http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issu...p_End_Game.aspx
Good to see he's still in the game, not that I had any doubts.
Good to see he's still in the game, not that I had any doubts.
Jol re-surfaces, in Premier Guitar
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I love Jol, but three sentences in I predicted a Duncan would be his choice. /emoticons/default_laugh.png
Hey Gorch, you're not imagining things! /emoticons/default_laugh.png I remember a blog where he talked about the human voice anology too. I think maybe it was on the Hamer blog. I think it might have been in a part where he was talking about designing the pickups for the Talledega.
Really it took you three? /emoticons/default_laugh.png They are great pups but I wish they would lighten up on the potting a little. The older ones just have something the new ones don't.
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My first thought was, big fucking words for a guy who stuck Duncan '59s and JB's in almost everything for years and years. LOL....
My second thought was about the ridiculous upcharge to put in non-stock pickups in a new Hamer.
But the Seths are not potted. That's why they squeal. ;-)
Except for the Newport with purpose-built handwound pickups, most Hamer USA's totally outclass the pickups mounted in them. I think it figured significantly in Hamer USA's lack of recognition and market penetration. It's like putting bias-ply retreads on a Ferrari.
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It's been talking about the pickup selection for the Talladega pro. The Pro was introduced in '08 that fits with my mind relating the article content.
...now outpaced by the Double Ds. /emoticons/default_laugh.png
With all that arguing, I think it is a nice article to read if you don't have too much insight.
In all reality it is kinda of useless info for the common man. I mean, who has umpteen pickup sets laying around with a bunch of vintage amps to find the perfect setup that lets your guitar speak to you, let alone the surplus time it would take to do properly? I sure as hell don't, although I wouldn't complain if I did.
On the other hand, it is nice to see that Jol is going to have a column in Premier Gutiar, as referenced at the beginning of the article.
On the other hand, it is nice to see that Jol is going to have a column in Premier Gutiar, as referenced at the beginning of the article.
hot air LOL
It's from the E.M. Studio developement. (got scale length at 25 1/2 in "current " article ???? ) Good insight into getting the wood to speak out as it naturally should. Results of the "pickup selection/matching" are spectacular in my em studio. Full props to his rational !
And that my friends is what is so mind boggling for former Hamer players like me. WTF???
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Well, just look where Jol is now. OUT at Hamer. It would be naive to think that his attitude didn't have something to do with that, especially given Hamer's current status as a custom order shop only.
I will say that he nailed the pickup choice in the Monaco SuperPro though. Definitely not conventional thinking to put a Duncan Custom in the neck position, but damn does it sound heavenly.
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