Tom Yocky Mountain Dulcimers available for purchase now

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Tom Yocky
654 Beaver Tail Point #209
Caldwell, TX 77836

tom@tomyocky.com

Are you ready for something really different?

I am now offering two variations of a solid body electric dulcimer.
Similar to an electric guitar, they are built of solid wood and rely on pickups and an amplifier (amp) to produce the sound.

Like all electric instruments, the sounds created can be controlled and manipulated by changing the settings on the instrument, the amp, effects pedals, and any other musical equipment one might "plug in."
You can set the controls for a clean, sweet acoustic tone, or turn on the overdrive and go wild, and everything in-between.
The possibilities are endless.

Currently I am offering only a two pickup and a three pickup version.

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for more information including detailed photos and sound samples.

Left:
Masterpiece solidbody electric.
Available in two and three singlecoil pickup versions wired like a Tele or Strat. Priced $650 and $675 respectively. Features one or two Tone knobs, Volume knob, and a 3 way or 5 way pickup selector switch allowing each pickup to be active individually or both active at once. Built exclusively by special request from a selection of available woods. If interested, please contact me
tom@tomyocky.com

Right:
Economical Electric Teardrop
Wired the same as a Fender Telecaster, these feature two single coil pickups, a Volume knob, a tone knob, and a 3 way pickup selector switch allowing each pickup to be active individually, or a both pickups together. Sound just as good as my Fancy solid bodys, but take a lot less time, effort, and money to build. Lots of fun!
Price = $250

The electric teardrop dulcimers are for sale on my "Dulcimers Available now" page

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for more information including detailed photos and sound samples.

Sound Samples (these sound best with headphones or good computer speakers):
Click here for a version of "Billy Boy" where I start with a clean acoustic sound and then start altering settings on the amp and using various effects (the .mp3 file is over 6MB..sorry to all you fellow dialup internet users)
Click here for a quick "Rock Out" session with overdrive switched ON
Please understand that I have only a very basic recording setup. The instrument is plugged into a small amp, the amp then into the computer soundcard. The effects settings are built into the amp and also the computers soundcard has some effects built in. It may sound complicated but it is not. Aside from the electric dulcimer, everything I used (amp, soundcard, and cables) cost me less then $100 total.