Blog

New trussrod for a late sixties Firstman Baroque

It's well known around these parts how much I love Firstman. Over the years I have collected A LOT of Firstman stuff from guitars and basses to catalogues and keyboards....

New trussrod for a late sixties Firstman Baroque

It's well known around these parts how much I love Firstman. Over the years I have collected A LOT of Firstman stuff from guitars and basses to catalogues and keyboards....

New Brierley Isaiah Mitchell signature pickups

Well, like most things around here, if you want hand made stuff you have to wait for it but the release has finally come for the new Brierley Isaiah Mitchell...

New Brierley Isaiah Mitchell signature pickups

Well, like most things around here, if you want hand made stuff you have to wait for it but the release has finally come for the new Brierley Isaiah Mitchell...

Early 80's Aria Pro II Wildcat

It may surprise some of you to know that I actually really like these Arias, not because I'm not a HUGE fan of Arai/Aria/Aria Pro II, or that it was...

Early 80's Aria Pro II Wildcat

It may surprise some of you to know that I actually really like these Arias, not because I'm not a HUGE fan of Arai/Aria/Aria Pro II, or that it was...

Tym WRT90 pickup

After my last post about making pickups as a sideline to rewinding a few old ones here's an idea that jumped into my head after spending WAY too much time...

Tym WRT90 pickup

After my last post about making pickups as a sideline to rewinding a few old ones here's an idea that jumped into my head after spending WAY too much time...

1964 Teisco TG-64

As you all know I've written pretty extensively about Teisco in the past. A quick search on my site will bring up MANY pages of blogs and stuff for sale....

1964 Teisco TG-64

As you all know I've written pretty extensively about Teisco in the past. A quick search on my site will bring up MANY pages of blogs and stuff for sale....

Servicing vintage Japanese rocker switches

Over the years I have owned many hundred vintage Japanese guitars with these rocker switches. They were common on Japanese manufactured guitars throughout the sixties (and some in the seventies)...

Servicing vintage Japanese rocker switches

Over the years I have owned many hundred vintage Japanese guitars with these rocker switches. They were common on Japanese manufactured guitars throughout the sixties (and some in the seventies)...