Hi Guys, Myself and business partner Dave Walsh (Eternal Guitars) and Paul Ross (finish and spray guru) have been lucky enough to continue the amazing work of Andy Blake of Wizard Pickups, We have under Andy's supervision spent the past 6 months working on his designs, tweaking a few things here and there and have until now held off on a full scale launch as Hot Rod Pickups. We are using the same high quality materials and lovingly winding and constructing every unit by hand.
We made the jump to moving into a purpose built facility just outside of Chichester which now boasts full guitar repair, builds and set up work by Eternal Guitars, full re-finishes or repair work in our purpose built spray booth as well as hand made pickups. It would be great if you could check out our Facebook page and the website should be live in the next week or so, below is the official launch statement and also some links to clips of some of the range:
Out of the ashes of Wizard Pickups please welcome Hot Rod Pickups. We are continuing the legacy of Andy Blake of Wizard Pickups (now enjoying well earned retirement) manufacturing the same high quality product to his specification, using the same techniques and machinery, all of which have been mastered under Andy's tutelage.
Hot Rod although new name to the market is operated by Dave Walsh and Jon Perry who both have a long history and vast experience in the guitar building and music industry.
Dave began his career in London’s Denmark Street where he trained as a Luthier in the early/mid ‘90s before working for Guitar & Bass Magazine as a product reviewer and Guitar Doctor Columnist. A stint at The Guitar Institute in West London followed before owning and running a retail music shop and busy guitar repair workshop in South London. After relocating to the south coast in 2009, Dave set-up ‘Eternal Guitars’ and fast built up a great local reputation for his relic custom guitars and repair work. Recently and together with Jon Perry and finish expert Paul Ross, Eternal Guitars has moved to a new bespoke workshop on the outskirts of Chichester.
Jon although being a guitarist by trade (turned pro aged 17) has launched a series of successful businesses through the years ranging from music agencies, production companies, sound proof booth design and builds and even a dance agency (don’t ask). As well as this he has worked internationally as a performer, song writer, session artist, guitar tech and producer. Being a self confessed guitar geek, and having owned and played pretty much everything over the years, being able to spend his days creating tone to the highest level is a dream come true.
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Hayden of Bulldog pickups is here too ... we have a nice little community of sad guys who don't get out much ... sorry, professional pickup winders on here :-)
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