My parents used to get Consumer Reports magazine, and I always liked reading the "Selling It" feature inside the back cover, where they'd display some of the absurd bullsh*t companies would put in their ads to sell it. (My favorite was some sort of kitchen utensil being sold as Y2K-compatible... a spoon IIRC.)
We certainly get our share of that as the targets of guitar manufacturers' ads... thought it might be fun to have our own "Selling It" section.
Here's my first contribution... the (in)famous Kinman claim that his pups make your strings last longer.
Oh my.... nice pickups, I imagine, but this is like claiming that a brand of carburetor will make your tires last longer.
Here's another from Schaller. Among six "key facts" about their Hannes Bridge are:
Good to know! With facts like these, who needs opinions?
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We certainly get our share of that as the targets of guitar manufacturers' ads... thought it might be fun to have our own "Selling It" section.
Here's my first contribution... the (in)famous Kinman claim that his pups make your strings last longer.
http://www.kinman.com/html/FAQ.htm said:47) Why do Kinmans make strings last longer?
There are two reason for this. 1) Kinman's are so dynamic and sensitive that you don't have to punish your strings in order to get the guitar to respond to your playing, so string breaking is less prevalent and they just last longer anyway. 2) Kinman's are so sensitive to tone and detail that even an old string will be sensed (or read) quite satisfactorily.
Kinmans are a unique investment worthy of your outlay because they will eventually pay for themselves.
Oh my.... nice pickups, I imagine, but this is like claiming that a brand of carburetor will make your tires last longer.
Here's another from Schaller. Among six "key facts" about their Hannes Bridge are:
http://schaller-guitarparts.de/hp122835/Hannes-Bridge.htm said:1. By far the most comfortable bridge on the market.
2. The perfect combination of sound properties of all bridge
constructions on the market.
Good to know! With facts like these, who needs opinions?
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