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TMI Custom SMV63

I've been pretty slack with blogs lately with everything that's been going on around here, but I thought I should make a cup of tea and write a special one...

TMI Custom SMV63

I've been pretty slack with blogs lately with everything that's been going on around here, but I thought I should make a cup of tea and write a special one...

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...

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...

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...

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...

1968 Teisco May Queen

In the plethora of bizarre vintage Japanese guitars few stand out as beautifully iconic as the Teisco May Queen. I've written about the May Queen before, along with its close...

1968 Teisco May Queen

In the plethora of bizarre vintage Japanese guitars few stand out as beautifully iconic as the Teisco May Queen. I've written about the May Queen before, along with its close...

1960's Aria 2000T

I've been collecting vintage Japanese guitars for many years and as I've mentioned before, 2 things changed everything in the 90's for a budding collector stuck in the far reaches...

1960's Aria 2000T

I've been collecting vintage Japanese guitars for many years and as I've mentioned before, 2 things changed everything in the 90's for a budding collector stuck in the far reaches...

TMI Custom S62

With all that's been going on this year it's been hard to focus on things I love doing, like making guitars. I had intended on not making any this year...

TMI Custom S62

With all that's been going on this year it's been hard to focus on things I love doing, like making guitars. I had intended on not making any this year...