D-TAR (de-tar): 1:
n
The logical union of the world's leading pickup builder and
the world's foremost authority on acoustic instrument
amplification. 2:
n
The new company whose motto is:
"with respect to acoustic tone"
D-TAR
Who?
One
of D-TAR’s greatest strengths is the worldwide
reputation of Seymour Duncan Pickups and Rick Turner, both
recognized as world leaders and authorities in their
respective fields: pickups and acoustic amplification.
D-TAR is the unified effort of Seymour Duncan Pickups and
Rick Turner to provide the highest quality, best value
acoustic amplification products to consumers and
guitar-builders everywhere.
Seymour Duncan is the world’s largest musical
instruments pickup manufacturer. In business for nearly 30
years in Santa Barbara, California, their products are
carried by 1,500 music stores in the USA and are found in
45 countries internationally. Duncan’s OEM customers
include nearly every major guitar builder; and their artist
roster is a veritable “Who’s Who” of the
world’s top guitarists and bassists representing
bands from Aerosmith to ZZ Top and all point in between.
With more than 35 years of experience, Rick Turner has
built a solid reputation among musicians worldwide. Turner
co-founded Alembic® in 1970 and designed the classic Series
1 and Series 2 basses. He founded Rick Turner Guitars in
1979 and joined Gibson® in 1988 where he served as
president of Gibson Labs West Coast R&D Division.
Turner left Gibson in 1992 and ran a guitar repair shop at
Westwood Music in Los Angeles where he developed piezo
pickups designs, working with Jackson Browne, David Crosby
and others. He later co-founded Highlander™ Musical
Audio, manufacturer of piezo pickups for acoustic guitars.
He continues to design and build guitars for many
professional players such as Lindsey Buckingham, Ry Cooder,
David Lindley, David Crosby and Andy Summers. He is also a
regular columnist for Acoustic Guitar and a former
columnist for Bass Player, Frets and Guitar Player
magazines. He’s currently working on an
autobiography, which interweaves technical
information.
Alembic,
Highlander and Gibson are trademarks of their respective
companies and are not affiliated with D-TAR.
Check the D-TAR vibe by visiting the:
D-TAR User Group Forum
