May 1st, 2006 Joe Barden is Back And In Business!

It will seem strange to many of the visitors that I should be celebrating - after all I had some success by selling a similar product, right?
Well, it ain't so. First of all because Joe was really unlucky - hit a hard patch, and it took him quite some time to get himself back on his feet. I / we respect anybody who makes an effort to swim back to the surface of things. Nothing to do with "success", it has more to do with the human ability to spring a comeback and get himself a new lease on life.
Secondly, because Harry's and Joe's blade pickups are as different as the night and day; Joe's are acclaimed for their extended-range, high fidelity sound, Harry's because of their midrange detail and their overall warmth.
If you ask me - I think that some months down the road we'll be seeing folks with mixed Barden-Häussel sets... these will turn out to be interesting times indeed!!
In the meantime I have applied for a distributing licence here in Europe - we'll see what will happen and if I get lucky there will be good reasons to celebrate!

Affaire à suivre...