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Telecaster Rebuild

Posted on April 21, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a nice Telecaster sent to me from a guy in Michigan for some love. I basically called it a “rebuild” because I had to refret and fabricate a new bone nut, replace the bridge with a stock Fender unit & saddles with a brass Glendale set. I also replaced the knobs, string trees […]

Dirty Marshall JMP

Posted on April 14, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Dirty Marshall JMP 100 watt Master Volume model. I cleaned the cabinet & chassis and did a cap job plus a service and new set of tubes. Now the amp sounds great! Ferocious even! 100 watts of JMP power. But what a mess to start with…. […]

Smooth Fret Ends

Posted on April 10, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

In this photo I’m in the process of dressing the fret ends of this Westone guitar. It’s in my shop t be refretted. Dressing the fret ends makes them nice and smooth. I also bevel them toward the center of the fretboard but you have to be careful. If the bevel is at too […]

Ibanez Transformed

Posted on April 9, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

A simple adhesive overlay transforms any guitar. Before= Blue. After= PARTAY!! […]

Marshall Wiring Before and After

Posted on April 7, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I opened up a Marshall JTM50 and…..surprise! Rats Nest! The wiring is very sloppy and neatness does count for many reasons in an amplifier. It also had the output transformer replaced some time ago. The owner wanted to replace it with a Mercury Magnetics unit, replace the filter caps and clean up the wiring. […]

1967 Fender Mustang

Posted on April 4, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I just had the pleasure of working on this very cool 1967 Fender Mustang. It needed some electronic work, new bone nut and a good set up. The original headstock decal was gone so I replaced it with a vintage correct replica, The first “vintage” guitar I ever bought was a 1966 Mustang in […]

New Guild M75 Aristocrat

Posted on April 3, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

New Guild M75 Aristocrat in for a set up and some upgrades. First upgrade was to replace the faux tune-o-matic bridge with a Tone Pros unit. The saddles are much nicer and the bridge locks to the posts with allen head screws. Next upgrade was to replace the pots, switch and output jack. I […]

CBS This Morning Celebrates 60th Anniversary of the Fender Strat

Posted on April 2, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

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Rare Stones pics By Dominic Lamblin

Posted on April 1, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a link to some cool rare pics of the Rolling Stones. Check out the silverface Fender Twin Reverb amps with JBL badges. Click here to check more pics. […]

Ibanez Artist Complete

Posted on April 1, 2014 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is the finished 1970’s Ibanez Artist I’ve been working on for a few weeks now. The most time consuming part was the hardware out being re-plated and then me having to lacquer all the hardware with an airbrush. That took about 4-5 weeks. I refretted the guitar and the owner wanted the stock […]