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The day Steve Albini changed my life

I only conversed with Steve by email a few times and met him once but that was enough to make a lifelong impression on me. It was my birthday in...

1974 Rickenbacker bass pickup rewind

This beautiful old Ric bass showed up at my workshop with no output from the neck pickup so, as usual, once I got time, I took a bunch of measurements to...

1973 Gibson EB4L Bass bridge

I've written about making these bridges before for old Gibson basses that need a little TLC without the cost and impact of a full neck reset. The last one I...

2022

That's 2022 done and dusted. I'd like to say a genuine thanks to everyone who follows my place and supports it, even in the smallest ways. As challenging as things...

Late 60's Burns Violin Bass

I've written about both Burns Tokyo and vintage Japanese violin basses many times before in my blog. The Hofner Violin bass was hugely popular in Japan thanks mainly to the...

Ibanez Black Eagle pickup repair

The Ibanez Black Eagle bass (2409B) was developed in the mid 70's in an attempt to move Ibanez away from the "copy market" and into more original and noticeable guitars...