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Mosrite Bluesbender

You guys know how much I love these things. I'm a MASSIVE Mosrite fan AND I love the 70's ones that are only now just starting to get a foot...

Tokai Hummingbirds

It's no secret how much I LOVE old Japanese guitars, especially old Teiscos, Guyatones, Kawais, Arias, Firstmans etc etc. Well, I do love a good Tokai Hummingbird too. These are...

Tony "GuitarNerd"s Maton Flamingo

You've seen Tone's name around here a lot 'cause not only is he a good friend, he does all of my artwork and design stuff. He runs a site called...

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...

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...

Whats in a set up

I get asked a lot "what do I get for my set up". I've been doing set ups for over 20 years now and in that time I've probably played,...