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    Archtop DeArmonds

    Jun 25, 2021 2 minutes

    “Everyone knows the sound of a DeArmond monkey-on-a-stick pickup,” begins Adrian Utley. “Vic Flick famously used one – a Model 1000 Rhythm Chief – when he did the James Bond theme with his blonde Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe archtop.”

    Taking a break from his busy recording schedule, Adrian has met with Guitarist post-lockdown to catch up and chat about his love of these rare vintage DeArmonds.

    “I first became aware incredible. There’s a great video on YouTube of Grant Green, Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrell; Grant is playing a blonde Epiphone Emperor with a McCarty pickguard, and Barney is using a Gibson ES-350 modified with a Charlie Christian pickup. I love those sounds. But when you hear Kenny Burrell’s tone with the DeArmond/D’Angelico, it’s just phenomenal.

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