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Services & Gear

Everything I offer as a tutor and working musician — and the guitars, ukuleles and studio kit behind it. Most instruments are on hand at lessons.

In-studio · London SE16 At yours · TfL Zone 3 Online worldwide · Skype
What I offer

Services on
the menu.

Guitar, bass & ukulele lessons

At mine or yours in London, or online worldwide. Beginner to advanced, every style. See fees →

Music theory & harmony

Theory and harmony lessons at mine or yours in London, or online worldwide — taught the practical way.

Lessons at your meeting place

Guitar, bass, uke or theory at your local spot in London — office, club, house-share, wherever suits.

Live & studio session player

Session guitar or bass for your band or project, live or in the studio, around London.

Online studio recordings

Studio guitar and bass recordings tracked and delivered to you online, wherever you are.

Many styles, your call

Blues to metal, jazz to world music — I welcome your proposal and the final word stays yours.

The collection

Guitars &
basses I own.

Charvel Jackson 6-string

Electric · licensed Floyd Rose bridge · Jackson parts.

Infinity 7-string

Seven-string electric · mahogany body · licensed Floyd Rose bridge.

Ibanez RG Prestige

Six-string electric · maple top, mahogany body · rosewood board · mother-of-pearl markers · Floyd Rose tremolo.

Camps Fl-11 C Flamenco

Semi-acoustic flamenco · solid spruce top · cypress back & sides · ebony board · Fishman premium electronics.

Narvaez Carvalho 5F Flamenco

Acoustic flamenco/classical · solid spruce top · sycamore back & sides · mother-of-pearl & silver tuners.

Dean Espana Classical CSCR

Semi-acoustic classical · solid cedar top · rosewood back & sides · Fishman Classic IV pickup & pre-amp.

Crafter SA-Bub Jazz Archtop

Split-S soundhole jazz archtop · bubinga/devil-tree body · mahogany neck · LR-T lipstick/acoustic hybrid pre-amp.

Academy semi-acoustic

Semi-acoustic · installed EQ-7545 pickup & pre-amp.

Unbranded F-hole

Semi-acoustic F-hole · mother-of-pearl design · installed ET-4 pickup with pre-amp & tuner.

Godin A11 NT Glissentar

11-string fretless nylon guitar · two-chamber silver-leaf maple body · solid cedar top · ebony board · 3-band EQ.

Vintage fretless bass

Vintage-series fretless bass · Wilkinson hardware & electronics.

Small but mighty

Ukuleles.

Peavey Composer Concert Ukulele

Acoustic · spruce top · sapele neck, sides & body · rosewood board & bridge · exclusive wing-vent technology.

Koki’o Ebony Tenor Ukulele

Electric tenor · ebony top, sides & body · mahogany neck · cupronickel frets · active pre-amp with built-in tuner.

Studio & teaching kit.

The gear I lean on to teach and to compose — the tools behind the tone.

  • Alesis Photon X-25 — 25-key velocity-sensitive controller with 3D control over audio FX and VSTs: ten 360° endless knobs, ten buttons and three active layers for 60-plus controls at a touch, full-size pitch and mod wheels, an LCD with a dedicated encoder, and 20 storable configurations.
  • Behringer Xenyx X2442 USB — premium ultra-low-noise analog mixer: ten phantom-powered preamps, eight studio-grade compressors, neo-classic 3-band EQs, a studio-grade FX processor and a built-in stereo USB/audio interface, with channel inserts, four aux sends per channel, four subgroups and balanced main outs.

And the rest.

My main flamenco acoustic and the 11-string Glissentar do the heavy lifting on stage, alongside plenty of other instruments gathered over the years. Nearly all of it comes out at lessons — so you’ll get to hear, and often try, the real thing. Curious how it all sounds together? Take a look at my bands and activities.

In the studio

The gear,
up close.

Malcolm Callus's guitars and studio equipment up close
Studio & instruments
Home recording and mixing setup used for lessons and session work
Recording setup

Book a session.

Lessons, session work or a studio recording — tell me what you need and I’ll sort the details.