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The Red Special – New Picture #12

Here’s the switch array plus the volume and tone pots resting on the note book of Nigel Knight. As well as experience and confidence, the trick with successfully undertaking such a daunting task as dismantling the Red Special lies with taking notes, and lots of them.

(c) Simon Bradley/TheRedSpecial.com

After the shoot, the guitar was successfully rewired, rebuilt, and restrung, and all pickup selections worked first time.

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Don’t miss Simon’s six-part blog that goes behind the scenes of the book in much more detail

For part one click here
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For part three click here
For part four click here
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