Unconfirmed NAMM Report: Crowdster w/ an M

[Rhys]

From a thread on the Crowder forum(http://www.bwacksforum.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=000940):

haha i went today...amazing! i saw toms newly finished version of the crowdster acoustic, with an atom style humbucker if you want to use it as an electric too...sorta like the T5, but not so much. its amazing..o it also has a "D-Tune" on it..the way he put it on there is genious!

Anyone got pics?

[getgo]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :cool:

If this is true, Now I know why I have held off from buying one of those silly little T-5's!

[enr1co]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :cool:

If this is true, Now I know why I have held off from buying one of those silly little T-5's!

Cool! Any word as to whether existing Crowdsters can be modified to
add the PU without being cost prohibitive?

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[GaryMcT]

It's confirmed now as Tom has responded to the thread linked above.

[wodka]

Here's a piciture

http://homepage.mac.com/harrisonsmith/PhotoAlbum6.html

[enr1co]

Here are a few of the Crowdster with bridge position PU taken today.

Also some pics of a very cool looking Atom!

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/eatienza@sbcglobal.net/album?.dir=/77db

Ive a few more photos but having a difficult time uploading
them into the album as the hotels wi fi keeps dropping off...

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[GaryMcT]

Did you get a chance to play the new Crowdster?

[enr1co]

No, but had the opportunity to see Jim West play some beautiful
Hawaiian Slack key on it while Roy shot photos ( see pic)- it sounded great!

Dont think he was utilizing the added H/B pickup but just the acoustic pickup...

Hope to try a few of the Andys tomorrow when not so crowded.
Toms camp was pretty swamped every time I passed by except for
the when I was shooting pics.

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[tom]

no retro on the crowdster, the knobs are all shifted to make room for the extra one.

[getgo]

no retro on the crowdster, the knobs are all shifted to make room for the extra one.

Oh Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Now I gotta' dump my GOTW crowdy to get "buckerized"?

[tom]

don't be hasty, let me do some more looking and see if there's a way to make it all fit.

[getgo]

Well, haste makes waste! :D

[getgo]

Sooooooooooo, How's the lookin' going???

[tom]

jesse is out with kidney stone surgery so i've been runnin around some very long days here just to keep us going, so i haven't had a chance to look at anything yet.

[getgo]

Man, I know what that's like. We've been busy as can be since Thanksgiving, in fact, I've worked every single day since Christmas. Business ownership usually means the business owns you! :D Hope Jesse comes through ok, I've heard those things are horrible!!! :eek:

[tomsalvojazz]

WOW - this looks verrrrrry interesting! Looks sort of like an idea that I had a while ago... a Crowdster with a NECK position humbucker (or M) to use for jazz. Any plans or thoughts about that?

[tom]

when we first showed the crowdster several jazz guys asked about a neck humbucker. we would be able to do that now since the electronics are all worked out.