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OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 9982
edited June 2014 in Made in the UK tFB Trader
Well here it is ... after a couple of technical difficulties :-) ... a bit of an unveiling

Many of you will have guessed that Jonathan of Feline Guitars fame and I have had our heads together for months brewing a new range of pickups .
Well finally I can let you know more.
This will be a range of 'Milestone' pickups, referencing the signature sounds of great players from 'Randy' and 'Eddie' to 'Greenie'.
The new Ash Scott-Lockyer Pickups will be distributed via specialist dealers ... feline being the first, and also be available on fine, luthier built British instruments ... including Feline guitars of course!

Jonathan has proved to be a fantastic collaborator on this project, with his extensive knowledge of all things 'tone', we have racked up many hours of furious phone plotting (and even one pub crawl ... purely in the interests of science). 

My normal Oil City range will still be available in the usual way, via my OCP site, and indeed more products will be popping up there soon!

Thanks to all my Oil city customers for your support so far ... do check out the new Ash Scott-Lockyer range range as it comes out ... I promise you they will be very special!
Ash

Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups  ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message  

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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11496
    edited June 2014 tFB Trader
    Initially the aim was to fill in a few of the gaps in the range of pickups that you could easily buy - things not offered by other manufacturers and also a few twists on what is available to help deliver what I had been looking for.

    Then we decided that there are certain staple tones that players would ask for or tone reference points - the sort f thing that players ask about when discussing what they are looking for.

    Even whilst discussing these "milestones" Ash has had enquiries for exactly those pickups or players asking for pickups using those "reference" tonal landmarks .

    We've already got one of the designs touring with The Treatment - currently playing stadiums in Europe with Aerosmith and Altar Bridge

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    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17485
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    Good luck guys. 

    Feline + Oil City has got to be a match made in heaven.
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  • Adam_MDAdam_MD Frets: 3420
    Excellent I hope you do really well.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27344


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    I wanted that the first time that you posted it.



    And I still wants it now.


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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27344
    @theGuitarWeasel

    Big congratulations Ash - hope it's really successful for you both.

    :)
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  • Dave_McDave_Mc Frets: 2326
    Sweet :D
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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11496
    edited August 2014 tFB Trader
    Here is a trio of them going into a Gibson Les Paul that we are Souping up
    We have an alnico 3 "Riot Act" in the neck, a Dyna-mite : Alnico 5 Pat Number/T-Top style pickup in the middle and a hot Alnico 4 rocker in the bridge
    More details of names and stuff will emerge as things come together.

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    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11496
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    And some prototype pickups in my Blackmachine B6 that are nothing short of breathtaking
    Details on these may be unavailable for a while ...but things will emerge on these too

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    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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  • :o transparent bobbins!

    Congratulations guys, always good to hear a success story and I reckon it's a great pairing. Rock history in the making :)

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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 9982
    edited June 2014 tFB Trader
    It is brilliant working with a total pro like Jonathan ... if you total his and my experience in instrument building, repair and now pickup winding with mine you get over 50 years!!! He's worked with several famous pickup winders in the past including Kent Armstrong ... so I feel pretty privileged really.

    Loved creating the pickups for that triple-pickup LP ... it's going to be a tone monster!
    Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
    Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups  ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message  

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  • gusman2xgusman2x Frets: 919
    Initially the aim was to fill in a few of the gaps in the range of pickups that you could easily buy - things not offered by other manufacturers and also a few twists on what is available to help deliver what I had been looking for.

    Then we decided that there are certain staple tones that players would ask for or tone reference points - the sort f thing that players ask about when discussing what they are looking for.

    Even whilst discussing these "milestones" Ash has had enquiries for exactly those pickups or players asking for pickups using those "reference" tonal landmarks .

    We've already got one of the designs touring with The Treatment - currently playing stadiums in Europe with Aerosmith and Altar Bridge

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    Oh. My. Word.


    Beautiful.

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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11496
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    The white LP type guitar is one made by Rock and Roll Relics
    Similar kits can be found here http://buy.precisionguitarkits.com/product/57-carved-top-single-pick-up-bandf

    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 2041

    Jonathan gave me a wee heads up on this collaboration a few weeks back.  I'm glad it's OUT THERE now. 

    Having finally taken delivery of my first Oil City pickups (my delay, not Ash's) I can't wait to hear what the upper end ones must sound like.  The 'regular' Stone Tones are blinking fab. 

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    My trading feedback  - I'm a good egg  ;) 

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  • Truth be told, I wasn't aware pickups got any better than his regulars... :)
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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 9982
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    I've spent the last few months locating materials and polishing designs ... and I think the new range will set a new standard
    Truth be told, I wasn't aware pickups got any better than his regulars... :)
    That's very nice of you mate ... but improvements can always be made, and I've spent the last few months locating difficult to source materials and polishing designs ... and I think the new range will be a benchmark for me. For me making pickups is a way of life ... and life can always get better ;-)
    Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
    Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups  ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message  

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  • juansolojuansolo Frets: 1773
    Are the super distortion-a-likes going to be in this range?
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  • juansolo said:
    Are the super distortion-a-likes going to be in this range?
    Oh god, will buy!
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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 9982
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    We will have a 'ceramic powered high output ...' unit in the range to get all those luverly 70s over-the-top-rock tones. Jonathan has a prototype or two of those ...
    Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
    Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups  ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message  

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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11496
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    And very nice they are too - I've had to dust off my Kiss riffs (again) to channel some 70s Frehley 

    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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  • juansolojuansolo Frets: 1773
    Smashing!
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