Order Status
Please note that Legendary Pickups is no longer accepting new orders except for where pickups are already currently in stock. Please see the store page for more info.
Due to changes in personal circumstances, new EU legislation prepped for 2025, supplier costs increasing and a shift in the market over, I think it's time to call it a day and put the Legends to rest.
Having sought multiple different ways to keep the brand alive and potential buyers, I don't feel comfortable with the options for keeping it going. Being made in Scotland, operated and run solely by me, was one of the largest draws that people sought out. I am truly humbled by this and Scotland isn't known for being a pickup building location. It was nice to give that extra foundation a homage and keeping it local and true to the brand was impossible in the current climate.
I am exceptionally proud of each and every pickup that has left the workroom. I stand by every one that has been made and I hope you all enjoy them for years to come.
I thank each and every one of you that has paid interest to the Legendary and has supported me through the multiple life events that have happened over the last 6 years.
It has been a pleasure but time to say goodbye.
All the best.
Jason
Founder
Legendary Pickups
Oliver Miles
Perpetual Paradox / Kingdom Rise
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"My Gatekeeper set are the pickups I’ve been looking for for years. They are savagely articulate, brutal where they need to be and make technical riffs and solos shine in equal measure. They’re the perfect set and swear by them for the music I write and play. "
Pickups used
Custom Gatekeeper Rails
Bio
Oliver became interested in playing guitar at 15, after a friend showed him how to play Smoke on the Water. Then, he discovered Metallica, and after hearing ‘Ride the Lightning’ for the first time, he was hooked – he knew he needed to play the instrument himself. He fully immersed himself in this new world and quickly carved out a taste for brutal, aggressive tones that kept up with his playing.
Fast forward 15 years, and his style and influences have shifted massively. He’s as comfortable listening to jazz as he is deathcore (he’s a big Lorna Shore and Shadow of Intent fan) and applies a broad range of influences to the music he writes for his two bands – Perpetual Paradox, a tech metalcore powerhouse, and Kingdom Rise, a ‘Pantera-meets-Metallica’ throwback to the ‘80s. A riffer and shredder in equal measure, Oliver uses Legendary Gatekeepers to craft a tone he loves.
His favourite guitar players are Marty Friedman and Chris Broderick.