Compare

Mr. Glyn's TheTron vs Radioshop RadioTron Classic

Mr. Glyn's TheTron pickup
Photo: Mr. Glyn's (opens in a new tab)
Mr. Glyn's TheTron
bridge Filtertron
low confidence

Compared with the Mr. Glyn's TheTron, the Radioshop RadioTron Classic has lower output and a true single-coil design that hums.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecMr. Glyn's TheTronRadioshop RadioTron Classic
DC resistancediffers5.32k4.7k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoildiffersHum-cancellingSingle coil
Slotbridge Filtertronbridge Filtertron
Traitsvintage outputvintage output

How close on each spec

100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works

Output
82
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
0
one hums, one doesn't

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

No videos for either pickup collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.