Filtertrons

[TwilightOdyssey]

Thrednomancy .... ewwwwwwww.

[Philly Q]

Thrednomancy .... ewwwwwwww.

I've been waiting for that!  :lol:

[noodleplugerine]

I have no idea why bumping threads is considered a bad thing - Especially by a mod (looking at you ben ;) )

Bumping threads means not starting a new one - which means less threads - which means better indexing - which means faster forum.

Also it means its easier for people to find the information they want if its all in one thread rather than hundreds - Especially with a thread with a title as obvious as this one.

[TwilightOdyssey]

I have no idea why bumping threads is considered a bad thing - Especially by a mod (looking at you ben ;) )

Bumping threads means not starting a new one - which means less threads - which means better indexing - which means faster forum.

Also it means its easier for people to find the information they want if its all in one thread rather than hundreds - Especially with a thread with a title as obvious as this one.

Justification .... ewwwwwwwwwwww PDT_008

[Will]

:lol: good day at the office then Ben?

Dirty DC, do you have any more info on the pickup, ie DC, magnet etc. would just be interesting

[Ratrod]

welcome Dirty DC.

For a Malcolm tone I would normally recommend a Classic + Filtertron. It's nothing more than a normal Filtertron with a couple of more turns on the bobbins for some extra midrange and output. It looks like Tim did the same to this.

Also check out the Gretschpages Forum if you're into Gretsch guitars.

[FernandoDuarte]

Ratrod, you did not a review of the re-wounds pickups :D

[Ratrod]

It never came to that. I sold the Reverend and got a Gretsch Power Jet wich is loaded with TV Jones Powertrons.

With all respect to Tim's great work, the TV Jones Powertrons are great and don't need a rewind.

[Dirty DC]

Hey thanks for the welcome
Ummmmmm info about the pick-up?
I can only say that if put side by side next to a Standard Filtertron then this one stands about twice the height
A standard Filtertron reads about 4.5 to 4.7 on my multi meter and this one reads about 12
I`ve spent a lot of time reading and studying Malcolms sound
I even got talking to his amp tech and got a load of info off him
I know Mal has a standard filtertron that he has re-wound with the thickest copper he can get.
Thats it, thats all he does.
He has 12's with a wound g as strings which i use the same gauge
A high action and heavy picks
I`ve had some work done to my Marshall too
Its a JCM 800 which i run as 50 watts, had the pre-amp stage taken out, a few tweaks on the EQ side of things.
Had a switch put in on the back so i can run all 4 EL34's but no at the same time so it still runs as 50 watts.
which basically means i have a fresh set of valves there if anything happens.
I can switch between the two sets. This all runs into a power-soaker and then into the 4 x 12 cab which has 30 watt greenbacks.
this all was done by our amp tech Jesse Hoff. Brilliant guy.
But the guitar is pretty stock, i took out all the wiring and re-wired it so i only have volume and tone for one pick-up.
i did this because i kept knocking the selector switch's and losing it.
I also have two Malcolm Young Signiture Gretcsh's which have basically the same set-up but they`re both fitted with High Sensitive Filtertrons and they`re great but for some reason they`re were'nt cutting it in the Falcon. I think its because the body is hollow.
Anyway, I just wanted to say to Bare Knuckle that what ever they did to this filtertron ( and i know it aint a rewound one because of the thickness of it) then they should do it again. I`d be first in-line for one.
I put a link to their site from our equipment page as well.
Thanks TwinFan for the comments
Heavier Than Hell, Ratrod and Will
cheers
Stic
our site: www.dirtydc.com
Jesse Hoff Amp Tech:  http://www.verysquare.com/jessehoff/index.html

[Ratrod]

Wow, I didn't know Malcolm had done any work on his pickup. I always thought it was stock and they simply wound the filtertrons a bit hotter at the factory.

Is there anything to be found on the web about Mal's pickup? What gauge of wire exactly and how many turns?

[HTH AMPS]

Wow, I didn't know Malcolm had done any work on his pickup. I always thought it was stock and they simply wound the filtertrons a bit hotter at the factory.

Is there anything to be found on the web about Mal's pickup? What gauge of wire exactly and how many turns?

I've heard the same thing years ago about Mal rewinding his bridge pickup with some thick wire to get THAT tone.