DESCRIPTION:
Pickup shoot-out, comparison. 3 guitars with 3 different pickups, all with a "gretschy" sound:
1. Gretsch Tennessee 2003 with Hi-LoTron pickups - Elixir 10 strings
2. Gretsch Tennessee 2002 (pre-Fender) with Filtertron pickups - D'Addario 11 strings
3. Hagstrom Viking Tremar Deluxe with GFS Retroton Nashville pickups - D'Addario 10 strings

All 3 recorded through Vox AC15 C1 amp, all soundexamples with the same settings EXCEPT the last one, on which I tried to match the sounds for all 3 guitars. Recorded with Rode NT2-A mic into Universal Audio LA-610 preamp. No effects added after the recording, no EQing, just the plain sound.

Timeline:
0:00 - Bridge pickup - Crunchy - Hi-Lo
0:30 - Bridge pickup - Crunchy - Filtertron
1:02 - Bridge pickup - Crunchy - GFS
1:32 - Neck pickup - Clean - Hi-Lo
2:08 - Neck pickup - Clean - Filtertron
2:40 - Neck pickup - Clean - GFS
3:10 - Bridge pickup - Overdrive - Hi-Lo
3:28 - Bridge pickup - Overdrive - Filtertron
3:46 - Bridge pickup - Overdrive - GFS
4:03 - Bridge pickup - Twang & Reverb - Hi-Lo
4:25 - Bridge pickup - Twang & Reverb - Filtertron
4:48 - Bridge pickup - Twang & Reverb - GFS
5:07 - Both pickups - R'n'R rhythm - Hi-Lo
5:36 - Both pickups - R'n'R rhythm - Filterton
6:00 - Both pickups - R'n'R rhythm - GFS
6:28 - Bridge pickup - Matched sound - Hi-Lo
6:46 - Bridge pickup - Matched sound - Filtertron
7:03 - Bridge pickup - Matched sound - GFS