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Topic: Anyone using Bullseye Bars here? |
J W Alexander
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Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2003 6:23 am |
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| I'm about to be a new player to the PSG ranks so naturally will be buying anything reputed to give me no less than Buddy's great tone, chops and licks! Anyone using the Bulleye offerings or similar? What's a good bar for a Sho Bud Pro III D-10? Thanks all for your thoughts and comments. J W |
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Tommy Minniear
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Logansport, Indiana
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Posted 3 Dec 2003 6:40 am
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I am using the Bullseye Bar. Best bar I've ever used - bar none!  Several members here on the Forum are using them. Paul Franklin, Murnel Babineaux, Eric West, Danny Cormier, and others that I can't think of right now. Jerry and his Dad are nice people to deal with. There are a couple threads about Bullseye Bars if you perform a search.
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Tommy Minniear
www.ntsga.com
[This message was edited by Tommy M on 03 December 2003 at 06:42 AM.] [This message was edited by Tommy M on 03 December 2003 at 06:43 AM.] |
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Eric West
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Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Dec 2003 4:12 pm
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I got a standard length 3 5/16" bullseye. 7/8" is my standard size but due to a mix up on MY end I got a 15/16" dia. I ended up liking it, for "feeling of more sustain", and after getting used to it, I can use my 7/8s to give me a "lift" in quick bar movement.
The standard 3 5/16" length is perfect for my ProIII. I like the nose shoulder definition over the BJS.
I'll be sending my old standard SSes in for coating as soon as circumstances permit.
Great product. Fast service. Great people. No problem getting to them on the phone.
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Murnel Babineaux
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Mermentau, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2003 8:11 pm
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Hello JW,
THe Bullseyebars are very different from other bars. The bars are milled and polished by Mr Hilbun and then sent to Houston where they are gone over again. At this time, there is a special coating that is placed over the entire bar. This coating is very similar to the coating used on Oil and Gas related equipment for high pressure usage. In appearance, the bullseyebar looks like every other bar, but once you have played with it for 20 minutes, you won't want to play any other kind, and I've tried them all. An excellent product from good people.
If you like, you can read my review of this product at WWW.BULLSEYEBARS.COM 
MB [This message was edited by Murnel Babineaux on 03 December 2003 at 08:12 PM.] [This message was edited by Murnel Babineaux on 03 December 2003 at 08:13 PM.] |
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J W Alexander
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Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Dec 2003 4:40 pm
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| So now that I'm convinced Bullseyes are the way to go---coated or non-coated--maybe one of each? Thanks for the input--it IS valuable! J W |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 4 Dec 2003 4:43 pm
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Dec 2003 6:00 pm
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Coated. The Coating is the whole thing other then them being well designed with the nose definition I like.
I'm sending two of my long time SSes in for refinishing and coating myself.
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Nicholas Dedring
From:
Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 5 Dec 2003 9:59 am
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I got to try one with the coating, it was very slick, and comfortable in the hand. Has a more matte look than a straight SS bar.
If you want to be able to play with stainless wound strings, get the coated bar... it's also just plain slicker and quieter than the uncoated one.
Really nice folks too, from what I gathered talking to them. |
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Eric West
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Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Dec 2003 12:27 pm
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It's a process similar to "Gullite" of you want to do a "web search" on it.
I found that the "matte look" is merely the fact that it takes fingerprints readily so much so that it "fogs". when they are wiped off they are as shiny as my other ones.
Though it is more similar to "plating", it is like a "teflonesque" permeation, that according to all the research I was able to access, is nearly indestructable.
It and "hard chrome plating" is used in not just oil field apps but they coat critical high speed bearings and other friction sensitive parts with it. One characteristic is that it will not give way, crack or ship until after the base metal has.
"Armology" is another similar technolgy that when searched for on the web will yield a whole new field of tech.
It's kind of like "Upsidasium" except it's real.
EJL |
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