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This Machine Kills Fascists pedals

      I started this pedal during the “Howard years” when I became ashamed to call myself Australian due to our then governments attitude (not much has changed really)...

New pick ups in a Strat

This is another common "mod" I do a lot. Taking out standard factory pick ups and swapping them for aftermarket ones. Some companies make OK factory pick ups but most...

1968 Fender Jaguar re-fret and set up

I've said it many times that I don't do re-frets lightly but this one really needed it. I also don't believe in having an instrument (or amp) that can't be...

Jazzmasters and nail polish

No, it's not about Robert Smith ........... So, it seems I do a lot of writing about Jaguar and Jazzmaster bridges, tailpieces and set ups. I'll try not to cover...

Fender Jaguar bridge and "vibrato"

This story is about the wrongly accused bridge and the wrongly named tailpiece as used on the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster guitars. Over the years there's been volumes written about...

Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece

  This classic piece of hardware designed by Ted McCarty is still my all time favorite bridge if it's done right. The wraparound bridge/tailpiece from the '54/55 Gibson Les Paul...