Acoustic guitar can be a tricky instrument to record well, but since I got my David Antony Reid guitar - problem solved! It just seems to sit perfectly in the mix, without any of the lumpy, boomy tone I get with so many of the 'big name' acoustics. Martins, Gibsons, Guilds, I've had them all in my studio and this Reid guitar beats them all, hands down!

Mark Frith, Record Producer and Lead Guitarist, CryBaby

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The Bare Knuckles are out!

The Bare Knuckles are out!

Find that elusive electric tone you have in your head! For some time now I've been fitting Bare Knuckle pickups for various customers, in a wide variation of guitars, at Ivor Mairants on Fridays. I am consistently blown away by the clarity of tone that you get from this hardware. I've never marketed myself as an electric guitar maker, restorer, re-furbisher, or player; but these pickups have changed all that! The tonal quality and clarity they produce equals that which I have achieved in my own acoustics; that is why I have been converted and am happy to announce that I am promoting these pickups, for me to fit, for you.

Just go to their site with the link bellow, check out their vast array of amazing pickups, choose the sound you want, then either let me know what to order on your behalf, or order them yourself. Then, drop me a line, or give me a bell, to arrange an appointment for a fitting.

There's one such job here - above. (Pickup choosing tip: the sound is in their name, usually a popular track by a popular artist, or the artist's nickname etc; if in doubt, stick the name in YouTube and have a listen).

As I said, they have a vast array to chose from, so go and check them out! I would also highly recommend new CTS pots, suitable capacitors and possibly a new jack socket and an Oak Grigsby switch.

More information at www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk…

Written: Tuesday March 2nd, 10:46am 2010