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The thing I find most interesting is that virtually everyone is coming from a similar frame of reference-D Allman, Clapton, etc when they talk about humbucker tone. Nobody ever mentions the classic blues players like BB- Freddie- Albert King, Otis Rush, and tons more that all bought humbucker loaded Gibsons as soon as they made a dollar. These were the guys that turned on Duane, Clapton, Kim Simmonds, Mike Bloomfield and the like to killer humbucker tone. And they did it playing thru low wattage amps as well. I guess the point I am trying to make is that your pickups truly capture that tone, which most guitarists these days are barely familiar with. One of the reasons I struggled to find the pickup maker I wanted to invest in was that all the frames of reference were these rock gods playing thru gigantic amps in stadiums. Nothing wrong with that....the tone is killer, it is just not in my playing reality.

I hope that the club has a PA with enough mics that I can bring my 8 watt 60's Premier amp(aftermarket weber bluebell speaker) and matching reverb unit and leave my 40 watter at home! Anyway, I poured over all them damn sites-Throbak, Wolfetone, JS Moore, Lollar, Fralin, Bareknuckle, Harmonic Design, WCR till my head was ready to explode. I believe you have the clearest vision of what you want to produce-your product line is nice and tight, and each pickup has nuances that seem to make sense-to me anyway. I apologize for the long-winded note. I am a sales rep in the wonderful world of high end womens' fashion and I can't help myself sometimes! Keep selling!
Andy

HG Thor playing a 2006 Les Paul with Yangbranes thru a Zendrive II (slight drive) into a Vibrolux reissue.

HG Thor playing a 2006 Les Paul with Yangbranes thru a Zendrive II (medium drive) into a Vibrolux reissue.

HG Thor playing a modified Epi Dot live with Waterbranes thru a Zendrive II into a Vibrolux reissue.

Rod; I have probably the 1st set of Jysmbranes in a Custom Shop all Korina Les Paul. They are the best pickups I have heard for slide guitar. They are Creamy, Smooth sounding pickups with just enough BITE. 3 Thumbs up on these!!! ThankZ! Paul Newman

Dear Rod,

Sorry for my long silence. Your SKATTERBRANES are doing wonders in my H-155, both clean, crunch and with heavier distortion. Natural, responsive, wonderful dynamics, warm jazz/bluesy tones, ... I am advertising your great products to friends here in Switzerland. Hope they will contact you soon.

All the best Laurent

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Hey Rod,

I just rebalanced my Earthbrane pickups today because I realised after playing live at louder volumes, they were a bit off previously. Something strange happened. Previously, I realised the bass side was a bit too high, and the neck was quite a bit lower than the bridge height-wise. After balancing again, the pickups sound very even in frequency response and volumes across all positions. But. Previously, my middle position was very thin and trebly, which was very strat-like. It was nice. But now, it's a bit fuller, and not quite as bright. I didn't know how it would sound live, so I went with it to test anyways. We played Peter Green's "need your love so bad" today. I started the intro, and was rewarded with an amazing tone. So amazing, that I thought it couldn't be coming from my guitar. It was clear, crisp, full and hollow at the same time. I've never heard my own tone sound so good before; and I was 100% clean! This tone invited a lot of stunned faces, and compliments and drools from fellow guitarists and the audience alike. I swear, I never sounded like this before. I only wish I could have recorded it for you to hear. I'm afraid to touch my settings anymore.

Lionel

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