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

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!!

Last week, Dialtone Pickups went on a tour of central & southern California, and we talked to a ton of really knowledgeable music store managers, technicians, etc. It was easy to find & call them ahead of time to schedule meetings. Now we'd like to find musicians to try out our demo guitar and get their feedback. Other than randomly approaching people who we happen to see playing (like I did a few days ago at the farmer's market!), does anyone have any ideas on how to reach guitar players directly? Guitar Center isn't usually too happy about us going in with our guitar & recruiting their customers, although we've done it a couple of times with some success.

Thanks!
- Tory

I'm trying to get peoples' opinion on pickup finishes. My pickups are going to have machined aluminum bodies and knobs so there are endless finish options from anodizing, powder coating, and more traditional plating. Anyone have suggestions?

I'm trying to stay away from black since that seems more like EMG, but looking for something kinda distinctive.

John