thing. Would love to know more about that and the gold foils that are used in the neck and middle positions as well! Thanks!

[@synthnchill7457]

Go inside..why are u filming in a driveway? And enough with subscribers, no one cares and talking for a whole minute about it is annoying

[@DylanTalksTone]

If you dont like what we do.... leave.... it's that simple.

[@synthnchill7457]

@@DylanTalksTone I shouldnt be so one sided in my review: content and explanation was excellent, it's the same with people that record themselves driving ...but I'm just being a dumb grump.

[@DylanTalksTone]

Glad you admitted it. I shoot outside because I like being outside. Its beautiful in January in Georgia. We have been focused on subscriber count because the giveaway was dependent on it AND I am extremely grateful for everyone who helps us do what we do.

[@mattfinleylive]

To me, Filtertrons sound Hi-Fi/Wide-band not unlike Les Paul's later Lo-Impedence pickups, Which says volumes, (Les Paul never favored the PAF's after coming up with the Lo-Impedence)

[@frankus54]

Great video. The skinny Les Paul Deluxe pickup (not the P90)... Is it a humbugging pickup? They always seem to sound very clean. Same pickup on the original Epiphone Riveria. What is the story with it?

[@richardclark.]

Dylan, you looks suspiciously like Ray Butts? Hard to tell with those giant face hiding glasses. And you sure are adamant that you...uh..uh..I mean ray, (wink wink) got robbed from the fame of the first humbucker. I'm on to you man. I will be right here...watching...

[@cliffordsolomon3884]

I have three telecasters two with Wilkerson vintage pickups in them one with TFW Humbuckers in it .I'm going to change one of My three telecasters to a filter ton in neck and can You let Me know if will You Dylan let Me know what would be best in bridge with filtering in neck before I order pickups ease sincerely Clifford S. Dylan I get a lot from Your KZbin videos thank You.You and Yours be more blessed .PS, I play gospel old hyms and contempary praise worship .I wrote twenty two songs ACTUALLEY writing them I'm puting the cords keys to them all now .I have 13 guitars Stracoasters 335 eiphone limited edition PRS se234 Solitaire by Boulder creek here in California and Grover Base guitar I use for recording editing mixing My song I wrote I need a different sound I have Stracoasters sss/ssH /HH strat and a Jaznaster plus but need a little different sounding guitar so to the point I'm going to put a filter trim pick up in neck of one of My telecasters I got different switches in all three .Wi You let Me know how much You charge to make Me a bridge pick up to go with filter ton I'll get some where.I also play thru a Peavey Classic 30 tube amp with 3 el84s and four 12 ax7 tubes in it and thru my Katina 100 2x12 amps with earnie ball with tunner made in center of volume into Boss Advanced EQ duel peddel into front of amps and Supper Chorus peddel and Digitech dl8 and Boss reverb RV6 peddel in FX loop I use this peddel board with not amps I stated in here many this will help You to let Me know can wi You make Me a bridge pickup for one of My telecasters that I put a filter ton in neck of one of My telecasters.E mail Me if will please beings You probably know what pick up I'll need for bridge in tele.

[@zigzagrz]

I won!

[@benjaminnielsen4288]

Can you recommend which mini-humbucker would be best for the AC/DC 'Mal' Sound? Some signature models are using the Powertron and others the Gretsch Vintage type Filtertrons. I was considering a TV Jones classic. Can you advise? Thanks.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

You wanna film these videos _inside,_ so *pickup* trucks don't interrupt you? Also, hasn't your mom taught you that wearing reflective sun shades when talking to people is impolite? You know, showing your face to your audience as a *basic* courtesy? Rock stars are not _that_ much of a role model when it comes to eye wear, I am afraid.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

Actually, a Filtertron doesn't quite fit in the same space as a HiLotron- the second bobbin/screw assembly requires a bigger hole to accommodate. I found this out when, years ago, I installed Filtertrons in my 1966 Tennessean. After discovering, to my horror, that routing would be required, I trusted my guitar to my very capable friend Greg, who masterfully fired up the router while I closed my eyes and prayed. When the sawdust had settled, I saw that there were now 2 perfect Filtertron sized holes in the top of my Tennessean. The rest, by comparison, was easy. The sound was magic, and I now had what I considered to be the perfect Tennessean. [Having sharpened the tines on their pitchforks, the angry mob lights their torches. This sacrilege cannot stand. "Heretic! Blasphemer! Witch! Wiiiiiiiiiiiitch!"] Ok, got to (literally) run! They're getting close...

[@lorenzo6mm]

Today its all about underwound, weak out put pick ups. Vintage PUPs around 4K from Rick's are worth a fortune. The underwound pickups produce demonstrably better mid range magic, Once the bass reponse from the power of a PUP is reduced the "Jangle" and "Chime" are automatic.

[@fantasticflyingfrogs]

Hey Dylan I ove your videos. I have a question for you and I haven't seen you talk about this, but you have so many videos, I may have missed it if you did. I have a 1965-ish? Teisco Tulip with one ridiculously powerful massive pickup. I heard that there are version so this guitar with three pickups as well. I know these guitars aren't very valuable, and I was thinking about adding two other pickups, because I like tinkering with guitars. But it might completely destroy the value, I don't know. But what do you know about these pickups, and can I get two more pickups like it?

[@Daverotherham]

Something like a Filtertron I came across by chance that might interest pickup people: 70s Maxon “staple”:pickups. Not quite a visual copy of a Filtertron, but that size, and judging by the sound at least parallel wired, if not a full Filtertron copy inside. I am not going to strip mine to see what is inside them, but, as they are far and away the best pickups I have ever had, I am curious about them. I did read of somebody trying to strip one and finding it thoroughly wax potted, be that factory original or an owner mod. Anyone know much about them?

[@Ledzepfan88]

I have a Les Paul melody maker coming with a single humbucker in the bridge.. personally I love the Malcolm young tone , saw that there's a humbucker size filtertron called the psyclone. Wanted your opinion on this if that would get me in the realm of that Raw tone I'm chasing after, I know they're different guitars completely, but all things being equal a slab of wood n a neck with strings attached, with A pickup and a volume control, do the psyclone pickups live up to the hype? Thanks!!

[@catfishkempster]

Thanks for another great video. I really appreciate the way you take subjects that could easily digress in to tech talk that would lose the average "Joe" in a minute or two, and keep to basic, common terms that just about anybody can understand. That's a trait of a good teacher.

[@TheFrankHuda]

Sounds like a Mortal Combat movie.....Filter-Tron VS The Hum-Bucker!

[@803kasten]

Congratulations on 30k followers.

[@attilathehun0]

Filtertron clean in the bridge it's both crispy and sweet and jangly. It's like taking a 1950's Telecaster bridge pickup and making it noiseless.

[@comickebs748]

What about the Megatrons - what are those in relation to Filtertrons? Not to be confused with the TV Jones Magnatrons, Megatrons were factory installed in the Gretsch Electromatic Corvettes/CVTs. But I'm not sure what makes them distinct.

[@MrAxel1892]

Great. Thx mate. What do need to replace a p90 with a filter Tyron in my tele on neck position? Looking for a replacement in my les Paul on bridge position too… can you provide some profound info? Thx in advance.

[@Terry3Gs]

Another great video & wow that is ALOT of diffrence between the 2 styles of pickups !!

[@derekstudt]

Gold foil pickup video...yes, please!

[@alabamahebrew]

So what you're saying is that my Gretsch G5420 that has double filtertrons, might not have filtertrons? I honestly do not know that much about Gretsch or their pups I bought the guitar because well, I just wanted it lol. I am really wanting to find a neck pup for my Les Paul's and ES styles that does not get so darn muddy. Whenever I hear people demo their's they play very little on the low strings and it's that area I am trying to find a good pickup that will allow me to not get so darn muddy.

[@chrisdeterman3247]

I got a new Gretsch 5422. It's got the black type filtertron. I don't mind the sound. What would I expect the difference to be between that and the real filtertron.?

[@TheBaconWizard]

I see plenty of complaints that gretch humbuckers don't sound like their filtertrons. But, how are they vs say, a PAF?

[@jannisderksenmusic665]

Looking forward to this.😁

[@THRobinson]

Any chance of reviewing trisonic pickups and what makes them different? Those and gold foil?

[@morganw36]

bummed that this video didn't cover what the title said... great information but I was in search of the information about what makes the humbucker and the filter'trons different... obviously not this video.. perhaps a title change would keep people on the right path. cheers.

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Dude! Is Ray Butts a relative of yours? You dang sure look almost identical to him!

[@tobisteffen]

You need to adjust the pole pieces for height, because otherwise your ears couldn‘t tolerate the volume differences of the individual strings. Unless you’re deaf like most guitarists.

[@AlanSShole]

Any chance you can buy a new jacket?

[@DylanTalksTone]

whats' wrong, Patagonia is not good enough for you? Why have multiples if one good one will do?

[@Nowherechente]

What do you think about Seymour Duncan's Psyclone filtertron humbucker size? I like them a lot

[@aGabay]

What do you think about Gretsch's MegaTrons? The ones they put in the G5135 Corvette. To me, they are not really filtertrons but I really love them. They have sound somewhere in the middle of the road between a Tele and an SG, at least to my ears.

[@jeffgerndt2813]

Very informative!

[@DylanTalksTone]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alicepractice9473]

Does anyone know what's the difference between Broad'Trons and Humbuckers?

[@mrVinnyVengeance]

The tree behind you( I'm not saying it's aliens....but)😂🤣😅

[@jpvvandermerwe87]

GREAT clip - super informative. Thank you very much. Keep 'em coming !!!

[@cehdmoy]

Hey Dylan ty for all that information. I would like to ask if is posible to try a split coil in a filtertron, just in theory. I'm not sure if the result gonna be good, but just in theory is that posible? Ley say that it came from the factory whit the 4 cables, or because of how it was builded is not posible even in theory??

[@johncecilia4517]

Why doesn't Gretsch put Filtertrons in their lower guitars or something closer than a generic humbucker pickup? I assumed it was Filtertron because looks like it

[@ronross1145]

How do the humbicker sized filtertrons compare with the gretch ones, and humbuckers?

[@babetteleblanc7620]

But, but, but you didn’t tell me what the difference is between ‘trons and ‘buckers’. Did I miss a video on humbuckers?

[@hughreilly2023]

Whoa! You mean wretch guitars don't really use filertrons? I have a 5422 and it says on the web site that they are filertrons. Are they ripping everyone off?

[@flatroc1]

What's your thoughts on Reverend Guitars RevTron pickups ?

[@sillyfarmerbilly8872]

I have an old harmony rocket from 68 with the mustache pickup, single coil, and the high e string seems weaker. Could I get away with raising the height on that thing using the screw?