What do they SOUND like!
This page has a few complete songs, and many solo clips of the various pickup selections of the range of guitars


Huw Price, Guitar and Bass magazine review of the F7S June 2007
"This guitar really sings, and despite it's 'studio' name it can also dish the dirt. It's no executive blues guitar
. . . It's one of the nicest-playing and best set-up guitars to have passed through
Guitar & Bass in quite some time, and it sounds excellent.
. . . you really should try one out.

FINAL SCORE
Playability 19/20
Sound 19/20
Good for: metal, blues, rock, jazz, funk "


Complete Songs:
These are in mp3 format so that you can play them through your computer speakers and hi-fi and IPod. Best to use real hi-fi. Some computer speakers are inadequate to appreciate the quality.

Play Can't Get Arrested - by Ben Smith
Recorded in one take in the studio by Special Preserve:
Ben Smith - Rees F2 guitar;
Lorenzo De Feo - Rees 5bass;
Alex Cooper - Drums

Play Evolver - by Eddie Copeland
All guitar parts are played by Eddie on his Rees F2 guitar .

Play Never Make Your Move Too Soon
Recorded in one take in the studio by Special Preserve:
Ben Smith - Rees F2 guitar;
Lorenzo De Feo - Rees 5bass;
Alex Cooper - Drums

Play Lost at Sea - by Eddie Copeland
Being a slow atmospheric song, it demonstrates the magnificent sustain of a Rees R2 guitar. Some fast runs show how fluently it plays. Lost At Sea is an original, direct to computer, edited multi-take recordings by Eddie, demonstrating the various voices of an R2 and playing styles.

Play Rees Jam
Recorded in one take in the studio by Special Preserve:
Ben Smith - Rees F2 guitar;
Lorenzo De Feo - Rees 5bass;
Alex Cooper - Drums

 


Video Demo
Ben Smith explains and demonstrates use of some of the more exotic Rees pickup controls in this video:
guitar controls video


 

 

Ben Smith recorded his Rees F2 in the studio

These samples are recorded at very high quality and are available on audio CD to play through your hi-fi. Please call for a free demo CD. The mp3s here are inevitably not quite so good. Even so, you must have quality speakers connected to your PC to appreciate these.

These samples are created and played by Ben Smith on his Rees F2 guitar. They were recorded using a Motu 828 Mk II soundcard at the highest possible sample rate, with an AKG D1200 dynamic microphone placed close, and slightly off axis in front of the amp speakers.
 
Ben's amplifier is a Fender Hot Rod Deville valve amp retro-fitted with a pair of Jensen vintage alnico V 10 inch speakers and cryogenically treated Electro-Harmonix and Svetlana Valves. No effects, no reverb, no compression, have been added to these recordings. The sweet modulations of some samples are the natural vibe of the guitar when played well. The sustain is natural and not enhanced.

Ben2

F2 PU Selector Voice Bridge PU Br H + Nk S Br + Nk mid PUs Nk H + Br S Neck PU
Clean Humbuckers p p p p
Clean Single Coils p   p   p
Crunchy Humbuckers p p p p p
Crunchy Single Coils p   p   p

Ben's guitar is fitted with a custom phase switch which puts the neck pickup into anti-phase.
These samples are recorded with anti-phased pickups:

F2 Phased PU Selector Voice Br H + Nk S Br + Nk mid PUs Nk H + Br S
Clean Humbuckers p p
Clean Single Coils   p  
Crunchy Humbuckers p p p
Crunchy Single Coils   p  

 


Ben recorded a Rees T3 in the studio in exactly the same way as his F2:

These recordings are dry with no effects, no reverb, no compression, and no post processing. Of course they can be greatly further enhanced with various gizmos.

WARNING! You need to play these through moderately high quality speakers to appreciate how good the crunchy and humbucker voices are. Most computer speakers are cheap, feeble, and just don't have enough strength for this. Please call for a free demo CD for your hi-fi if in doubt.

T3

T3 PU Selector Voice Bridge PkUp(s) Bridge & Neck PkUp(s) Neck PkUp(s)
Clean Vintage T like p p
Clean Humbuckers p
Clean Phased p p p
Crunchy Vintage T like p
Crunchy Humbuckers p
Crunchy Phased p

 


Ben Smith playing a Rees S5

S5

S5 PU Selector Voice Bridge PU Bridge + Mid Middle PU(s) Neck + Mid Neck PU
Clean Humbuckers p p p p
Clean Single Coils p p p
Dirty Humbuckers p p p p p
Dirty Single Coils p p p

 


Hear Ben Smith playing a Rees S5H:

S5H PU Selector Voice Bridge PU Bridge + Mid Middle PU(s) Neck + Mid Neck PU
Clean Humbuckers p p p p
Clean Single Coils p p p
Crunchy Humbuckers p p p p p
Crunchy Single Coils p p p

 


Ben Smith playing a Rees G90:

G90 Voice Bridge P90-Humb PU Bridge + Neck PUs Neck Humb PU
Clean Humbuckers Humb p Humb p Humb
Clean Single Coils P90 p P90 + SC SC
Crunchy Humbuckers p Humb p Humb p Humb
Crunchy Single Coils P90 p P90 + SC SC

 


Ben Smith playing a Rees F90:

F90 Voice Bridge P90-Humb PU Bridge + Neck PUs Neck Humb PU
Clean Humbuckers Humb p Humb p Humb
Clean Single Coils P90 p P90 + SC SC
Crunchy Humbuckers p Humb p Humb p Humb
Crunchy Single Coils P90 p P90 + SC SC

 


Ben Smith playing two Rees Rambler travel guitars:

 

These are played on a Standard quality Rambler having Rees specified humbuckers:

Music Style Pickups Recording
Blues Middle Humbucker
Jazzy Neck Humbucker
Rock Bridge Humbucker
Metal! Bridge Humbucker
Country(ish!) Bridge Single Coil

 

These are played on a Custom Shop quality Rambler having Seymour Duncan P90 pickups:

Rambler Voice Bridge PU Bridge + 3/4 Neck Both PUs Neck + 3/4 Bridge Neck PU
Clean p p p p
Crunchy p p p p p

 


Eddie Copeland playing a Rees R2

All following samples were recorded with the same R2 guitar with volume and tone controls on full. The 3 way PU switch selects Bridge/Both/Neck; the push/pull of the tone knob selects Humbucker/SingleCoil.

R2

R2 Music Bridge PU
Humbucker
Both PUs
Humbuckers
Neck PU
Humbucker
Bridge PU
Single Coil
Both PUs
Single Coils
Neck PU
Single Coil
Clean Funky    
Clean Solo
Crunchy
Distorted Chords
Distorted Solo

 


 

Lorenzo De Feo playing his Rees 5bass:

Play these moderately loud through your Hi-Fi - wow!

5bass Voice Single Coil Dual Coil Humbucker
Bridge Pickup Chord Ring p PFloydish p Jaco
Middle both Pickups Calypso p Classic 12 Bar Funk
Neck Pickup p Slow Dream p Motown p Meters
Middle Phased Pickups Funk p G Hip Smooth
Middle Slap Bass Slap Bass

 


 

Lorenzo De Feo playing a Rees F-Light bass:

   

 

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