Bass Details: 
Date Created: 10/1/2002, Orig Item #: 000283, First Name: Ron, Last Name: Hoag, country: USA, U.S. state: OR, bass make: Hoag, make if other: : bass model: Subsonic, bass year: 2001, body color: natural Red Mahogony, body style: jazz, neck specie: maple, neck specie if other: maple when in production, neck style: jazz, fingerboard: ebony, fingerboard if other: : fretlines: none, pickup brand: Hoag Optical, pickup config.: near bridge, originally fretless?: yes, comments: Has more audio range,more sustain, more responsive to the touch,any type of string can be used,including Gut.
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One comment on “User Submitted Gallery addition 10/1/2002, #: 000283”
A new use of an old technology, optical pickups were known in the early 1920s. I first applied it to stringed instruments in 1968 and shown them at the 1969 NAMM Chicago show. I shared a booth with Sun amplifiers at the time. Later in 1971 I had my own booth at the Chicago NAMM. Even more later, I showed them at the the 1975 Summer NAMM. And last shown at the 2001 Summer NAMM.
I have yet to produce them for resale. I guess, I must not be doing something right?
Thank you for your interest,
Ron Hoag