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After a few years of a "Gotta catch 'em all" attitude towards pickups I calmed down a bit last year when I finally got a pair of ceramic magnet Filtertrons from the '90s for my Gretsch, following in the footsteps of Chris Cornell who's Japanese Duo Jet was all over Soundgardern's "Superunknown". These pickups get awesome gretschy cleans through to raw, nasty distortion.
And I *thought* I was also finished with the pickup roundabout on my beloved Gibson Explorer when I got a pair of mid-'70s T-tops early last year. But there was still one scratch left to itch: I wanted to know what Tarbacks sound like - the mysterious pickups fitted to Explorers, SGs, and occasionally 335s in the '70s. Totally encased in black epoxy and powered by the alien sounding "Indox 7" ceramic magnet.
Finally, I have my answer: They're pretty cool, and a bit weird.
And I *thought* I was also finished with the pickup roundabout on my beloved Gibson Explorer when I got a pair of mid-'70s T-tops early last year. But there was still one scratch left to itch: I wanted to know what Tarbacks sound like - the mysterious pickups fitted to Explorers, SGs, and occasionally 335s in the '70s. Totally encased in black epoxy and powered by the alien sounding "Indox 7" ceramic magnet.
Finally, I have my answer: They're pretty cool, and a bit weird.
