Pickup Tone Advisor

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Thick & Bold


Best for that classic Rock n' Roll sound

Super'Tron

Two steel blades help add a bolder and fuller TV Classic tone.

Power'Tron

More mid-tones, with plenty of growl. Great string to string separation.

Power'Tron Plus

Even more rounder mid-tones, with plenty of growl. Great string to string separation.

Starwood Humbucker

Punchy, articulate and clear. No-muddy lows in the neck position – No-brittle highs in the bridge position.

T-90

Full-bodied, fat bridge tone. Smooth, clear neck tone.

Middle of the Road


Best for the guitar player that plays everything

TV Classic

Our most versatile and popular set of pickups. The classic Filter’Tron tone.

Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

The most original set of Filter’Trons on the market. Designed with the help of Inventor Ray Butts’ technical journals.

Brian Setzer Signature

Mis-matched coils create great top-end and a magical punch.

Paul Yandell Duo-Tron

A very well-balanced set of pickups.

TV Classic Plus

Standard dynamic Filter’Tron tone, but with a fatter, rounder top end.

Clear & Bright


Best for that bright Surf guitar

Starwood Tele

Starwood Strat


Guitar pickup tone spectrum - TV Jones Guitar Pickups

Bridge Pickups


DC Resistance Inductance Wire

Brian Setzer Signature

6.3 k

2.35 H

4 con

TV Classic

4.8 k

1.83 H

4 con

TV Classic Plus

7.8 k

2.83 H

4 con

Paul Yandell Duo-Tron

7.6 k

2.97 H

4 con

Power'Tron

7.8 k

4.75 H

4 con

Power'Tron Plus

8.5 k

8.6 H

4 con

Super'Tron

4.8 k

5.0 H

4 con

Magna'Tron

8.0 k

8.0 H

4 con

Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

4.24 k

1.7 H

2 con

TV-HT

4.3 k

1.85 H

2 con

T-90 Soapbar

8.7 k

7.15 H

2 con

T-90 Filter'tron

7.6 k

6.21 H

2 con

T-Armond

11.8 k

4.56 H

2 con

T-Armond T-Series

12.0 k

H

2 con

Starwood Tele

11.7 k

4.03 H

2 con

Starwood Strat

11.25 k

4.14 H

2 con

Starwood Humbucker

7.4 k

H

4 con

Neck Pickups


DC Resistance Inductance Wire

Brian Setzer Signature

4.5 k

1.7 H

4 con

TV Classic

4.0 k

1.40 H

4 con

Paul Yandell Duo-Tron

4.0 k

1.60 H

4 con

Power'Tron

5.0 k

2.24 H

4 con

Super'Tron

4.0 k

1.81 H

4 con

Magna'Tron

4.8 k

1.24 H

4 con

Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

3.8 k

1.4 H

4 con

TV-HT

3.4 k

1.22 H

2 con

T-90 Soapbar

6.75 k

5.14 H

2 con

T-90 Filter'tron

6.1 k

4.31 H

2 con

T-Armond

7.8 k

3.38 H

2 con

T-Armond T-Series

8.0 k

H

2 con

Starwood Tele

7.4 k

2.45 H

2 con

Starwood Strat

7.1 k

2.13 H

2 con

Starwood Humbucker

7.0 k

H

4 con

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Additional Information and Resources

TV Jones handcrafts your pickup at the time of order. Generally orders ship within seven to ten business days.

If you require expedited service, please let us know in the notes when you order and we will do our best to accomodate your situation.