Most of you will know my Gretsch Power Jet. It's an outstanding guitar and is currently my number one. Everything on this guitar is top quality including the pickups.
The pickups are TV Jones Powertrons. They feature taller bobbins wich gives them more output and better midrange. They sound like a very beefy Filtertron. More PAF-ish but with that typical gretschy twang and kerrang and even more of that characteristic growl. This means they can do the classic rockabilly thing but also some serious hard rock.
Still, I think there's room for improvement. They can sound a bit clinical, cold, dull and there's a hint of harshness in the mids. So I'm thinking about having them scatterwound for better dynamics, harmonics etc.
Now, what I said above doesn't mean they're bad pickups. Au contraire. These are some of the best in the business. I certainly don't want to change the character of these wonderfull pickups.
Okay, here come the questions:
1. How long does it take? Including shipping.
2. Will they need re-waxpotting and is that included in the rewind price?
BTW. while the pickups are away, I will subject the guitar to Mozart for 24hrs a day to give the wood better tone.
It's gonna be a tone monster.
