Humbucker

Bill Foley has endeared himself to guitar lovers and would-be luthiers alike when he wrote the book How Your Guitar Works: An Introduction to Music Instrument Science. Bill has also written the popular book Build Your Own Electric Guitar, which has been a resource for many guitar makers around the world. His love for both music and science is deeply rooted, and he has advocated for years for school children to be educated in the science of musical instruments. In 1977, Bill began working at German Village Music in Columbus Ohio, which was established in 1950 by Al Meyer.

Jason Lollar loves playing the guitar and even at an early age he had an eye for creating his own sounds. As he developed his skills and gigged with his friends, he realized some of the classic guitar pickups were no longer being made. He set out develop what is now a world renown line of products for guitars, steel guitars and basses. He has become an expert of the history of the innovative pickups such as the Humbucker and P-90s, and wrote a book to explain the key steps in building your own winder. The book, Basic Pickup Winding and Complete Guide to Making Your Own Pickup Wind

Ted McCarty was the president of Gibson Guitars when he signed Les Paul to help design a series of instruments with his name.  Ted went on to design and patent guitars such as the Flying V before working with Chicago Musical Instruments and Bigsby Guitars, becoming an industry icon.  Among the classic moments of the industry’s history in which Ted took part in was in the 1950s when he asked Seth Lover to design a pick-up for the newly created electric guitars that would "buck the hum."  Later in his life he was befriended by Paul Reed Smith who sought Ted's advice and friendship a