Established in 1976, Ashworth have become world leaders in acoustic pickup innovation,
often the first to introduce new ideas later used by others.
Founder Alun Jones is also the inventor of the Fender Ashbory Bass (aided and abetted in its design by guitar maker Nigel Thornbory).
The pickup technology employed enables this to be both the world's smallest bass, and also the bass with the deepest pitch capability ever.
Our acoustic pickups cover a wide range of instruments, but each type was
developed with natural sound reproduction as a priority.
Our "intelligent" bridges for solid and skeletal violin-family instruments compensate for missing tones to give
full-bodied sound - without feedback.
The company philosophy has always been that a musically trained ear is a better judge of sound than a lab full of equipment!
We have kept our pickup prices low, despite their superior quality, by staying small and efficient, and keeping advertising to a minimum...
What the Music Press and musicians have to say about Ashworth!
My Life Story Vanessa Mae Pulp Coldplay Show of Hands The Pogues Ron Kavanagh String Fever Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull Ian Anderson/Folk Roots Tarika Alfredo De La Fe Ruth Wall/Goldfrapp Elvis Costello Pierre Bensusan Stranglers Gordon Giltrap Mark Knopfler Leo Kottke Dave Lee Roth George Michael (or guitarist) Jimmy Page Brian May The Waterboys Alison Moyet Orient Express on board piano David Gilmour Marty Wilde Joe Brown Martin Carthy Wizz Jones Fairport Convention John Renbourn Bert Jansch Dave Kelly (Blues Band) The Levellers Oasis Ralph McTell The Retreat Wolfstone
Bond Van Morrison Geoff Smith ..and many instrument makers, including Starfish, Violectra, Jordan, Fender, David Oddy, Richard Bartram, Tom Anfield, Fidelius etc..