TV Jones Guitars: Crafting Vintage Tone with Modern Precision
TV Jones Guitars: Crafting Vintage Tone with Modern Precision
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Founded by guitarist and luthier Thomas V. Jones in 1993, TV Jones is a distinguished U.S. guitar pickup manufacturer based in Poulsbo, Washington. Best known for their vintage-style Filter’Tron pickups, TV Jones aims to recreate the iconic sounds of vintage Gretsch guitars using American-made materials and traditional manufacturing processes.
Originally focused on guitar repairs and custom guitar-making, Jones’s expertise in vintage electronics and magnetics led to the creation of pickups that faithfully replicate the classic Gretsch tones. These pickups gained widespread acclaim, especially among renowned musicians like Brian Setzer, Billy Gibbons, and David Gilmour. TV Jones’s product line includes a variety of models such as the TV Classic, Power’Tron, and Super’Tron, each designed to meet the high standards of professional players.
In addition to pickups, TV Jones also designs and manufactures guitars, including the Spectra Sonic and the Model 10, produced in collaboration with the Terada factory in Japan.
2002 TV Jones Spectra Sonic Standard
2002 TV Jones Spectra Sonic Standard
A Spectra Sonic Standard in matte black. The Spectra Sonic was original designed by TV Jones and manufactured by Gretch in the USA (made by Hamer) and then made in Japan. After the licensing agreement ended, the Spectra Sonic continued under the TV Jones brand, made in the same factory. The model was revised in the following years. This one features "shoestring potato" inlays (the earlier Standard had dot inlays) and a non-vibrato tail.
This example has had the TV Jones P90 style pickups replaced - sacrilege... (but I still have the original pickups!). The GFS GF Tron Classic Lead pickups do look nice in matte black also, and they do sound good!
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