by Steve | Jan 25, 2013 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, Refinish, Relic Service, Uncategorized, Vintage Restoration |
This vintage Strat survived the 80’s, but just barely! Here’s how we brought it back to it’s original (looking) glory. When you really think about it, it’s a wonder there’s any clean and unaltered guitars from the 50’s and...
by Steve | Apr 30, 2012 | Archtop, binding, Gretsch, neck reset, Repairs, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This is a striking example of Gretsch’s famous Chet Atkins Model 6120 that we brought back to life. You’ve seen Chet Atkins, Brian Setzer, Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy, Pete Townshend, and many others with this classic guitar. It’s a 1960 Gretsch 6120...
by Steve | Jul 28, 2009 | Complete refinish, Customization, electronics, finish, gibson, touch up, vintage |
Hold on there! Refinish a vintage Gibson? In candy apple red?? There better be a darn good reason to do something like that… and there was. As mentioned in previous posts, the guitar repairman’s rule of thumb with vintage instruments is to leave it in as...
by Steve | Apr 3, 2008 | Fender, Relic Service |
Here’s a ’60s reissue Strat that Dan gave the full relic treatment to. The vintage reissues work particularly well for this kind of project because the truss rod is accessed at the body end rather than the headstock, as it was during those years....
