Any one know what's up with Fred & Hammon Engineering?

[rsrelic]

I've e-mailed and called time and time again, so anyone know where he's at and if he's still doing Darkstars?

 

[hdracer]

Join the club.
I tried for a month and a half to give them a chunk of money and never heard from them. I guess business is so good that he doesn't want more.

 

[MK1]

Try giving him a call now. My DS is coming tomorrow. It took a little over 2 months.

 

[hdracer]

Try giving him a call now. My DS is coming tomorrow. It took a little over 2 months.

How did you contact him? I just called when I read your post-nothing. I can look in my sent box and find 20+ emails with no answer. I can't count all the phone calls.

 

[rsrelic]

Try giving him a call now. My DS is coming tomorrow. It took a little over 2 months.

I've left two messages in the last two weeks and now his machine is full. If his business is that good I'm glad, but it's sure hard on a brother who builds basses using him pickup.

 

[MK1]

I bought mine through Landing Guitars. Jimmy is a dealer and is in regular contact with Fred. Invalid Link Removed
Jimmy's customer service is phenomenal.

 

[mellowgerman]

Any news on this? From what I've heard recently Fred is still MIA :/

 

[mellowgerman]

Is he still supplying boutique builders with darkstars? (Landing, etc.)

 

[FBB Custom]

Is he still supplying boutique builders with darkstars? (Landing, etc.)

No one I know is able to get them last I heard.

 

[Muziekschuur]

Any news on this? Darkstars are all gone now?

 

[PilbaraBass]

He's pulled a Howard Hughes.

No official announcement, no communication, just ... stopped ...

I think he's moved to Sweden, taken on the name "Freda", and is working very hard on a project to reunite ABBA.

 

[Bruce Johnson]

My theory is that Fred has been recruited by DARPA, and his work has been classified. A few military drone aircraft have been spotted with Darkstar-like pickups on the underside.

 

[Low-Bottom-E]

I bought mine through Landing Guitars. Jimmy is a dealer and is in regular contact with Fred. Invalid Link Removed
Jimmy's customer service is phenomenal.

Jimmy's a great guy...last I heard, he gave up on the reliability of Fred Hammon to fulfill his orders...I own one of his customs; a Telecaster, (guitar) shaped, 30" scale, with a single Darkstar...