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A studio visit with the new gear-heavy improv/art-rock supergroup that includes Henry Kaiser, Andy West, and Anthony Pirog.

Premier Guitar’s Ted Drozdowski dropped into Nashville’s POGO studio to eavesdrop on the sessions for the new improv/art-rock group Five Times Surprise—and, of course, to do a Rig Rundown with the three string-playing virtuosos at its epicenter: famed free-ranging guitarist Henry Kaiser, guitarist Anthony Pirog (above left) of the Messthetics, and the Dixie Dregs’ legendary bassist Andy West. Actually, there are four, since the group also includes eclectic electric violinist Tracy Silverman. But hey, this ain’t Premier Fiddle, so…

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The HB Mini fits readily into instruments with traditional mini-humbucker pickup routing.

Manassas, VA (June 17, 2014) -- JBE Pickups is pleased to announce the addition of the HB Mini to its line of dual blade humbucker pickups.

The HB Mini is a small footprint humbucker that fits readily into instruments with traditional mini-humbucker pickup routing; including Les Pauls, SGs and other guitar models that adhere to the mini-humbucker standard size.

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