by Simon Cassidy | Oct 18, 2020 | Bass Guitars, Customer Reviews, Product Review, Uncategorized
Home Guitars UK Custom Guitar Archive Cases / Accessories Artists Videos Blog About My Account Contact Toggle Home Guitars UK Custom Guitar Archive Cases / Accessories Artists Videos Blog About My Account Contact Customer Review ~ Bluesville BVB361 Bass This is Jeff...
by Simon Cassidy | Jun 6, 2016 | Axeman Guitars, Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Product Review, Uncategorized
Review by Endy (Ian Wilson) Here’s my review on two Cassidy Axeman guitars that I proudly own. They are the AX401 (Six String) and the AX501 (Seven String). I am reviewing them together because they are similar instruments of the same model...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 13, 2016 | Bass Guitars, Bluesville Guitars, Customer Reviews, Featured New Owner, Product Review, Uncategorized
Review by Luke Walton Over the past few months I have been researching and playing precision basses with the intention of adding one to my ever growing collection. I recently got back in touch with Simon to reboot my lessons to maintain a good standard of playing on...
by Simon Cassidy | Nov 10, 2015 | Bass Guitars, Customer Reviews, Product Review, Uncategorized
The CB901 UKCB has been developed in consultation with Pato Munoz a leading session player and teacher in Madrid, Spain. A key consideration was to meet the exacting requirements of Studio / TV / large scale production environments where minimum electronic noise is...
by Simon Cassidy | Apr 19, 2015 | Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Featured New Owner, Product Review
From Chris Wells : I Purchased the Cassidy CE501TK guitar in January 2015. Love the spalted maple top with its natural and unique look, the pictures cannot do it justice as it looks so much better in real life. The set up is excellent as a lot of time has been spent...
by Simon Cassidy | Apr 17, 2015 | Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Featured New Owner, Featured Student, Product Review
This review is a little unusual as the guitar in question was a UK Custom Built project for a very lucky young man called Michael Eastham who worked alongside me in my workshop during his Half-Term School holidays throughout the build. This was a great experience for...
by Simon Cassidy | Apr 5, 2015 | Acoustic Guitars, Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, Featured New Owner, Product Review
Review from Martin Worthington : As the winner of Cassidy Guitar’s 2014 Winter giveaway, I was delighted to receive my Blackwell Electro-Acoustic guitar. This is a truly professional instrument in every aspect, the playability of which rivals any of the larger...
by Simon Cassidy | Apr 3, 2015 | Bass Guitars, Bluesville Guitars, Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Product Review
Review by Ste Chapman… I had been having acoustic lessons with Simon for a couple of weeks when we got on to the subject of his guitar range. At first Simon was just explaining that he’d been working for a couple of years with an overseas...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 9, 2015 | Axeman Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Product Review
Review by John Courage AKA Tola of Tor Marrock… Sound Very distinctive lead sounds that cut through virtually any mix. This is a very bright sounding guitar and aimed at soloists in my opinion…..you need to have a play around in order to find the more...
by Simon Cassidy | Oct 24, 2014 | Bass Guitars, Bluesville Guitars, Customer Reviews, Product Review, Uncategorized
Well I looked at a Rickenbacker, beautiful but wasn’t happy with the sound I wanted, had a go on an Aria II, but it just lacked the looks and class, the Yamaha I wanted stopped being made in 1992 second hand ones were full of dinks and dents and nostalgia had...
by Simon Cassidy | Sep 9, 2014 | Acoustic Guitars, Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, Product Review
Review by Josh Westwood… I first met “Eva” at a guitar show near Sunderland – my first show as a Cassidy “Endorsed Artist” in fact. She was sat on the end of our stand, but I hadn’t noticed her as I was too busy thinking...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 19, 2014 | Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Featured New Owner, Product Review, Uncategorized
Customer Review by Brian Waddington Three years ago after a thirty year break from guitar playing I decided to resume my Rock and Roll career, I took lessons (With Simon Cassidy) and quickly realised I needed them!! What followed was the very typical roller-coaster of...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 16, 2014 | Bass Guitars, Bluesville Guitars, Cassidy Guitars, New Products, Product Review, Uncategorized
Our variant on the classic PB theme designed with the Beginner / Intermediate player in mind, but also as an option for the gigging bass player considering a half decent and inexpensive backup. The Bluesville series BVB351 features Solid Basswood Body finished in Hi...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 15, 2014 | Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Featured New Owner, Featured Student, New Products, Product Review, Uncategorized
Customer review from Nick Poole…short and pretty sweet… You get a lot of guitar for your money (PRS Style for around £595 inc. Hard Case) Early days, but I reckon I’ve got a well made, comfortable and very playable guitar. The only guitar I will ever...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 15, 2014 | Cassidy Guitars, Customer Reviews, Electric Guitars, Featured New Owner, New Products, Product Review
Customer Review from Josie E. Summary I finally, happily own a guitar that feels like my own. The CE501 has a solid mahogany body with a spalted maple top – making every guitar individual because of the natural variations in wood grain. The set maple neck has...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 10, 2014 | Bass Guitars, Cassidy Guitars, New Products, Product Review, Uncategorized
Looking forward to taking this the Great British Guitar Show in March – expecting a lot of interest from working bass players looking for a high quality and affordable / flexible workhorse. When we were looking for the ultimate specification for our flagship...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 21, 2014 | Electric Guitars, New Products, Product Review, Uncategorized
When we started looking a couple of years ago for a Chinese manufacturing partner to make our guitars we knew we had found the right one when we saw the finished detail of their existing products. So when we went over to the factory in November last year to inspect...
by Simon Cassidy | Aug 16, 2012 | Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, Product Review
I have known Ian and his family for for quite a few years now, and we have all enjoyed the open mike / jam sessions at our local music bar. As a keen guitar man myself, I couldn’t help but notice the very fine examples of guitars Ian turns up with each month at...
by Simon Cassidy | Jul 19, 2012 | Featured New Owner, Product Review
I was very pleased to make contact with Dawid Miszewski from Poland over the last few weeks who is now taking good care of one of my old amps…… Here is his review…..(I hope his neighbours like it as much as he does!!!)………. Ultimate...
by Simon Cassidy | May 27, 2012 | Featured New Owner, Featured Student, Product Review
I had the pleasure of seeing Guthrie Govan play with Bryan Beller (Bass) and Marco Minnemann (Drums) ~ “The Aristocrats” ~ with Nick and our better halves, Yoga and Anna, at the Cluny in Newcastle in March this Year. Nick had had his eye on one of the...
by Simon Cassidy | Mar 8, 2012 | Electric Guitars, Featured Student, Product Review
Ok, so we know that Jimi Hendrix had limited (if no) choice about using left handed guitars so he restrung a standard right handed strat so he could play left handed – with his left hand strumming and his right hand on the fret board. We also know that in his...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 5, 2012 | Guitar Lessons, Product Review
An interesting couple of days…… Nick Poole came along for his lesson on Thursday and we were working on rhythm playing by playing along with drum tracks I have on my BOSS BR-1200 Digital Recording Studio. “But what about practice between...
by Simon Cassidy | Feb 1, 2012 | New Products, Percussion, Product Review
Sundance Guitars are pleased to be appointed as the sole UK and International on-line distributor of SG Percussion products. Although the initials match our own SG Percussion is actually the brand name of Spencer Gilroy a very experienced drummer /percussionist and...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 25, 2012 | Acoustic Guitars, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, New Products, Product Review
You probably won’t find a new Richwood Artist Series RD-26-E Electro-Acoustic guitar for sale anywhere else……. This was one of a few guitars kept by the owner of a guitar shop which closed recently on the owner’s retirement. I was fortunate...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 22, 2012 | Electric Guitars, New Products, Product Review
Well, having bought and sold quite a few guitars over the last few years I have got used to inspecting them for faults and cosmetic issues. The first impression of the new Brian May Special guitar which I received last week was simply FLAWLESS. Korean built, legendary...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 19, 2012 | Electric Guitars, Featured Student, Product Review
Well…. I’ve been waiting eagerly to see Peter’s new acquisition. We’ve discussed it for weeks at his lessons and it has finally arrived – a Fender Custom Deluxe Stratocaster…… Well as a long time owner of a USA Deluxe...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 19, 2012 | Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, Guitar Accessories, Guitar Cases and Gig Bags, New Products, Product Review
Received some nice stock yesterday from a very helpful recently retired guitar shop owner including some very nice guitars, top quality Stagg Pro gig bags (the best I have seen), cables, capods, cases etc. Anyway I thought you might like a glimpse of the guitars (all...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 15, 2012 | Acoustic Guitars, EKO Guitars, Electro-Acoustic Guitars, New Products, Product Review
The first EKO Ranger I saw was the one my Dad bought for me for £35 second hand in 1973 – quite a lot of pocket money then!! Fortunately this wasn’t one of the guitars sold when I was an impoverished student and I still have it. Like me, it’s been...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 12, 2012 | Guitar Accessories, New Products, Product Review
Just received a consignment of Quiklok Guitar stands including the : Quiklok Low “A” Frame Electric Guitar stand QL631 Quiklok Single Electric / Acoustic Guitar stand QL692 Quiklok Dual Electric / Acoustic Guitar stand QL694 Two words spring to mind on...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 11, 2012 | Electric Guitars, Gator Cases, Product Review
Now all I need now is a screwdriver…… and where’s the instruction manual??!! Clean, buffed, lemon oiled fretboard and polished frets – if you look carefully there are 4 dragons on there….. Replacement locking machineheads….. Fitted...
by Simon Cassidy | Jan 6, 2012 | Electric Guitars, New Products, Product Review
An interesting new arrival today in the form of a Custom built Telecaster with a unique set of specifications : Maple neck / Rosewood fretboard with a very ornate abalone inlay in the form of 2 Dragons, Alder Tobacco Sunburst body, Embossed Leather Scratchplate, All...
