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RockinCarl · November 13th, 2008, 07:14 AM

I've had the guitar for about a month. And of course, its a great guitar!

Specs:
Basically Hahn's "standard" 228.

-One piece swamp ash body.

-Butterscotch Blonde.
-Bakelite Pickguard.
-Hahn Bridge and Hardware.
-Electrosocket jack.

The only thing different from the "standard" is the pickups, and the string tree placement- I had Chihoe put the string tree in the '52 spot by the G tuner, instead of by the A for slightly easier behind the nut bends.

This is the absolute greatest Tele I've ever played. I have a friend with a vintage Tele collection including a '51 nocaster, a '55, and a '58, and I'm tellin' ya... I perfer the Hahn over them all for playability, and more importantly- Tone. It has the clearest tone I've ever heard. It did take me awhile to dial in the Hahn bridge- All my other tele's have the thin fender plates. I love this bridge! It has more sustain, and feels more "solid" due to the thickness. I have tried other thicker stainless steel bridges, and I didn't like them. But this bridge is different... It has all the twang of a thin bridge, but with more sustain. It also has the "notch" that I love. Perfect.

Besides strings, I only changed one thing- The capacitor. It came with the .05, and I changed it to a .1. No biggy- Its just what I perfer.

Here's some crappy pictures... Maybe instead of buying guitars all the time, I should buy a decent camera!

TheDev01dOne · November 13th, 2008, 07:20 AM

Looks lovely man, congrats! What kinda pickups did you end up going with?

maestrovert · November 13th, 2008, 08:23 AM

Congrats !
yeah, ya left out the P-up details, fill us in....

hsmith · November 13th, 2008, 08:30 AM

beautiful -

is a sound clip possible ?

thaus · November 13th, 2008, 09:08 AM

Nice guitar........and the really good thing is that you know how to play it extremely well!!

Planet_TeleX · November 13th, 2008, 09:53 AM

Where is the drool emoticon when you need it?!

mowcheeba · November 13th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Congratulations....what a beauty!
I will soon get a Hahn 228, on December 3rd when the
TDPRI fundraiser drawing is being held.

Ollie! · November 13th, 2008, 11:29 AM

WOW, that's a beautiful Tele!

Though I am wondering, what kind of brand is that, Hahn? My last name is actually Hahn so I'm really curious about it... And happy to know someone makes beautiful guitars and then names them after me of course

Website, price range, anything? Thanks a bunch!

Ollie! · November 13th, 2008, 11:31 AM

Never mind, I found it!
www.hahnguitars.com , what else....

lewis · November 13th, 2008, 11:37 AM

That's a keeper, congrats and thanks for sharing.

mikem · November 13th, 2008, 12:01 PM

you deserve it the most carl! you've got to know someone that can tape you playing it for us!

what's up with the neck pup? is it black with black poles too? i like that, gives it a cool esquire look from a distance!

pickup details please, make, resistance, etc...

now, go get someone to record you taking her thru all her tones for us!

thanks.
peace.
mike

lunchbox · November 13th, 2008, 12:04 PM

CONGRATS!!! That sure is sweet!!!

Ronkirn · November 13th, 2008, 12:14 PM

Chihoe does great guitars.. and is a great guy... Met 'im at NAMM this past summer, I consider him a good friend...

Ron Kirn

Hiflyer · November 13th, 2008, 01:16 PM

Congratulations !! & You know how to make it ring (I remember the video of you & a Hahn guitar).

[off topic] Too bad that last saturday's Jack Scott London gig has been cancelled, I was impatient to see you on stage with him [/off topic]

Chris

RockinCarl · November 13th, 2008, 03:35 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

The pickups are my own blade pickups. The pictures don't really show them that well (thanks, camera), but each has a single polished blade. I'm a guitar player by night, and a pickup winder by.... Well, later that night!

Thanks again everyone!

RockinCarl · November 13th, 2008, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiflyer

[off topic] Too bad that last saturday's Jack Scott London gig has been cancelled, I was impatient to see you on stage with him [/off topic]

Chris

Well, even though we didn't make it over there- Thanks for attempting to go! We were suppost to leave on a Thursday for the gig, and I found out that it was canceled on the Saturday before. It may be rescheduled, but I'm not sure.

Hiflyer · November 13th, 2008, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockinCarl

It may be rescheduled, but I'm not sure.

Yep, I heard something about that, maybe in early 2009 in an another venue in London.

Chris

jazztele · November 13th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mowcheeba

Congratulations....what a beauty!
I will soon get a Hahn 228, on December 3rd when the
TDPRI fundraiser drawing is being held.

silly, i'm winning the hahn.

TopHatTele · November 17th, 2008, 01:51 PM

Great guitar Carl! The Hahn 228's seem to be some of the best on the market right now. Did you go with the 6105 frets?

RockinCarl · November 17th, 2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopHatTele

Great guitar Carl! The Hahn 228's seem to be some of the best on the market right now. Did you go with the 6105 frets?

Yes! I forgot to mention that. I went with the 6105 frets, and the compound 7.25-9.5 radius. Both are a first for me- I've only used 6230 and 6150 frets, and I've only used a straight 7.25 or a straight 9.5... They're perfect!

stephent2 · November 17th, 2008, 02:27 PM

it's a beauty, congratulations.

I met Chihoe at NAMM as well, great guy, great guitars!

bigjoeblue · November 17th, 2008, 02:29 PM

Stunning! That's all I can say. Congrats on an exceptionaly beautiful guitar.

mikem · November 17th, 2008, 05:19 PM

this may be a dumb question, what's the significance of using the specific "228" number as the model identifier? is it a mystery like the rolling rock "33"...?

Chihoe Hahn · November 17th, 2008, 07:06 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone. And Carl, so glad you're enjoying it! (but not glad you changed the cap ;-). Every one I build is a labor of love, and I was really proud of how that one came out... play it hard!

Twin Reiver · November 17th, 2008, 07:36 PM

Woah! How cool is that? A big hello to Chihoe Hahn!

That cinches it; I'm officially saving up for my Hahn now...

(This forum is the coolest.)

MandyMarie · November 17th, 2008, 08:41 PM

Best guitars by the nicest guy on the planet...not a better way to go IMO.

NEPATelecaster · November 17th, 2008, 08:43 PM

Sahhhhhhweeeeeeeeettt....

TopHatTele · November 18th, 2008, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockinCarl

Yes! I forgot to mention that. I went with the 6105 frets, and the compound 7.25-9.5 radius. Both are a first for me- I've only used 6230 and 6150 frets, and I've only used a straight 7.25 or a straight 9.5... They're perfect!

Thanks! Now all we need are some clips to see/hear it in action.

Robbie W · November 18th, 2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockinCarl

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

The pickups are my own blade pickups. The pictures don't really show them that well (thanks, camera), but each has a single polished blade. I'm a guitar player by night, and a pickup winder by.... Well, later that night!

Thanks again everyone!

Tell us more about your pickups! Sounds like you have cool design/intent, not just your average vintage repros.

take care,
Robbie

Arlo · November 18th, 2008, 10:01 PM

That Chihoe sure makes one hell of a Tele! Congrats Carl!

So you gonna be at the 2009 NAMM show playin that beauty?

RockinCarl · November 19th, 2008, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie W

Tell us more about your pickups! Sounds like you have cool design/intent, not just your average vintage repros.

take care,
Robbie

Thanks!

Basically- The bridge pickup tone is sort of a mix of a Joe Barden, and a vintage '50s. The winding pattern I use in the bridge is from an original '52 pickup. The blade bridge has the tone of that 7.2k '52 Bridge pickup I studied, mixed in with Barden-styled high fidelity and output.

The neck pickup is a cross of a Tele neck pickup and a Strat- Taking the good qualities from each. When you want it to sound stratty, it'll do it, and vise versa.

My goal was to make vintage sounding pickups with more "air" on the high end, without sounding ice-picky... And I love the look of a butterscotch tele with blade pickups... So I'm happy!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arlo

So you gonna be at the 2009 NAMM show playin that beauty?

I hope I can make it to NAMM! I loved it this year.

Taipan · November 19th, 2008, 09:07 AM

Very Nice RockinCarl ! - Looking forward to some Sound / Video clips as I really enjoy your playing.

November 13th, 2008, 07:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
RockinCarl Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,495	Here It Is- My Hahn 228. I've had the guitar for about a month. And of course, its a great guitar! Specs: Basically Hahn's "standard" 228. -One piece swamp ash body. -Butterscotch Blonde. -Bakelite Pickguard. -Hahn Bridge and Hardware. -Electrosocket jack. The only thing different from the "standard" is the pickups, and the string tree placement- I had Chihoe put the string tree in the '52 spot by the G tuner, instead of by the A for slightly easier behind the nut bends. This is the absolute greatest Tele I've ever played. I have a friend with a vintage Tele collection including a '51 nocaster, a '55, and a '58, and I'm tellin' ya... I perfer the Hahn over them all for playability, and more importantly- Tone. It has the clearest tone I've ever heard. It did take me awhile to dial in the Hahn bridge- All my other tele's have the thin fender plates. I love this bridge! It has more sustain, and feels more "solid" due to the thickness. I have tried other thicker stainless steel bridges, and I didn't like them. But this bridge is different... It has all the twang of a thin bridge, but with more sustain. It also has the "notch" that I love. Perfect. Besides strings, I only changed one thing- The capacitor. It came with the .05, and I changed it to a .1. No biggy- Its just what I perfer. Here's some crappy pictures... Maybe instead of buying guitars all the time, I should buy a decent camera!

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TheDev01dOne Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Age: 21 Posts: 784	Looks lovely man, congrats! What kinda pickups did you end up going with? __________________ Esquires straight through a Pro Junior! www.myspace.com/skipcoble

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hsmith TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atl,ga Age: 58 Posts: 34	beautiful - is a sound clip possible ? __________________ herb

November 13th, 2008, 11:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ollie! TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands Age: 27 Posts: 28	WOW, that's a beautiful Tele! Though I am wondering, what kind of brand is that, Hahn? My last name is actually Hahn so I'm really curious about it... And happy to know someone makes beautiful guitars and then names them after me of course Website, price range, anything? Thanks a bunch! __________________ My band, check it out! http://www.myspace.com/grandtheftapple

November 13th, 2008, 11:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ollie! TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands Age: 27 Posts: 28	Never mind, I found it! www.hahnguitars.com , what else.... __________________ My band, check it out! http://www.myspace.com/grandtheftapple

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maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 8,024	Congrats ! yeah, ya left out the P-up details, fill us in....

November 13th, 2008, 09:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
thaus Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 532	Nice guitar........and the really good thing is that you know how to play it extremely well!!

November 13th, 2008, 09:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Planet_TeleX TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Age: 45 Posts: 16	Where is the drool emoticon when you need it?!

November 13th, 2008, 10:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
mowcheeba Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pisco Elqui, Chile Age: 32 Posts: 846 63 Photos	Congratulations....what a beauty! I will soon get a Hahn 228, on December 3rd when the TDPRI fundraiser drawing is being held.

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lewis Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,168 29 Photos	That's a keeper, congrats and thanks for sharing. __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

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mikem Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Philly suburbs Posts: 101	sweet! you deserve it the most carl! you've got to know someone that can tape you playing it for us! what's up with the neck pup? is it black with black poles too? i like that, gives it a cool esquire look from a distance! pickup details please, make, resistance, etc... now, go get someone to record you taking her thru all her tones for us! thanks. peace. mike __________________ brian poe 1 piece swamp ash body, allparts soft v neck tinted nitro, callaham controls, brass saddles, bakelite pguard, guitar mill thin nitro finish, jason lollar vintage tele pups, 7 lbs even fender/paul rivera mid 80's super champ amp

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lunchbox Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Venice, Fl Age: 40 Posts: 598	CONGRATS!!! That sure is sweet!!! __________________ TWANGALICIOUS!!!!

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Ronkirn VENDOR Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 63 Posts: 3,924	Chihoe does great guitars.. and is a great guy... Met 'im at NAMM this past summer, I consider him a good friend... Ron Kirn __________________ www.ronkirn.com

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Hiflyer Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Calais, France Age: 40 Posts: 433 2 Photos	Congratulations !! & You know how to make it ring (I remember the video of you & a Hahn guitar). [off topic] Too bad that last saturday's Jack Scott London gig has been cancelled, I was impatient to see you on stage with him [/off topic] Chris

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RockinCarl Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,495	Thanks everyone for the kind words! The pickups are my own blade pickups. The pictures don't really show them that well (thanks, camera), but each has a single polished blade. I'm a guitar player by night, and a pickup winder by.... Well, later that night! Thanks again everyone!

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TopHatTele TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Paisley Country Posts: 56	Great guitar Carl! The Hahn 228's seem to be some of the best on the market right now. Did you go with the 6105 frets?

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stephent2 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA. Posts: 3,407 20 Photos	it's a beauty, congratulations. I met Chihoe at NAMM as well, great guy, great guitars!

November 17th, 2008, 02:29 PM	#22 (permalink)
bigjoeblue TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 83	Stunning! That's all I can say. Congrats on an exceptionaly beautiful guitar.

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mikem Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Philly suburbs Posts: 101	this may be a dumb question, what's the significance of using the specific "228" number as the model identifier? is it a mystery like the rolling rock "33"...? __________________ brian poe 1 piece swamp ash body, allparts soft v neck tinted nitro, callaham controls, brass saddles, bakelite pguard, guitar mill thin nitro finish, jason lollar vintage tele pups, 7 lbs even fender/paul rivera mid 80's super champ amp

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Chihoe Hahn TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York Posts: 40	Thanks for the kind words everyone. And Carl, so glad you're enjoying it! (but not glad you changed the cap ;-). Every one I build is a labor of love, and I was really proud of how that one came out... play it hard!

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Twin Reiver Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 623	Woah! How cool is that? A big hello to Chihoe Hahn! That cinches it; I'm officially saving up for my Hahn now... (This forum is the coolest.) __________________ never got a flash out of cocktails....

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MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 29 Posts: 3,192 64 Photos	Best guitars by the nicest guy on the planet...not a better way to go IMO. __________________ our wacky little hillbilly band

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NEPATelecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Archbald - NEAR Scranton PA Age: 35 Posts: 1,315	Sahhhhhhweeeeeeeeettt....

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Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Traded the van for 3000 sqft of Prime! Age: 51 Posts: 2,599	That Chihoe sure makes one hell of a Tele! Congrats Carl! So you gonna be at the 2009 NAMM show playin that beauty? __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

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Taipan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western NY State Age: 51 Posts: 496	Very Nice RockinCarl ! - Looking forward to some Sound / Video clips as I really enjoy your playing.

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