Harmonic design

pohorsky · February 6th, 2006, 09:14 PM

I was noticing that there are numerous

Harmonic Design pups for sale and they are all from japan :?

Midgekey · February 7th, 2006, 12:05 AM

I've bought a few sets of pickups & all of mine have a sticker & Scott's handwriting on the back. None of these seem to have that, which seems a bit strange. I first started buying HDs 2 years ago, so maybe things were different before then.

BB · February 7th, 2006, 01:57 PM

Are those ceramic bars on the bottom of those pickups? I'm not that familair with Scotts pups, ( other than hearing from a friend who uses and loves them ) so I'm not sure of the design details.

OaklandA · February 8th, 2006, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pohorsky

I was noticing that there are numerous

Harmonic Design pups for sale and they are all from japan :?

Well, they are being sold from Japan, but are made in the USA. The auctions all state that and the marking on the boxes in the pics say as much too.

Kinda weird. Could it be someone who bought in bulk from HD?

If someone were to contact Scott, I'm sure he'd know and clarify.

They are great pups, btw.

StetsonMan · February 8th, 2006, 01:38 PM

Anybody try/have the mini-strat neck pup for tele? I thought about getting one...

pohorsky · February 8th, 2006, 03:28 PM

because this is on his site

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott

Back in the 80's and 90's, we used to make pickups for various importers and guitar companies.Those parts show up "new" on Ebay from time to time, usually the lower priced production parts we made for a Japanese company that went under in the 1990's.

Them Ebay pickups could very well bring bargain-priced satisfaction to fans of the obscure. And, who knows, they could be just what you're looking for, in which case we got plenty more up in the attic.

We're not trying to bust anybody's chops. The Ebay Guy is perfectly legit and all. We'd just like everyone to keep in mind that those are old pickups we once made for some other company and they're not all that much like the pickups we offer now.

Our concerns are that you will :

a. Get some of those Japanese pickups, not like them and start thinking our stuff sucks.

b. Bug the crap out of us asking about the stuff on Ebay and how they're different from the real deal, etc.

Okay then thanks,
Scott

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BB Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific NW Age: 53 Posts: 3,141	Are those ceramic bars on the bottom of those pickups? I'm not that familair with Scotts pups, ( other than hearing from a friend who uses and loves them ) so I'm not sure of the design details.