My gear

This page is for all those who are interested in the gear that I am using. I have quite a few guitars, ranging from solid body electrics to nylon string classicals. This page is concerned with my 'live' setup

The BJH 7 string guitar

The guitar opposite is the new seven string archtop that was built by my dad. check out all the details by clicking on the image.

The guitar is 3” deep with 25” scale length. The body has a spruce top and maple back and sides. The neck is also maple and all the parts have been carved from ebony. The low string is tuned to an A. The Strings are a set of .014s with an .080 for that low A string. The top and back plate are hand carved and this baby sounds huge! This guitar is amazing!!

The amp that I use in conjunction with this guitar is a Polytone Minibrute IV. These amps are quite difficult to get hold of in the UK nowadays. If you can get hold of one, then buy it as Polytones are great amps for playing jazz as they give a full, rich, pure tone that compliments an archtop perfectly.

Click here to go to the BJH Guitars web site.

The solid body guitar that I use when required is a Paul Reed Smith classic fitted with D'addario .010 - .046 gauge strings. It is the 22 fret model with a fatter neck. I find this to be the best sounding of the PRS range for my style of playing. I have had the guitar re-fretted with the biggest frets that I could find as I do with all of my guitars. This might sound drastic, but I feel that big frets lead to cleaner playing. If PRS did a scalloped model, I would buy it straight away!

I use a Mesa Boogie Rectoverb with the PRS. This combination is a killer! From clean gutsy tones to all out monster lead, I can get it all with this setup.

When I am required to play classical guitar, the guitar I use is made by a company called Liikanen. Liikanen guitars have developed a new soundboard construction which they call the ‘Lens Resonance System’. This gives the guitar a very balanced sound.

BJH 7 string

My PRS and Boogie Rectoverb - a killer combination!

My Liikanen classical guitar