The Petra Zone

From the album art photo of the guys, it looks like Bob is holding the same guitar he played in Brazil back in August. Anyone know what that thing sounds like? Might give some insight to what this record might sound like.

Timbo wrote:From the album art photo of the guys, it looks like Bob is holding the same guitar he played in Brazil back in August. Anyone know what that thing sounds like? Might give some insight to what this record might sound like.

good point, when he was using the Zion Powerglide in the 80s/90s you knew the guitar would be sweet.

Man that is a very forward, zippy sound. Rip your face off good. In the right hands, those guitars are great.

That is a BHG or Bob Hartman Guitar, Flatliner model, which is a Les Paul Special copy that Bob apparently gets somebody to make for him, and puts his name on it. For all I know, he takes Warmoth parts to put together his guitars. Imho the best guitar tones by Bob were on: OF, PP2, WUC, Petra, PP1, and J&H. The rest of the albums have very thin sounding, over processed guitars that lack detail and warmth in my opinion, after playing guitar since 1982.

There are threads about this with Bobs detailed parts list. No Warmoth.

What then? He does not mill his own wood.

yeah Bob hand winds makes the coils in his pickups too