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Thinking of swapping your pickups? - A handy guide for new tone hunters!

Thinking of swapping your pickups? - A handy guide for new tone hunters!

Changing your guitar's pickups can prove to be a brilliantly cost effective way of transforming the sound of your guitar, and also a way of bringing out the best in your instrument. For so many it has been the first port of call in modifying their guitar and changing their sound. Perhaps you're planning on tweaking a more entry level Squier for example, chances are that you love how the guitar feels and plays but it's low quality pickups just don't quite do the job. This can sometimes even be the case with higher value instruments and it's existing pickups just simply don't fit the bill for you, be it personal tastes etc.
06 March, 2017 by James P Gascoigne
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McNelly P90 Soapbar pickup Demo Video!

McNelly P90 Soapbar pickup Demo Video!

Before the Kay ET200 guitar went back out of the door with it's owner, we had chance to nip to the studio and record a demo video of it's brilliant McNelly P90 Soapbar Bridge Pickup.
30 June, 2016 by James P Gascoigne
Tags: ET200 Guitar Pickups James' Home of Tone Kay ET200 Kay Guitar McNelly McNelly Demo McNelly Demo Videos McNelly P90 McNelly Pickup Demo McNelly Pickups McNelly Pickups Demo McNelly Soapbar P90 Pickup P90 Pickups Soapbar Soapbar Pickup Soapbar Pickups
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Project 'Pheonix' - 1960s Kay ET200 Project

Project 'Pheonix' - 1960s Kay ET200 Project

This is a guitar I've had a great deal of pleasure piecing back together. Although initially a little apprehensive, (you'd understand if had seen the first photo of it that I did!) but I was 100% intrigued!
24 May, 2016 by James P Gascoigne
Tags: 60s Guitar ET200 James' Home of Tone Japanese Guitar Kay Kay ET200 Kay Guitar Kay Guitars McNelly P90 McNelly P90 Soapbar McNelly Pickup McNelly Pickups P90 Pickup P90 Pickups Short Scale Soapbar pickup Soapbar pickups Student Guitar
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