What do they SOUND like!

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 "

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.

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

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
Clean Single Coils
Crunchy Humbuckers
Crunchy Single Coils

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

Ben Smith playing a Rees S5

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

Ben Smith playing a Rees Rambler travel guitar:

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

Eddie Copeland playing a Rees R2

A series of original, direct to computer, recording by Eddie Copeland are tabled, demonstrating the various voices of a Rees R2 guitar and playing styles. 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.

Lost at Sea - an instrumental song by Eddie Copeland. All guitar parts in the recording are played on an R2 using a variety of pickup settings. Being a slow atmospheric song, it demonstrates the magnificent sustain of the instrument. Some fast runs show how fluently it plays.

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 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

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