Fred Hammon, of Hammon Engineering, describes his Dark Star pickups as, "modern, updated recreations of the Hagstrom Bi-sonic pickups originally made in Sweden in the 1960s. They are single coil pickups featuring individually adjustable pole pieces and a massive steel core powered by two Alnico V bar magnets."

He continues, "Dark Stars are dynamic, high-output, broad-range pickups that do not tend to accentuate the midrange like most bass pickups but rather deliver a bigger, more evenly distributed sound across the spectrum. This gives the player a larger palette of sounds to work with in terms of manual dynamics. The steel core allows for greater saturation, absorbing and releasing as much energy to the amplifier as you put into the strings."

Effective immediately, Dark Star pickups are offered as additional-cost options on most Lakland 4-string basses. See individual product descriptions for details. Contact your dealer for pricing and ordering instructions.

A 5-string version of the pickup is under construction and not yet available for order.

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