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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

News
update! I've finally got round to adding online payments to the Sales pages. You can pay via PayPal or Moneybookers. Click on the PayPal icon to pay from a Paypal account or with your credit/debit card. Alternatively click on the 'Checkout' button to use Moneybookers to check out with your credit/debit card. PayPal is registered in the US. Moneybookers Ltd is registered with the Financial Services Authority in the UK. Any problems, please let me know.
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 on order if anyone's interested.
update! Rotosound Clawpicks were all the rage in the 1980s but have been impossible to obtain for many years. I've found a few, which are probably the very last ones for sale on the internet! **Sold**

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