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06-03-2012, 01:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Italy | | I did three by myself. Two are installed ina Peavey T40, the next will go in the Berry Oakley tribute that I am finishing now   |
06-03-2012, 05:01 PM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | | anybody try one of rogers pickups yet???
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06-13-2012, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ::::BASSIST::::  He is definitely NOT reliable in my experience either. | It's just a theory, but I believe he has a couple of people or himself posting these phony, misleading, rumors about still being in business...every time I try & call there's no answer, same thing with emails & I've heard the same thing from the overwhelming majority of people in these parts...not sure what the deal is with this guy 
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06-13-2012, 11:35 PM
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Owner, SGD Music Products | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bloomfield, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Low-Bottom-E It's just a theory, but I believe he has a couple of people or himself posting these phony, misleading, rumors about still being in business...every time I try & call there's no answer, same thing with emails & I've heard the same thing from the overwhelming majority of people in these parts...not sure what the deal is with this guy | His website is gone. Seems like he's out of business. http://www.hammoneng.com/
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06-14-2012, 10:16 AM
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Owner, SGD Music Products | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bloomfield, NJ | | | That makes sense since Turner is the guy that modded the original Hagstrom pickups used by Lesh and Casady. The Darkstars used an extra magnet, which was one of Turners mods.
For anyone here who doesn't know who Rick Turner is, he designed the Alembic basses and pickups, having hand wound the pickups on the early Alembic basses.
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06-18-2012, 01:26 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S.F. now, Boston originally | | | Well I would be all over Bi-sonic recreations made by Rick Turner. Here's to hoping they'll sell them individually. |
06-18-2012, 02:47 PM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | | Just sent Gibson ripper electronics to Curtis Novak as the pups were dead. one of his options to me was the to stuff the casing with his "Bisonic pups" which i am guessing will look more like p-90 due to the size. Obviously thats what i chose. I will let you all know as we move along. fingers crossed. Heres hoping they sound like my 3 DS pups. ripper with bisonics may actually ease my old starfire GAS. My Dearmond doesn't....
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06-18-2012, 03:20 PM
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Web Wookiee for several folks | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Saint Louis, MO | | Good choice, Curtis will set you up. My Nash P is the bomb with his Vintage P in it. Quote:
Originally Posted by jumbodbassman Just sent Gibson ripper electronics to Curtis Novak as the pups were dead. one of his options to me was the to stuff the casing with his "Bisonic pups" which i am guessing will look more like p-90 due to the size. Obviously thats what i chose. I will let you all know as we move along. fingers crossed. Heres hoping they sound like my 3 DS pups. ripper with bisonics may actually ease my old starfire GAS. My Dearmond doesn't.... |
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06-18-2012, 03:27 PM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | | I have his p-CC pup in a bass. tremendous...
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06-19-2012, 12:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fontainebleau , France | | my last prototype pickup before orders. actually on one of the bass of french Bassist Laurent Cokelaere who play it tonight live at Klaus Blaquitz ( Magma former singer ) anniversary 
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06-19-2012, 07:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S.F. now, Boston originally | | | I'm sure I'm speaking for all of us when I say please post some sound clips, Roger! |
06-19-2012, 10:36 PM
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06-20-2012, 02:43 AM
|  | Progressive bass brony | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia | | RDagBasses, love the look of the pickup, can't wait for the sound. 
Pardon the derail - what's that thing in front of the bridge assembly? A lever-operated mute?
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06-20-2012, 08:19 AM
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Born Again Tubey | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stuck in traffic -NY & CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RDagBasses my last prototype pickup before orders. actually on one of the bass of french Bassist Laurent Cokelaere who play it tonight live at Klaus Blaquitz ( Magma former singer ) anniversary | like. can it be installed without the chrome ring using just the pickguard???
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06-20-2012, 08:48 AM
| | Certifiably Used | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Silver Spring, Maryland | | Well, it was Rick AND Ron Wickersham.. Quote:
Originally Posted by SGD Lutherie That makes sense since Turner is the guy that modded the original Hagstrom pickups used by Lesh and Casady. The Darkstars used an extra magnet, which was one of Turners mods.
For anyone here who doesn't know who Rick Turner is, he designed the Alembic basses and pickups, having hand wound the pickups on the early Alembic basses. |
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06-20-2012, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jumbodbassman I have his p-CC pup in a bass. tremendous... | +1. I do too.
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06-20-2012, 09:09 AM
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Owner, SGD Music Products | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bloomfield, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hangman Well, it was Rick AND Ron Wickersham.. | Yes, Ron did the electronics, a very important part, but Rick hand wound the pickups and did the woodworking and design on the basses.
George Munday did the electronics on Phil Lesh's first Alembic.
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06-20-2012, 03:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fontainebleau , France | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jumbodbassman like. can it be installed without the chrome ring using just the pickguard??? | absolutely! |
06-21-2012, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Stealth RDagBasses, love the look of the pickup, can't wait for the sound.
Pardon the derail - what's that thing in front of the bridge assembly? A lever-operated mute? | Isn't home-made I guess, got one of those by the dutch luthier Ellio martina, look on http://www.bassmute.com/ |
06-22-2012, 11:44 AM
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Originally posted by Low-Bottom-E:
It's just a theory, but I believe he has a couple of people or himself posting these phony, misleading, rumors about still being in business...every time I try & call there's no answer, same thing with emails & I've heard the same thing from the overwhelming majority of people in these parts...not sure what the deal is with this guy
| You are free to advance any "theory" you want, but as for me - I'm not part of the conspiracy you suggest, nor am I Fred Hammon (check my profile)!
I can't account for nor do I defend what you say has been Fred's behavior nor am I pleased to hear what you said about your experience (I need another pair of DS's and hoped Fred would reopen his doors and get square with all). I certainly support you reporting on your experience and believe everyone should exercise more than adequate care in their dealings. However, that said, I have been involved with many discussions with many very real, very satisfied users of Dark Stars. Frankly, even recently on TB, the satisfied users outnumber those reporting bad experiences. In light of this, had the evidence of the Dark Star website's apparent dissapearance not shown up, would I have been justified in "theorizing" that you were the one spreading negative rumors? I don't think so, and I hope I wouldn't have done so.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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