RobB Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 Article Interesting (and LONG) treatise on the birth of the aftermarket pickup. Hamer content, with photos.
Steve Haynie Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 I have been able to read part of that long write up. It is good that it is broken into chapters. Thank you for posting the link.
beezerboy Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 I recently did a partscaster that featured a Super D that I bought in 1972 (maybe '73). in 1970 I bought a '53 Tele that was missing the neck pickup. someone had hacked it and installed a humbucker. I got it with an empty hole up there for $75. it was a backup for a couple years and when the Super D came out, I thought that would be the thing to put in there so I bought one. it was a terrible missmatch. I left it in there a couple years anyway, then sold the Teley to my brother and kept the SD pup in a box until last fall. I mated that with a new production neck pickup on an offset body with a bitchin' Wormoth neck I got in a (way good for me) trade. I think I posted a pic on it here... had the fractal burning thing on it. anyway... sounds great,
RobB Posted May 23, 2023 Author Posted May 23, 2023 31 minutes ago, beezerboy said: I think posted a pic on it here... had the fractal burning thing on it. anyway... sounds great, You what, now?
Biz Prof Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 OK, youze guys. I read the entire tome, and the question burning in my mind is...what is the deal with this Standard? I've never seen a pic of it or read about it. Diamond inlays, bound fretboard with an L-5 design. None more black finish. Poker chip (suggests Jim Beach built the husk). What's the story? Where is it now?
cmatthes Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Biz Prof said: OK, youze guys. I read the entire tome, and the question burning in my mind is...what is the deal with this Standard? I've never seen a pic of it or read about it. Diamond inlays, bound fretboard with an L-5 design. None more black finish. Poker chip (suggests Jim Beach built the husk). What's the story? Where is it now? I know that one pretty well, and have chatted with the owner numerous times. He even played it on his latest album.
Disturber Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 3 hours ago, cmatthes said: I know that one pretty well, and have chatted with the owner numerous times. He even played it on his latest album. Who is "he"? ------ I have had several old 70's Super Distortions. Never really gotten into them. Sold them all, unfortunately. They sound great in the mix, but I can never get used to that ceramic harshness on their own. The old Dimarzio PAF's though, and the Hamer OEM PAF's and Slammers - they are the shit. It amazes me that you still can find 70's Dimarzio PAF's for under 100 buckes out there. Compared to what the boutique winders are charging for PAF pickups these days, that are not better sounding in any way.
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