Installing a Filtertron Pickup on my Telecaster

[jzjazz]

Hi!

Looking for less hum in my tele AND chasing Jakob Bro's sound I've decided to order a tv jones filtertron. I have an american performer with HB routing so it will fit in and I'll only have to make the whole in the plate bigger.

So would this be the proper one?
TV JONES TV CLASSIC UNIV. MT CHROME NECK | boxguitar.com | Reverb

Thanks!

[David B]

That's the one. I've got one in my Hahn Model C and really like it. I too was inspired by that pickup (TV Jones Classic) in Jakob Bro and Bill Frisell's Nash guitars.

One thing to consider is that several pickup brands offer a Filtertron design in a humbucker-sized housing (so you wouldn't need to cut your guitar's pickguard). TV Jones offer one, but with slighty different cosmetics. Lollar, Mojo, Creamery, Oil City and several others offer dead-on looking Filtertrons in a humbucker size.

[jzjazz]

That's the one. I've got one in my Hahn Model C and really like it. I too was inspired by that pickup (TV Jones Classic) in Jakob Bro and Bill Frisell's Nash guitars.

One thing to consider is that several pickup brands offer a Filtertron design in a humbucker-sized housing (so you wouldn't need to cut your guitar's pickguard). TV Jones offer one, but with slighty different cosmetics. Lollar, Mojo, Creamery, Oil City and several others offer dead-on looking Filtertrons in a humbucker size.

This looks super cool, thanks! I have a single coil pickup in neck position so I'd have to change the pickguard anyway AND I like the classic design much more, the humbucker design from TV Jones is pretty ugly and I don't want anything but a TV Jones, so I'll have to deal with the cutting Thanks again, problem solved!

[neatomic]

yeah stick with tv jones..he's the filtertron master...he's maniacal about it...he even sources the magnets from the original vintage gretsch source..& has worked directly with gretsch

jakob bro fan here as well!

cheers

[Jimmy Mack]

You can't order/buy a pick guard already cut out for the FTron??

[jzjazz]

You can't order/buy a pick guard already cut out for the FTron??

I'd have to import probably, don't think it's very common in Poland Probably easier to cut this one and buy a new single coil pickguard when I want to return to the original

[Herbie]

Filtertron is a classis neck alternative for the Tele.

But what pots do You use with them? The std Tele bridge pu needs a 250kOhm pots, humbuckers would need 500kOhms but what is the Filtertron value?

[David B]

Filtertron is a classis neck alternative for the Tele.

But what pots do You use with them? The std Tele bridge pu needs a 250kOhm pots, humbuckers would need 500kOhms but what is the Filtertron value?

TV Jones recommends a 500K pot.

[Herbie]

TV Jones recommends a 500K pot.

So how will it be wired? 500 kOhm pots will make the one coil bridge pu scream. 250 kOhm pots will dampen the Filtertron.

Is the answer a 250 kOhm pots and a 250 kOhm resistor in the neck pu lead?

[jzjazz]

So how will it be wired? 500 kOhm pots will make the one coil bridge pu scream. 250 kOhm pots will dampen the Filtertron.

Is the answer a 250 kOhm pots and a 250 kOhm resistor in the neck pu lead?

Good question, I though I'll replace only the pickup. Do I have to think about changing pots?

[Herbie]

You and I are not the first ones to think this problem. Lindy has studied some solutions:

https://www.fralinpickups.com/2017/1...ls-humbuckers/

[jzjazz]

Hi,

I finally have a recording of my trio, including the tv jones classic in my tele:

Very happy with it!

[Wildcat]

Love it! Thank you!

Hi,

I finally have a recording of my trio, including the tv jones classic in my tele:

Very happy with it!

[pingu]

nice tune man , and a lovely band ,
great rolling feel from your drummer
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talking of trusting forests etc
Kiss the Ground

great film ......it’s on Netflix too

[Robertito]

JZJazz, beautiful playing and sound; and very nice composition, too.

[ruger9]

That sounds really good.... and I'm talking about the PLAYING and the TUNE too, not just the filtertron!

I'd buy an album of that.

[feet]

that was a really good idea. do it again.

[Flat]

My wife just walked through the room as I was listening to your clip, jzjazz. As she passed through, she said "Is that Bill Frisell?"

I hope you will understand that at my house that is a very high compliment.

[jzjazz]

My wife just walked through the room as I was listening to your clip, jzjazz. As she passed through, she said "Is that Bill Frisell?"

I hope you will understand that at my house that is a very high compliment.

Haha, I couldn't imagine a bigger compliment! Btw. my wife would distinguish Pat Metheny from John Scofield, but Frisell? Come on! That's a killer guess! Say hi to your wife from me!

[jzjazz]

nice tune man , and a lovely band ,
great rolling feel from your drummer

Yeah this guy's great. And he sounds amazing, too (which you can't hear since the whole band was recorded with a stereo mic of a zoom recorder). And he's 15 years younger than me!

[jzjazz]

That sounds really good.... and I'm talking about the PLAYING and the TUNE too, not just the filtertron!

I'd buy an album of that.

We should have a single or two out on spotify end of this year, I'll keep you posted. Full album not planned yet, I'd rather play a small tour before that, which is not possible at the time

[jzjazz]

I just uploaded a second clip - from the same tune, unfortunately :

?o?ubak / ?ukaszewicz / Majewski

[jzjazz]

New tune here:

More to follow soon, including 3 complete and uncut takes of new material stay tuned

[ruger9]

Very nice! Dig it!

[jzjazz]

Very nice! Dig it!

Thanks a lot!