| Jon Press - Guitars |
Welcome to my guitar website. I've been playing, restoring and building guitars here in Bristol, England since my misspent youth in the 1970s. At that time, a cheap guitar was a poor guitar, and the only way to get something playable was to learn how to do setups, replace nuts and bridges, rewire pickups. etc. It was also incredibly difficult to get spare parts, let alone bodies, necks and the like. It all began to change with the 'retro-fit' revolution of the late 1970s and early 1980s, when companies like DiMarzio, Schecter and Seymour Duncan came on to the scene.
Since then things have changed out of all proportion. These days it only takes a quick trawl around the web to find out about the most arcane aspects of guitar building and repair, and the availability of guitar parts and tools has never been better. The quality of work being undertaken is truly remarkable. As well as showcasing some of my own work, these pages also provide links to some of the sites and people who I've found helpful, or have impressed me with their work and wares. I hope you find them useful. Jon Press |
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new!
New K&K Tri-Star Preamp: designed for their celebrated Pure Pickups, the Tri-Star Preamp allows individual gain control for each pickup head, plus EQ, master volume, and phase control for the overall signal. See the K&K preamps page if you're interested.
new! Waverly and Golden Era tuners in stock! The range is huge, but I've got a few of the most popular models in stock and can get them all to special order. See the Tuners page if you're interested. new! Ukulele boom! With the growing popularity of ukes I'm fitting or supplying lots of pickups. The K&Ks are proving popular, and I also suggest some other options. See the K&K pickups for ukuleles page if you're interested. new! Just arrived are the fabled Sunrise soundhole pickups. Sunrise pickups are built entirely by Jim Kaufman. There is a limited production run, with a maximum total of 1000 units sold annually. The Sunrise pickup has earned the respect of professional players on stage and in the studio for over 25 years, and has proved well suited to a wide range of musical styles. Well-known users include Keith Richard, Lyle Lovett, Michael Hedges and Richard Thompson. In that time it has proven itself as a reliable, tough, professional unit. This pickup represents the ultimate in the uncompromising search for a truly acoustic guitar sound capable of high sound pressure levels. See the Sunrise pickups page if you're interested. update! The website is being upgraded to make it more user-friendly for widescreen monitors. I'm also taking the opportunity to make more effective use of style sheets. The content should work OK whilst this is in hand, but any problems, please let me know. news! The LR Baggs Venue DI has now arrived. Enhances the Para DI concept with 5-band EQ including twin parametrics, notch filter, phase reversal, variable boost, a built in tuner and more. More details... update! The K&K pages have been enhanced to provide information on the full range of pickups and preamps. More ... update! The LR Baggs pages have been enhanced. I have most of the more popular models. More ... news! I've recently been using Blue Chip picks, which are winning lots of friends on the guitar forums. Shockingly expensive, but remarkable sound and playability. I've several in stock. |
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