ThroBak Guitar Lounge
Guitar players, sit back in the ThroBak Guitar Lounge and be part of the internet's most informative guitar hang! Fun takes on tone, guitar collecting, repair and installation tips, guitar news of the day and much more.
ThroBak Electronics owner Jon Gundry and co-host Matthew Quail draw upon decades of guitar expertise and insights from their work at ThroBak Electronics making the finest reproductions guitar pickups available today.
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Chinese vs American Telecaster Magnets -- Can YOU Hear the Difference?
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Chinese vs American Telecaster Magnets -- Can YOU Hear the Difference? Get ready for the ONLY Chinese vs USA guitar pickup magnet comparison on youtube! Watch episode 021 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast!
In today's Guitargument and Cool Down Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail of ThroBak Electronics argue the virtues of USA Made vs Chinese Made guitar pickup Alnico Magnets. In the Cool Down they compare identically wound Telecaster bridge pickups. One bridge pickup is made with ThroBak USA Made Reproduction Alnico magnets and the other bridge pickup is made with the best Chinese Made Alnico magnets available. Find out if you can hear the difference between USA Made and Chinese Made magnets in an A/B comparison with two identical Telecasters
The podcast starts with ThroBak viewer mail. Jon Gundry answers a question about ThroBak reproduction pickup accuracy and long term durability.
In the Player Grade Vintage segment Jon Gundry explains the strategy of unplayable vintage guitar as a way to get a good deal on vintage guitars and also as a way of reducing future spending on guitars.
In the Rorschach Riffs segment Jon Gundry tries to stump Matthew Quail and the viewers with 4 famous riffs played in rapid succession. Join in the fun and try to name the songs associated with all four riffs.
Following this Matthew muses musical about the GuitArk and also a guitar barn find.
Guitars:
Vintage 1970 Gibson
2020 Fender 70th Anniversary Broadcaster with ThroBak Nocaster - A3 Classic pickups
2004 Gibson R7 Les Paul Historic Reissue with ThroBak '57 Steelhead Prototype P.A.F. Repros installed
Amp:
1979 Fender Deluxe Reverb
Pedal: Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive
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ThroBak Electronics is a world leader in classic reproduction guitar pickups. To learn more visit.:
https://www.throbak.com/p90-pickup.html
https://www.throbak.com/paf-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/stratocaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/telecaster-pickups.html
https://www.throbak.com/alnico-magnets.html
https://www.throbak.com/pedals.html
https://www.throbak.com/strings.html
ThroBak Electronics, located in Grand Rapids Michigan, was established in 2002 to bring the best of vintage tone back to the guitar player of today.ThroBak Electronics, located in Grand Rapids Michigan, was established in 2002 to bring the best of vintage tone back to the guitar player of today.