A review/report on Duncan Dynas/T-Armonds
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FoobiusBBarius
Electromatic
A bit off-topic but this thread has inspired me to put a 1 meg pot in my dyna Gretsches. I remember on the GDP Billy Zoom said he liked a specific type of taper on those pots, maybe linear. Has anyone got any strong opinions on 1 meg pots?
Try it. One man’s unsurpassed clarity is another man’s ice pick to the ear.
Jalexander
Electromatic
Next up we need a comparison with Ron Ellis’ take… only $700 a pair!
....one man's warmth is another man's mud.
afire
Friend of Fred
When something is described as "warm", I'm always suspicious that it'll be mud to my ears.
NJDevil
Country Gent
Yup, I'm looking to swap the P90s out of my Edwards goldtop LP and install T-Armonds. I really made up my mind to do so a few months ago but sprained my knee on the day I was going to actually get it done!..
Recovering right now but am getting excited to make the swap.
Andrew, well done and well thought out on your review! Thanks very much for the comparisons.
ya I found my seymour cst shop Dynas to have that spot on vintage clean pluck that I grew up with from DeArmonds, but it was too clinical for country and rockabilly for my taste. Not strident in any fashion, nor edgy like the offshore stock dynas. Good to hear they are working well for you, and I'm curious how you set up the T-armonds because they love their bobbin closer to the strings than the Seymours.
FWIW. T-armonds dont squeal w overdrive or fuzz and are fine w 500K pots and have more than enough volume in hollowbodies, and this is where a jet might benefit in a traditional way more so w the seymour dynas cuz of the slight output difference. My George foreman signature Jet was asking me every day for seymours, but I sold it before I could grant it that wish.
I use unpotted T-armonds in my nocturne rooster builds as this is almost a completely hollow jet size guitar w a top and back that is thin as an acoustic guitar.
In a perfect world I'd have the seymour in the neck and the t-armond in the bridge. Business up front and Party in the back!
FWIW. T-armonds dont squeal w overdrive or fuzz and are fine w 500K pots and have more than enough volume in hollowbodies, and this is where a jet might benefit in a traditional way more so w the seymour dynas cuz of the slight output difference. My George foreman signature Jet was asking me every day for seymours, but I sold it before I could grant it that wish.
I use unpotted T-armonds in my nocturne rooster builds as this is almost a completely hollow jet size guitar w a top and back that is thin as an acoustic guitar. In a perfect world I'd have the seymour in the neck and the t-armond in the bridge. Business up front and Party in the back!
Hammerhead
Gretschie
NJDevil
Country Gent
Nice!!! I just know that will deliver the tone I want. That's a great looking guitar and thanks for sharing!!
Tangentially, Righteous Sound started producing Dynasonics back in August and I got a set to try in my 53 VS Duo Jet with T Armonds. Goodbye T Armonds. I got a good deal more clarity out them while still riding the warmer side. He says he stays pretty loyal, they are apparently an Alnico mix, and he does wax pot by default though you can request unpotted. I’m no Dyna expert and haven’t tried the Duncans. Still want to, but they’re pricey (also want to try the Ron Ellis, speaking of pricey). I threw up a video a few weeks back. Anyone else try them?
Lucky Jim
Gretschie
Interesting, thanks @NickNihil. I can only find a photo of them on Righteous Sound’s Instagram but no information at all on their main web site. Do you have a link to the product page?
Missed this one first time around...
I've owned T-Armonds AND T-90s AND T-90 w/T-Armond surround. All in the same guitar. Both are fantastic pickups. And the one thing TVJ nailed is the lower wind neck pickup. In both cases (and actually also in the Setzer Signatures), the pickups are PERFECTLY balanced.
Love both pickups, depends on the sound I'm after. Currently I have T90s in that guitar, simply because it makes it more different than my tele. The T-Armonds make the guitar (a Thinline Cabronita) like a big, fat, clear tele. The T90s make it move way more towards Goldtop Les Paul P90.
I always post this video as the perfect example of what a neck T-Armond sounds like. Then imagine adding a bunch of mids to it, and that's what the T-90 sounds like.
I've owned T-Armonds AND T-90s AND T-90 w/T-Armond surround. All in the same guitar. Both are fantastic pickups. And the one thing TVJ nailed is the lower wind neck pickup. In both cases (and actually also in the Setzer Signatures), the pickups are PERFECTLY balanced.
Love both pickups, depends on the sound I'm after. Currently I have T90s in that guitar, simply because it makes it more different than my tele. The T-Armonds make the guitar (a Thinline Cabronita) like a big, fat, clear tele. The T90s make it move way more towards Goldtop Les Paul P90.
I always post this video as the perfect example of what a neck T-Armond sounds like. Then imagine adding a bunch of mids to it, and that's what the T-90 sounds like.
I contacted him through Instagram about them right after his post.
