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SETTING UP STRAIGHT

Unlike PAF-style humbuckers, not all Filter’Trons are created equal and dimensions and mounts vary. Before buying retrofit Filter’Tron pickups, check the heights, footprint and mounting method required with the manufacturer and measure your guitar accordingly.

The arrival of Filter’Trons coincided with Gretsch abandoning a conventional tone control and introducing a tone switch. Given its poorly chosen capacitor

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