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Guyatone LG-23 pickup rewind

So as I mentioned recently I finally got my pickup winder going again to repair a whole bunch of vintage pickups I have lying around here after 25 years of...

Tym pickups, kind of ...

Because my brain never stops and have lots of silly ideas and ... anyway, I've been holding off mentioning this for a while but, here goes. A few months ago I...

Late 60's/early 70's Greco VB

I've been on a bit of a Violin bass kick lately with a couple of Guyatones and a couple of Firstmans heading over to the shop (more coming) so I thought...

Late 60's Aria Diamonds hollowbody

While Japan spent the sixties copying a lot of US and UK guitars they mainly concentrated on the "big brands" but every so often you come across a Japanese guitar...

Early 70's Guyatone LG-20

This wonderful "Teleish" guitar was introduced by Guyatone in '69 and mixes parts from the Tele and the Jaguar into a beautiful mash of wonder. At first glance you say...

Early 70's Guyatone VB-28s

You all know how much I love Guyatones and I've written about their history a few times and mentioned different factories that made Guyatones around this period, which was a...