John Lennon Suit Auction

John Lennon’s Douglas Millings suit made in 1964 is up for auction. Bidding starts at $50k! Mr. Millings was a British tailor who was hired by the Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Millings created over 500 looks for the band back in the day…..busy guy for sure. Definitely a piece of rock & roll history. Click here […]

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Standel Gets A New Bridge

A really nice old Standel acoustic guitar came into my shop because it was not playing very well. Upon closer inspection I found that almost every brace was loose, the frets were very worn and it obviously needed a new bridge because it was cracked right down the middle, plus it was also loose. It […]

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Marty Stuart – Way Out West

Marty Stuart’s new album entitled “Way Out West” was released yesterday. What a great album! Some great guitar playing by Marty and Kenny Vaughan. Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) produced it. If you don’t know who Marty Stuart is (or Kenny Vaughan)…..shame on you! Click here to visit Marty Stuart’s website for more […]

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Unsafe Repair Practice

This is a very unsafe filter cap replacement repair on a vintage blackface Princeton Reverb amplifier. The capacitors are not securely mounted to the chassis. The heat shrink splices pulled off very easily and could have shorted inside the chassis. The amplifier also had a hum because there is no center tap for the filament […]

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