This old Fender Mustang Bass had the frets removed and the slots filled essentially making it a fretless bass. The slots were only filled with wood filler (not epoxy) so they are easily cleaned out and ready for frets. So far this has been a cool project. Wait til you see the rest of the […]

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  I’m always on the lookout for helpful tools to make my job easier in my shop. I have been using a sandbag for many years for fretting and for some other uses around the shop. Sandbags are great for supporting necks while fretting because they are dense and there is no “bounce back”. When […]

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Looks like Andy Babiuk (author of the Beatles Gear book) has done it again with a Rolling Stones Gear Book featuring all the Stones Instruments from stage to studio. I have his Beatles Gear book so this one about the Rolling Stones gear should be cool. Click here to check out the new Rolling Stones […]

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  A 1966 Fender Mustang Bass with one dead coil. No problem….I’ll just rewind it! […]

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The new “Gear For Sale” page is now live. I have some guitars and amplifiers for sale in my shop. check out the page to see what’s in stock at the moment. Also please let me know if you have a guitar, amp or pedal that you would like to sell. Contact me for more […]

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  This was a really nice Oxblood Gibson Les Paul that came into my shop with a deep gash in the back of the neck. Needless to say the owner was not happy and interfered with his playing because you could really feel it. First order of business was to fill the gash so you […]

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I had the pleasure of setting up this 100% all original January, 1963 Fender Stratocaster. Because it was produced in January the hardshell case issued was brown tolex, not the typical blonde tolex associated with 1963 models. After it was all set up I played it for a while in my shop and it sounded […]

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  The new Modkits DIY Wahtz Wah pedal kit features true bypass switching insuring no loss of signal when the Wah effect is not engaged as well as a long life potentiometer manufactured specifically for use in Wah pedals providing years of smooth, quiet operation. Point to point construction allows advanced kit builders to easily […]

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Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that the site just got a major redesign by my main tech man Todd Hamilton (thanks Todd!). All the old content is still there along with a few new tidbits. I will be making more frequent posts especially in the new Shop Updates section. […]

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Looks Like Nissan and Gibson have partnered up to create a mobile guitar workshop van. It’s loaded with all sorts of luthier tools for on the spot repairs. According to the specs the interior has lots of mahogany and flamed maple. Hmmm….I wonder if some of this wood legal? Click here to check it out. […]

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