"Charlie Bar" pup - half Hershey - Half Charlie Christian

[DonM]

"Rough" Prototype done today - sounds like a 1954 Harmony H-44 Stratotone but with the cool Jazzy clearness of the Charlie Christian pickup ...

Going To Have Rick or Junior Test run them and it may become a product here From what I heard - its a go already - :dudehttp://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x139/donmare/1234abczztop070.jpg

[dayn]

Looks great! I love the CC type pickups!

[Shades]

Cool as hell , Don. :AOK

[mikef1331]

Very cool! Any plans for a matching neck pickup?

[DonM]

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x139/donmare/1234abczztop071.jpg

its a neck, i need to reduce it to the area of a p-90 & mini Humbucker -so its the same route -- also I have plans for Bridges and middles and I'm going to try to slip this design into Strat and Tele covers -- its a fuller sound then the rod magnets -- it makes Rod magnet designs pale in A&B sonic test -

[mikef1331]

its a neck, i need to reduce it to the area of a p-90 & mini Humbucker -so its the same route -- also I have plans for Bridges and middles and I'm going to try to slip this design into Strat and Tele covers -- its a fuller sound then the rod magnets -- it makes Rod magnet designs pale in A&B sonic test -

Sweet! Can't wait to see the other models when they're ready. I think I'll have to pick up a set. :)

[big mike]

That's F'n cool.

[Macaroni]

Very nice! Any clips?

[DonM]

Very nice! Any clips?

just put it in a midnight tue. - been too buzy for clips today - maybe 2 days?

I'll do a A&B where I play a Tele neck pup - switch guitars and play this one - it's awake up call - seems lots of pickups were designed for economy or to compete with other brands from the 50's - today we can cut magnets easier
and cheaper - so my theory is to start with tone in mind and spare no cost re-evaluate all the killer designs and see whats been left out or overlooked and fill in the blanks.. :munch

[Dave Orban]

Cool as hell , Don. :AOKIndeed!

[Dave Orban]

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x139/donmare/1234abczztop071.jpg

its a neck, i need to reduce it to the area of a p-90 & mini Humbucker -so its the same route -- also I have plans for Bridges and middles and I'm going to try to slip this design into Strat and Tele covers -- its a fuller sound then the rod magnets -- it makes Rod magnet designs pale in A&B sonic test -Don...

If there's a way that this could be made to fit into a standard Humbucker route (width-wise, most importantly), that would be awesome!

[Patrick Ginnaty]

"Rough" Prototype done today - sounds like a 1954 Harmony H-44 Stratotone but with the cool Jazzy clearness of the Charlie Christian pickup ...

Going To Have Rick or Junior Test run them and it may become a product here From what I heard - its a go already - :dudehttp://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x139/donmare/1234abczztop070.jpg
I LOVE CC pickups... can't wait to hear it!

[Sam Evans]

Looks great.

SE
CI

[DonM]

If there's a way that this could be made to fit into a standard Humbucker route (width-wise, most importantly), that would be awesome!

yes this Charlie bar - and the Strat0tone too - I hope
DM

[Stringmaster]

Don: Any word on the Stratotone Hershey reissues you were working on a while back?

[Dave Orban]

yes this Charlie bar - and the Strat0tone too - I hope
DM
Keep us posted!!!

[gkoelling]

This is cool, a pickup builder thinking outside the box!

[Big Tim]

Don if this could fit into a standard tele neck without any routing needed at all you'd really have it! (at least for me :)

[Big Tim]

when will these be for sale?

[clemduolian]

Hey Don:

Recreating one of my all time favorites!! What a great "encore" to the Clem-caster set. Kudos my man. Can wait to hear it/them!!

Clem

[mrfjones]

I would love to put a set in a tele when they are done

[Loni Specter]

I'm gettin' that neck pickup! :drool

[fyrwyr]

Very cool!!!!

[Dave Orban]

Yo, Don... I've got a parts Tele that's just BEGGING for one of these Half Hershey Bar/Half CC pickups... what's the E.T.A. ?

[mikef1331]

Hey Don, any new news on the "Charlie Bar" pup's?

[Csgband]

I will take one of those
Chris

[shally]

i am a total sucker for anything that is related to CC pups..

please post when they are ready for sale.. i am sure i can find some good use for it in one of my existing guitars.. or better still, use it as an excuse to buy another...

[Crazyquilt]

I just snagged an Eastman El Rey 1 off of eBay last night -- I'm sure the single Kent Armstrong humbucker will sound nice & jazzy -- but, man, I'd love to put a Charleybar or a Strat0tone in its single humbucker slot!

[jaydawg76]

You can count me in. I've been wanting to do a build with a CC. This sounds perfect. And it don't matter to me what size it is, thats what they make routers for!!!!!!!!

[Dave Orban]

You can count me in. I've been wanting to do a build with a CC. This sounds perfect. And it don't matter to me what size it is, thats what they make routers for!!!!!!!!
I like the way you think! ;)

[mainsale]

Gentlemen, what we have here is an excellent example if American Ingenuity in action. What a GREAT country we live in!

[WahmBoomAh]

+1 for the Hum size version ...no cover on it ... just like the picture

[Dave Orban]

Well, I'll feel a whole lot better, once Don weighs in on this thread again. LOL!

[WahmBoomAh]

Mr Mare ,

the crowd is thirsty for updates !

[DonM]

shoot me!
ott oh... now I done it!

all i know is i got 40 strat and tele pups need built over the next week..
if it slows down while I'm getting the batch ran thru the hoops...
i can jump on a batch of these..

what happen is i had a good helper bail out.. put me back to square one --

Hans Solo!

;-[

[WahmBoomAh]

no problem ... we`ll be here when you`re ready .. thanks , Paul

[shally]

shoot me!
ott oh... now I done it!

all i know is i got 40 strat and tele pups need built over the next week..
if it slows down while I'm getting the batch ran thru the hoops...
i can jump on a batch of these..

what happen is i had a good helper bail out.. put me back to square one --

Hans Solo!

;-[


no problem.. the longer you take, the more of them i will need to stick in the multiple guitars i have bought...

[msgdsrf]

+1 on stnd humbucker route configuration.

[WahmBoomAh]

curiousity bump !

[Kalalau Hiker]

sounds great Don - can't wait to hear some clips down the road when things level out for you!

[WahmBoomAh]

curiousity bump !

can`t get sleep !!!!!