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Summer NAMM: Fat Tone Pickups, Smith Custom Amps, Guitar Mill

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We step foot into the three-company booth known as "Twang Central" at Summer NAMM
Nashville, TN (July 2, 2008) -- Guitar Mill handmade guitars, Smith Custom Amplifiers and Fat Tone pickups teamed up in a single booth at NAMM to hold down some twangy Tele tones. Check out the trio in action:



For more information:
GuitarMill.com
FatTonePickups.com
SmithCustomAmps.com

     

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Bob Motley
on 07/13/2008 		I've read lots of perverted comments about Rebecca in these forums and guys need to clean it up for sure. The girl deserves more respect than that. However, her reporting is sometimes not too good and this video is a glaring example. Preparation is key and you can tell she doesn't know what to ask and knows nothing about the equipment that is being reviewed. I could do this job and would jump at the chance and you won't see me floundering around on camera saying okay show us some guitars. Give me a break!!!
Gary
on 07/09/2008 		Product: Fat Tone Pickups Super Fat Bucker
Price Paid: USD 55
Submitted 06/23/2008 at 11:43am by Nigel
Email: Anigel1 at hotmailcom

Features :
Passive Humbucker, Alnico 5 Magnets, 11.5K DC Resistance, Four Conductor Wiring (like Seymour Duncan), uncovered black bobbins.

Instrument :
Guitar: 1978 Ibanez Studio 100

Position: Bridge

What pickup are you replacing? PRS Dragon II Treble

Other pickups installed on the instrument? Dragon II Bass (replaced by Vintage Fat Bucker)

Reason for Change: Experimentation, Dragon II's a bit dry.

Sound : 10
What's the output level like?

It's the overwound PAF sound, about the same output as a Dragon II Treble.

Amps: Zinky Mofo, Peavey Transtube Studio Pro 112.

Tone: Balanced, nice low mids, excellent attack, lively p'up! Use a 250K volume and 500K pot as the guitar is bright.

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match?

I play modern rock, funk, metal, blues, etc. It sounds GREAT for these. Has somewhat of a JB vibe, but less honk and more open sounding. Split sounds are usable, even GREAT with the Anderson vintage voicing Mod. Basically, you run a resistor from hot to ground to get the pickup to see 125-150K like a strat or tele would be.

Overall Rating : No Opinion
I like this pickup alot. I'm not putting my Dragon II's back in. For less than half of what most people pay for great aftermarket pickups, these are an absolute steal. Does what I need and I'll probably but Fat Tones in my other guitars. They hold their own against excellent USA pickups, probably because they were designed by a master engineer who worked for Seymour Duncan for 5 years.

To me, these are a fist step in the upgrade path. Get these, if they don't do it, move on. But for what you pay for two, you can only get one from most manufacturers. Check 'em out!!!

www.fattonepickups.com
Cory
on 07/09/2008 		The Fat Tone pickups truly rock! They are resonably priced and sound great! Great Job!
Tom Crizier
on 07/03/2008 		Nice!



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