TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity with Pat Pend. Covers.
Pickups are now for sale – going to keep the pickguard.
Pickups are $175 each direct from TV Jones.
As Historic As Historic Gets
Ful-Fidelity™ Filter’Tron™
The Ray Butts – TV Jones Ful-Fidelity™ pickups are the most period correct late 1950’s pickup ever created. Designed from the hand written notes and journals of Filter’Tron inventor – Ray Butts. Cover is a replica of the 1960’s to present “U.S. PAT 2892371” Cover and is available in chrome or gold.
In collaboration with the inventor of the Filter’Tron comes the truest re-creation ever made.
The Ful-Fidelity comes with the choice of chrome or gold covers that are blank (late 1957-’58), PAT. APPLIED FOR (1959-early ’60), and U.S. PAT. 2892371 (1960-present). Relic’d covers will be available through the TV Jones Custom in the next coming weeks.
Never dipped
Zinc plated backplates
Standard pole spacing
To Ray Butts Specifications
Ships with 2 wood screws and compression rubber. Rings for suspending pickup sold separately.
The pickup will feature three cover options:
• Late 1957-’58 blank (unstamped)
• 1959 – early ’60 “PAT. APPLIED FOR” stamping
• 1960 – to present “U.S. PAT 2892371” stamping<.p>
Note: All are 5/8″ tall for neck, and 3/4″ tall for bridge
SPECIAL NOTES:
*Pickup is designed to fit traditional Gretsch Guitar cavities.
*Gretsch Pro Jet: Please specify “Short Bridge Cover” for the bridge pickup in the “Special Request” field. Routing may be necessary.
Finishes – Gold, chrome
Mounting – Standard “Gretsch” Filter’Tron Specs –
• Neck: 3.8k ohms
• Bridge: 4.2k ohms







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