News 9 October 2011
"As seen on TV" - Lorenzo De Feo is lead guitarist in the Matt Cardle Band (last year's X-Factor winner) - Lorenzo plays a Rees Rapport Vibe guitar. They are just back from a very successful tour of Scotland with an audience of 10,000 in Glasgow. They were guest band on tonight's X-Factor show. See that again at
http://xfactor.itv.com/2011/auditions/video/watch_welcome-back-matt_item_200312.htm
News September 2011
The new workshop is nearly finished! Four walls and roof are done. Front and back doors are on site. Twelve tough laminated double glazed windows arrived this week.
News May 2011
Building of the new considerably larger workshop, finishing room, and guitar studio is well under way. 35% done and thanks to good weather going very well.
News March 2011
An optional scratchplate is available for Rees Rapport guitars and other carved front models:
An optional phase reversal switch can be added to the Rees 2010 controls on the Rapport as a pull switch on the tone control.
News February 2011
The Chinese year of the Rabbit has just started! A Rees F-Light bass was delivered to a musician in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago.
There are new offers on the bargains page. Most of last year's bargains were sold.
News December 2010
Guitar Buyer magazine have written an excellent review of the Rees Rapport guitar. Read all about it in the January edition of Guitar Buyer magazine.
News November 2010
Introducing the Rees Rapport Vibe: a vibrato bridge (tremolo) version of the acclaimed Rees Rapport guitar.
Lorenzo De Feo has bought one for his support act of the Doobie Brothers.
News October 2010
A fretless version of the Rees Big-F-Light bass can be ordered. It is surprisingly bright and very expressive.
Andrew Tunnicliffe said of his instrument after a couple of weeks of playing: "I have to tell you this guitar is absolutely fantastic. I love the playability and the tones I can get out of it. I'm genuinely thrilled."
September 2010
New Rees 2010 controls for the Rapport guitars provide the ultimate in versatility, yet are easy and intuitive to use.
Ben Smith has recorded a fabulous wide range of playing styles using a Rees Rapport guitar. Sound samples are on the Rapport page.
August 2010
There are some new photos of Rees Rapport guitars.
The August edition of Bass Guitar magazine has a great review of the Rees Big-F-Light bass, and an interesting interview with David Mitchell-Jones of Bijoumiyu.
There are new sound recordings of a 2 pickup Rees F-Light bass on the 4 String Bass page.
May 2010
There is a new animation of a Rees Big-F-Light bass here
April 2010
Here is a preview photo of the new Rees Rapport.
There is an animation of it here
Several customers have provoked me to come up with an overall more symmetric design, having discovered the fantastic tone with extra bass attack, provided by the fairly new Rees single-cut body design.
This one warrants a specific model name.
Call me now for early personalised versions!
Average prices of custom-shop quality versions: solid korina £775 ,carved korina £885, carved flame maple as shown £1300.
Available with humbuckers or P90s or P90-humbucker pickups.
February 2010
See the new single-cut solid korina and carved maple models from the GUITARS page.
The F-Light lightweight bass range is expanded with:
a two pickup model
a full-sized body version - the Big-F-Light
choice of headstock shapes
see the new 4 String Basses page
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January 2010
Happy New Year!
See the new BANDS page for a directory of bands that play Rees instruments
December 2009 - two exotics:
A personal build custom guitar
A CKFM vibrato guitar
News November 2009:
The new "Design Yours" page will enable you to design a Rees Custom Shop Guitar and get an instant price quote.
It will build a line drawing of your dream guitar and show you the specification and price.
There is a new "Controls" page describing a wider range of control sets for various pickup sets in more detail.
New single cutaway body shape is available with a variety of pickups.
News September 2009:
New guitar photos are in the colours page
New items in Bargains section
All of the new carved korina family are available to order now: see CK; CKM; CKF; CKFM
Solid body or chambered with F hole
Korina or flame maple front
Wrap-around bridge or vibrato bridge
Humbuckers or P90s
News June 2009:
The Colours page is updated with new images of the most popular korina colours.
The Rees JazzBox guitar is ideal for jazz and all styles of rhythm guitar. It can not only sound sweet and charming with thoroughbred traditional jazz tone, but also dish out the dirt when asked. You might not believe this until you try it, but with light strings this is actually the easiest guitar to play and sound great. The new carved korina body will also be used on a variety of rock guitars with various bridges and pickups. Hear Ben Smith's sound tracks!
The June edition of Performing Musicians magazine has a fine review of the Rees 5bass.
See us at the North West Guitar Show, Manchester Sunday 10th May 2009.
News April 2009:
The new Rees F-Light bass is very lightweight, mobile, and designed for performing musicians
News March 2009:
The April edition of Guitar Buyer magazine features a fine review of the Rees F2 and Rees T3 guitars.