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Yamaha headstock repair

Well, this could just be the worst attempted repair I've EVER seen. This old Yamaha acoustic came into my repair shop like this. The customer looked VERY sheepish and said...

Dead Meadow fuzz part 1

I met Jason and the guys from Dead Meadow several years ago when Jason played an acoustic instore in my shop. I am a massive fan of Jason's solo album...

Tym aluminium neck prototype

I've been cleaning up this monumental mess that is my workshop recently and I've been coming across "long lost" stuff that I thought I'd lost, or forgotten I had/made so...

Tym Bender

I've been making my Big Muds for some time now and I've been wanting to do this "version" for ages. I actually wanted to do the Tone Bender in this...

EH/Tym Holier Grail

Well, this started off as a matter of interest and turned into the ultimate surf pedal. I had this old EH Holier Grail that had been sitting around the workshop...

Teisco May Queen, Vamper and Fire Bird.

  I've always loved "cheap" (I use this term in the past tense) Japanese guitars that you could find at secondhand shops for great prices. Their shapes often made nearly...