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1974 Maxon SG bass pickup rewind

While I've cut back my pickup winding/repairing to making my own pickups and or repairing them for my guitars and/or guitars going to the shop for sale, I do still...

Tym FMF pickups

Way back in 1961 Leo designed a pickup for the then upcoming Fender Jaguar that was both a standard pickup and had something a little special. Leo, who knew a...

Aria Diamond 1803T pickup rewind

I've written HEAPS about Arai/Aria guitars and Matsumoku made guitars on this blog so I won't bore you too much with all the details again. I will however bore you...

1965 Victor Hawaiian guitar pickup repair

I've written about Victor/NIVICO a few times before and people who follow me know how much I love this short lived Japanese brand. I own and have owned quite a...

Maxon humbucker repair

I was getting some guitars ready to take to the shop and pulled out this '73 Greco LP for a quick clean and set up. The guitar itself is in...

TMI Unitone

This one was fun, and a long time coming, but then, that's a lot of my stuff really. I've loved the Unitone/Astrotone shape since the first time I laid eyes...