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"Iain is a pleasure to work with! We submitted a very last-minute request and he was incredibly quick and helpful to facilitate it."
The team at onefinestay had a special request from one of their guests - an acoustic guitar for the week. The 1997 Yamaha LA-8 did the job perfectly - and, just like everyone else that plays it, they loved it!
2025
"Loved the Tele and dealing with Iain was perfect. Highly recommend."
It's that Mexican Tele again! Francisco was over for a week in London, visiting family and friends, and wanted to keep his practice going while here. It had to be the 1992 Fender Telecaster - looks the business in Lake Placid Blue, and plays beautifully with a lovely low set-up. A perfect holiday companion ;-).
2025
"Super last minute hire, but Iain was very helpful in making it happen. Really great condition and the hiring process was hassle-free. Thank you so much for being a lifesaver so last minute!"
Big thanks to Kinta for giving Alex Trimble's Little Martin further endorsement as a travel guitar - or more accurately as a long-distance life-saver. In London for a few days, Kinta needed a guitar for a 4AM Zoom session back to New Zealand. Not only a talented performer, but a resourceful one too - she chose the Little Martin :-).
2025
"An absolutely gorgeous guitar packed with character!"
Only the second time out for the very special 1965 Gibson J-45. To be fair it's a vintage guitar and a pricier hire, but comes with a look and tone that's aged beautifully over its 60 years. Many thanks to Ellis, A&R at Good Soldier, for hiring it for a studio session with new artist Summandher. I haven't heard the results yet, but they can only be wonderful!
2025
"Bass is amazing, has a nice treble to it and in awesome condition. Iain is very helpful and the whole process of renting the instrument was super easy! Would 100% recommend both this guitar and renting from God’s own Guitars."
Over in London on an extended work assignment, Win was missing his P-Bass. So he hired the 1982 Fender Precision for a long weekend of practice and jamming with friends. Just like he says, packs a punch, with all that nice treble coming from the combination of maple fretboard and ash body. A proper 80s bass!
2025
"5* service, smooth from start to finish, Iain was able to meet me to drop off the guitar very last minute before a gig I had the next day. The Strat was setup to perfection and sounded great on stage. He even gave me some tips on how to set pickup height for my own guitar. Quick and clear communication throughout, overall an excellent service at a very fair price, would definitely hire again!"
Big thanks to Nathan for the super review. His Strat was in need of some TLC, so he hired the Arctic White Strat for Holy Trinity Brompton's weekly streamed Sunday service in January. Amazing footage and shots from the service in the link, and just great to have God's Own Guitars at God's place ;-).
2025
"The Fender P-Bass was amazing! It felt great to play. And Iain was a kind and lovely person. Thank you very much."
Many thanks to Lou for taking the 1982 Fender Precision on-stage with Japan's Talk House, for their UK debut at the Dublin Castle at the start of January. Lou was so good, the band made her a permanent member after the gig - all to do with her talent and stage presence . . . though I like to think the P-Bass helped ;-).
2025
"The guitar brought a truly unique and classic sound and was exactly what we were after. I'd highly recommend working with Iain for any guitar needs!"
The second of two truly vintage guitars hired by Ellis at Good Solder for a recording session with Elliot James Reay at RAK Studios. The 1964 Harmony Rocket H59, loaded with those fantastic DeArmond gold-foil pick-ups and Bigsby, is always going to do the business!
2025
"A beautiful guitar and Iain was a pleasure to deal with throughout. Highly recommended!"
Many thanks to Ellis at Good Soldier for hiring two truly vintage guitars for a recording session with Elliot James Reay at RAK Studios. This one the 1934 National Style O resonator, 91 years old and still knocking it out of the park!
2025
"This was a super great guitar to play on the stage! I think its middle fat sounds fitted to our band Talkhouse and thanks to this, we had a great time at the Dublin Castle in London. Thank you for letting us use this Iain! From Japan Keito Kagita as a member of Talkhouse."
First gig of the year, and something special. Big thanks to Keito from indie guitar band Talk House, all the way from Tokyo, making their UK debut at The Dublin Castle on 2 January 2025. The band hired a couple of Fender classics for the gig, with Keito choosing the 2011 Graham Coxon Telecaster, fat tones courtesy of that lovely neck humbucker. Bring on 2025!
2025
"Gorgeous guitar! Such a treat to play it. Iain was extremely helpful throughout the whole process."
A pleasure to be able to help Irish singer/songwriter Sarah Crean out for a second time - this time for her headline show at London's Paper Dress Vintage just before Christmas. With full band, and her own Jazzmaster for most of the set, Sarah hired the 62 Reissue Jaguar for a couple of songs in open tuning - including crowd favourite "Nosebleeds". Look out for more from Sarah in 2025!
2024
"The bass was great, all as described and it sounded brilliant. And Iain was a pleasure to deal with, super helpful at every stage. I'd highly recommend!!"
A first time out for the Beatles bass! Big thanks to Milo Saville at Sony Music for hiring the 1974 Hofner 500/1 for a studio session with up-and-coming band Daydreamers. Yes, all that famous McCartney tone, plus a lot more bite than you'd expect in the bridge pick-up. Going to sound great when released!
2024
"An amazing service! Super quick to respond and very helpful. Can't recommend more, we would definitely use Iain again :) "
Many thanks to Isabel at Hope And Glory PR for casting the early 1970s Epiphone EA-250 in perfect synch with its heritage. Oasis tribute band Shoasis, lined up by Dacia UK to put on a free gig, powered by the same technology that powers their electric cars. Rock And Roll Star!
2024
"Well this was one of the sweetest guitars I've ever handled! It had all the grace and butter of a vintage instrument, while being solid and perfectly intonated as one would expect with a modern replica...perfect condition, and arrived set up and freshly strung... top class!"
Posies and REM guitarist. multi-instrumentalist, and singer/songwriter Ken Stringfellow came to London as part of a series of intimate gigs across Europe at the start of December 2024. For the London show in Shepherds Bush, he hired the 1990 Gretsch White Falcon, and absolutely loved it. A real privilege to have the White Falcon in his hands!
2024
"Iain was amazing, helpful and reliable. Thank you for taking part in our school's Christmas concert, we couldn't recommend him more. We hope we work together in the future again! Merry Christmas :)"
A return hire for the 2010 Peavey MAX 115 bass amp for Parkgate School's end of term show. Many thanks to the organisers for the hire - and I hear the show and the band were fantastic!
2024