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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...

Fender Jaguar set up

Since I do so much work on offsets I've been trying to do some ongoing blogs about setting up and servicing both Jags and Jazzmasters. While I personally prefer Jazzmasters I used to...

Tym "Dogs Head" pedal series

  Back in the dark ages of Tym guitars, before signature pedals and Big Muds, I made a series of pedals we dubbed the "dog head" pedals for an obvious...

Tym Buzzrite pedal

This actual pedal here was the first "real" Tym effects pedal that was ever made. This came about from my absolute love of Mosrite and a chance meeting with a...

Goldentone Soloist 30W amplifier

  So, what happens when someone rings up and says "Can I bring in a guitar and amp that my father in law bought new in '62 for a service...