David Allen Pickups Maker Of Finely Crafted Electric .

David Allen Pickups maker of finely crafted electric guitar pickups with over 40 models ofpickups covering Strat, Tele, Humbucker, Bass, Jazz Master and P90’s. We are the fastestgrowing boutique pickup maker in North America.Find out why Touring Pro’s and Session Artist are turning to David Allen Pickups to meet theirsearch for TONEPhilTraina@gmail.comThis PARTY will be a BLAST and space is limitedThis Party will be near the NAMM show in Anaheim at the Anaheim White House Event Center

Two Partners in the Booth you will enjoy; RocknRollRelics Guitars and Friedman Amplification.This combination makes this boothto come to!Rock n Roll Relics makes beautiful hand crafted guitars that are dripping with mojo and play like a dreamcome true.With Models covering the “SG” style, Townsend and SixtyOne; T-Style, Richards; S-Style, Blackmoore,Jr-Style, Thunders I and II, JazzBastard and a NEW LP-StyleRock N’ Roll Relics has been in business since 2005. We are all about building guitars that playgreat, sound great and look cool. All our guitars are hand-crafted and custom-built from theground up. Each build is given detailed attention from start to finish.For all our bolt on neck models we use light weight Alder & Ash. All bodies are two piece andlight weight. One piece bodies are available for an additional charge.All our set neck models are made from African Mahogany with 2 way stainless truss rod and thechoice of ebony or rosewood finger-board. Radius: 12″ Profile’s available: 60’s – .8 @1st Fret ’59 – .877 @ 1st Fret 50′s (baseball bat) – .955 @ 1st Fret Fret wire: Jescar- 45/100 mediumjumbo.Necks on all models have hand roll edges for a smooth and vintage feel up and and down theneck.Aging level for bodies, necks and hardware is light, medium and heavy.ALL our finish work Is done In nitrocellulose Lacquer and applied thin and vintage like toachieve that natural feel and tone. No plastics or polly’s are used on any of our builds.Friedman Amplification will be announcing the Steve Stevens Signature amp from our booth andSteve Steven will be there to do this on Friday at 2:30Presenting the ultimate modded Marshall Plexi style amp – The Friedman Brown Eye. Createdby legendary amp guru David Friedman, the Brown Eye is an EL34 based plexi platform ampusing custom transformers and David Friedman’s renowned tones and voicings. Released in2009, Friedman amps have already found their way into the arsenals of many of the top touringartists today.Check out "Dirty Shirley!" She’s simple and straightforward (one channel and no effects loop)and is ready for fat sounding Classic Rock.We will also have a Pink Taco in the Booth so come check it out!

Nancy WilsonPlaying D. Allen CoolCat P90

Glen Campbell Hand Signed limited issue of 25 by RocknRollRelicswith David Allen Country Boy model pickupsThe #1 hand signed will be in our Booth come check this piece of history out!

Andy Andersson guitarist for FUELPlaying David Allen TomCats and CoolCatsBooth Appearance Friday 1/25/13 2:00

Derek St Holmes Guitarist for Ted Nugent Playing a RocknRollRelics Thunders Iwith a D. Allen PhilthyCat P90Jeff Cease Guitarist for The Eric Church BandPlays D. Allen JohnnyBuckers and CrazyCats

Gear ReviewsA Pair of Player’sDelightsD. Allen TomCats, CS Series PickupsArelative newcomer to the worldof pickup manufacturing, DavidAllen is somewhat old-school. Hispickups use hand-wound bobbins withlaser-cut fiber flatwork, hand-beveledAlnico magnets, scatter winding, waxpotting, fabric tape, and U.S.-madecloth-wound wire. Complementinghis use of traditional materials, Allenalso employs traditional designs likethe TomCats humbuckers and CustomShop series pickups for bass that herecently sent us for a once-over.Allen’s TomCats humbucker lineis designed to offer amedium-hotoutput that retains articulation. Theneck pickup uses 42-gauge Formvarand is wound to 6.88K-ohm resisitance,while the bridge pickup measures8.8K-ohm, allowing ample distortionfor most styles. Both utilize Alnico IImagnets and have four-wire conductorsfor custom wiring options.In both the bridge and neck positions,the TomCats do indeed offer noticeablyimproved articulation versus stock/mid-grade pickups. Live and in the studio, the TomCats render a very pleasantwarmth that yields a sense of vintage,but with an attack that takes them upd. allen tomCats/CS Series PickupsPrice: 119.95/ 224.95 (retail)Contact: dsallenpickups.com.Vintage GuitarA p r i l 2011a level. Picked lines jumped from thesolidbody we used to test them, with awarmth and articulation that certainlywould help smooth any instrument thatmight be naturally boomy.A hint of drive through a nice tubeamp helps extract an inherent high-endsparkle from the TomCats; overdriventones come to life without being toomuddy. As more drive is dialed in,the pickups maintain their tone,articulation and high-end shimmer.The difference in output between theneck and the bridge is pleasing – andconvenient. If one must make a comparison to vintage, you could say theyhave a late-’60s feel, but are considerablymore open. And their high-end makesthem stand out.The Custom Shop P-style basspickup is assembled using much thesame technique and materials. Woundhotter than most passive pickups, it’sa traditional-style replacement that,while it does not attempt to emulateany particular predecessor, is ladenwith classic vibe. It renders a very opensound with notes that blossom.Both of these pickups/sets do a verygood job of bridging the gap betweenvintage and modern. They soundwonderful and are extremely versatile.– Sean O’Bryan SmithVintageGuitar.com

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D.Allen Pickups – ReviewPosted on June 6th, 2011 by Will KellyI build pickups, too You’ll notice I said “too”. Once in a great while a craftsman discoverssomeone else who shares similar interests, but is also “head and shoulders” above the rest intalent. David Allen is such an artist. I really mean “artist”, because he takes the basiccomponents of pickup construction and takes them to another level of performance and tone. Iam jealous, but not bitter. It’s refreshing to see someone really excel at their chosen livelihood.D.Allen Pickups are based upon two premises: the first is, “be true to vintage specifications” andthe second is, “but with a twist”. You can order most sets of D.Allen pickups with either vintagewindings and output or tweaked versions that are slightly ‘hotter’ and more ‘modern’ in tone.But rest assured that either way you’ll be getting a handmade, custom wound pickup that hasclarity, detail and tone for days!I recently had the opportunity to evaluate some of David Allen’s finest creations and came awaywith some strong, favorable impressions. My good buddy the Nashville Super Picker, JohnnyHiland, let me know he was working with David on some new pickup models. Johnny is legallyblind; consequently he has some of the BEST ears in the business! He can simply hear thingsthat most of us can’t. I trust his opinions implicitly when it comes to tone, so when Johnnyintroduced me to David Allen and arranged for some sample sets to be sent to my shop forevaluation, I was stoked. I’m writing a new book for Voyageur Press on how to build an ElectricGuitar, and David’s pickups will be a great addition to the section on customizing electronics.The first set I tried was for Strat style guitars. This set’s nickname was“JohnnyCats”, being Johnny Hiland’s prototype pickups. They really captured the vintage Stratchime, quack and piano like tones, but still have enough power in the bridge position to drive anamp when picked hard. The neck pickup was based around a genuine ‘54 Strat neck pickup, butmade with some custom materials that add dimension. The middle pickup had similar influencesfrom a ‘59 Strat pickup, but was RWRP (Reverse Wound, Reverse Polarity) for quiet operationin the 2 and 4 positions. The bridge was designed to balance volume-wise with the rest of the set,especially when changing from the neck position to the bridge pickup. This is an extremely

flexible set that handles many typesand styles of music but still alwaysmanages to sound like a Strat. David uses high quality, hand-beveled alnico magnets, USA-made‘push back’ cloth hookup wire and real fiber flat work. A special scatter wind technique, aunique wax potting process, and lacquer dipped hand-built bobbins all add up to superior buildquality. I especially liked the fact that each pickup coil is fabric taped to protect the delicatebuild wire assemblies. You just can’t buy a more authentic, better made and superior soundingpickups for your Stratocaster than these.The next set of pickups I was anxious to get my hands on were forTelecaster style guitars. Johnny Hiland is known throughout the industry as a ‘chicken picker’and the Tele is his home turf, so I was especially hoping these were going to be good. And theywere! This set was designed to bring clarity, and great note definition. There’s a responsivenessthat allows you to produce different tones simply by changing your pick attack angle. Daviduses an extremely thin nickel silver cover to help the magnets interactbetter with the strings. These are wound hotter than vintage specs to really balance well with thebigger sounding bridge. The bridge pickup is also wound a bit hotter so that it drives the ampbetter, but not so hot that it loses tonal range and definition. These are great examples of some ofthe best vintage Tele pickups around with a Nashville ‘super picker’s’ best recommendationbehind ‘em!

Take it from me, humbuckers are some of the most difficult pickup setsto build. All of David Allen’s pickups are handmade in his shop by the man himself, so I reallywanted to see a true craftsman’s work with this set, nicknamed the “Johnny Buckers”.They’re wound like an extremely articulate late 50’s vintage ‘PAF’ withlower output but producing a tone that plays and sounds much hotter (think Van Halen I and II).They’ll play snappy or soft depending on your pick attack. The bridge seemed to be designed tobalance better with the neck; it’s hotter but still keeps the widest tonal range possible. I reallyliked the fact that this set plays so smoothly with gorgeous glassy highs, and without gettingbrittle or harsh in the process.I’m a huge P-90 fan. The problem is that for most of us they’re a bit‘harsh’ in the midrange, and sometimes unmercifully noisy thanks to 60 cycle hum. Not only doI think D.Allen resolved these issues, he’s improved the format to boot. David’s “CoolCats”were inspired by some really great, early 1960’s P-90’s. But David uses a hand built bobbincarved from real maple wood and deploys Alnico 5 magnets to add the crunch we all expectfrom a great P-90 of the era. I really found that this pickup can bark and play dirty just like you’dwant, but still cleans up really well. These were wound to 8.68 ohms, so they’re a little bit hotterto bring back that period tone with a little extra balls.

D. Allen pickups are handmade interpretations of the best in classicelectric guitar tones, but with a modern ‘twist’ to them. David takes the best of vintage and addsmodern enhancements that don’t detract from what we all love about vintage guitars, but adds tothat with taste and tone. Price-wise, these are mid-range replacements, well worth the money.You can go to DallenPickups.com to check out his wide array of pickups, and feel free to writeDavid directly if you have any specific questions about his products. He’s a small operation, andhe’s invested his heart and soul in to providing the best upgrades in the pickup market to averageplayers like you and me!