Max Dawson

When Joel told us he had a friend who was interested in coming and learning about the repairs side of the business we were interested. When we heard Max played bass as well it was a no-brainer. Max trained under Dr Huw for some years and quickly became an indispensable member of the tech department. When he’s not got his head inside a Binson Echorec he can be relied on to troubleshoot all manner of vintage gear and is always on hand to help out with advice and training to our younger techs as well as designing circuits and coming up with creative solutions for our tech conundrums. When Dr Huw moved over to more of an R&D role, Max stepped up as senior workshop tech. He knows a fair chunk about pedals and synthesis and sometimes can be found adding bass and crazy tones to demos as well. One thing we did not know about Max until we had to write this: he is also a Grade 8 cello player. His favourite food is beer.