Belltone Guitars as part of their Custom-Select System curated offering of pickups has partnered with Righteous Sound Pickups to create two, one-of-a-kind retro-vibe humbucking pickups in the standard Filtertron size format.
Big AL
First up is the Big Al. This pickup, with its alnico pole rod magnets, captures more of the clear, bell-like chime of a classic single-coil when played clean and retains the tight mids and articulate low-end vintage growl and smooth sustain saturation when pushed into overdrive all without the 60-cycle hum issues associate with standard single-coil pickups.
Staggered Bucker
Next is the Staggered Bucker. This unique 3x3 Hex Pole design has a sonic voicing closer to a traditional P.A.F. humbucker than a typical Filtertron. Loaded with custom Alnico magnets, and hand scatter wound with a unique blend of vintage and modern wire, this is the set for players looking for more of a warmer balanced tone and mid-range muscle in our Filtertron footprint.
Both of these custom hand-built Righteous Sound pickups come housed in dull brushed nickel vintage Filtertron hi-lo open-face casings available in either parchment or black deco aesthetic designs making either one a perfect pickup choice for your signature Belltone custom build.
35 0 Righteous Sound pickups
Available directly and exclusively through Belltone Guitars/Righteous Sound Pickups.
For more information, please visit belltoneguitars.com.
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The day before they played the coveted Blue Room at Third Man Records in Nashville, the Washington, D.C.-based garage-punk duo Teen Mortgage released their debut record, Devil Ultrasonic Dream. Not a bad couple of days for a young band.
PG’s Chris Kies caught up with guitarist and vocalist James Guile at the Blue Room to find out how he builds the band’s bombastic guitar attack.
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Devilish Dunable
Guile has been known to use Telecasters and Gretsches in the past, but this time out he’s sticking with this Dunable Cyclops DE, courtesy of Gwarsenio Hall—aka Jordan Olds of metal-themed comedy talk show Two Minutes to Late Night. Guile digs the Dunable’s lightness on his shoulders, and its balance of high and low frequencies.
Storm Warning
What does Guile like about this Squier Cyclone? Simple: its color. This one is also nice and easy on the back, and Guile picked it up from Atomic Music in Beltsville, Maryland.
Crushing It
Guile also scooped this Music Man 410-HD from Atomic, which he got just for this tour for a pretty sweet deal. It runs alongside an Orange Crush Bass 100 to rumble out the low end.
James Guile’s Pedalboard
The Electro-Harmonix Micro POG and Hiwatt Filter Fuzz MkII run to the Orange, while everything else—a DigiTech Whammy, Pro Co Lil’ RAT, and Death by Audio Echo Dream 2—runs to the Music Man. A TC Helicon Mic Mechanic is on board for vocal assistance, and a TC Electronic PolyTune 3, Morley ABY, and Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 3 Plus keep the ship afloat.
