Headway Music Audio make a range of pickup systems for everything from hand-made guitars to double bass, violin and dobro. They also produce Shire King Acoustic Combo amplifiers. The firm was founded in 2006 by John Littler in Oxforshire, UK and the pickups have are known for being natural in tone and response, as well as easy to use - such as the ‘instant fit’ style for the violin family of instruments. Artists using Headway include Richie Blackmore, Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, KT Tunstall, Seth Lakeman, Dave Pegg and Planes’ Char O’Lette.