I'm actually thinking about getting Jackson a little guitar for his 3rd birthday. Ever since making that Dialtone video of him, he asks to play John's guitar incessantly. I didn't think that someone his age could really pick up an instrument, but when we asked folks how old they were when they started playing on a Facebook post recently, I was really surprised to hear a couple of people say as young as 4/5. Let's just hope it's the guitar and not drums.

Welcome WhiteStrat!

Quote from: Joom on July 11, 2014, 02:56:54 AM
And this one, I would say tends to lean a little more toward a folk type thing - Scottish, maybe.  But again, whatever works.  Nothing is genre mandatory.  "I Turned And Saw Her Standing"

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I turned and saw her standing
With a sadness in her eyes I'd never seen
We'd never been a day apart
Since we walked down the isle at seventeen

But now I have to leave her
And I saw the tears as I walked out of sight
I don't know what the future holds
I only know that I'll be missing her tonight

I didn't say goodbye to her
I only said I'll try and be back soon
And she reminded me of promises
Made one night under a lover's moon

We said we'd never leave the other's side
As long as we both lived
And it breaks my heart to leave her now
There's nothing left but promises to give

I'll be back when this is over
Is the promise that I made to her last night
And though she said she knew it
I could see she only prayed that I was right

We met when we were only ten
We laughed and played and talked of childish things
Not knowing what the future held
Not dreaming yet of what tomorrow brings

I've loved her since the day we met
Even then there was a magic in her smile
And as I walk away from her
I hope it's only for a little while

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We met when we were only ten
We laughed and played and talked of childish things
Not knowing what the future held
Not dreaming yet of what tomorrow brings

Well I've loved her since the day we met
Even then there was a magic in her smile
And as I walk away from her
I hope it's only for a little while

Yes as I walk away from her

I hope it's only for a little while

This is a fun idea! And something you can participate in even if you don't know how to play a guitar. That said - I pretty much lack any sort of creativity, so I'll just stand by to see what interesting things others have to say.

I'm so, so curious. On the "I turned and saw her standing" song, where is he going??

- Tory

We're not exactly a band, but this seemed like the best place to post our demo clips. We've made a couple of new videos in the past week. Here they are!

Dialtone @ local jam night: http://youtu.be/oyzlDsNdaxc

Another candid video: http://youtu.be/wZjgQDzVwNw

Quote from: Scarebear on July 05, 2014, 12:46:51 PM

Quote from: DialtonePickups on July 05, 2014, 07:30:19 AM
Oh, and I'm laughing at myself right now, because I misunderstood your title at first and was expecting to find presents for babies when I clicked on this thread. I was totally going to scope it out for my two year old, who has a birthday coming up in a few months!

I'm pretty sure all two year old children need guitars for their birthday

As long as you're the one babysitting, sure!!

Quote from: Joom on July 05, 2014, 11:35:22 AM
Nice website, enjoyed looking around.  Great videos, especially the "so easy even a baby can" and the street vid, but they were all good.

Looks like you have a great business crew there...

Thanks Joom!! We just uploaded another candid video, if you're interested.

By the way, this is Jackson: http://youtu.be/53-6b3fofqE. I bribed him with his favorite treat, jelly beans, to get him to do that!

Hi everyone! We've been on this forum for a little while now but I don't think we've actually introduced ourselves.

Our company name is Dialtone Pickups, and we offer a new type of adjustable-tone humbucker pickup. We are family-run, based in California, and still in the early phases of business development. You can learn more on our website, www.dialtonepickups.com.

There are two of us who use the forum. John, Dialtone's founder, invented our pickup and also plays the guitar. The PRS you'll see in a lot of our demo videos is actually his baby. It was very customized before we reverted it back to stock and installed our pickups. Besides Dialtone, John works as a physicist at DARPA, a small U.S. defense agency.

I (Tory) don't play the guitar, but I love music, and I really take pride in providing a quality product and service. At Dialtone I'm mainly involved in the business side of things, including product development and getting feedback from players, etc. Besides Dialtone, I contract as a background investigator for a specific type of security clearance. I also have a two-year-old son, Jackson, who I like to talk a lot about. You've been warned!!

I didn't enter because I don't play myself, but John does of course, so I'll forward along to him. I've tried to pick up the guitar a few times and it just doesn't click. But maybe I'd have better luck if I were to use a Riffstation!

These look great! John and I are constantly travelling with a guitar. We live in California, but John works in Washington DC, so he's on a flight across the country every couple of weeks, often times with a guitar in hand. Our current case is starting to get pretty banged up. Sometimes we're able to sneak it into the coat section in first class (before proceeding on down to coach, of course!), but usually, a flight attendant has to check it at the plane. Who knows what they do with it from there... It's probably good that we don't know, actually! But a case like yours would help us rest a little easier. We'll definitely keep it in mind in the future, when we're ready to replace ours. Is it possible to make a relatively light hard case? Weight is my big issue with our current case. I carried it for awhile a few weeks ago, and my hands are still peeling.

- Tory

Happy Birthday. For any new company, especially one in the music industry, one year in business is quite an accomplishment. Congrats!!

Oh, and I'm laughing at myself right now, because I misunderstood your title at first and was expecting to find presents for babies when I clicked on this thread. I was totally going to scope it out for my two year old, who has a birthday coming up in a few months!

- Tory

Welcome Mark!! You mentioned that you're looking forward to offering advice about anything guitar-related, so I'm just going to throw it out there... I ask lots of questions and am always looking for feedback, so that's great news for me! There are a couple of us who use this one account - this is Tory writing, and you'll also see John posting from time to time. We're looking forward to seeing you on the board!

What a fun concept! Riffstation seems to offer a great tool for learning and practicing just about any song.

Thanks for the post on us, Scarebear!!

Do you remember seeing a picture of dusty pedals on our Kickstarter page? Those are John's, the dust is real, and I've never seen John use them. Here it is, in case you didn't see it:



And there's even more in the garage.

Thanks Mark! We agree that a rich black could look really good. We're leaning towards anodizing to begin with, in which case we wouldn't be able to achieve that shade of black, but down the road it may be possible as we're able to expand finish options.