by Steve | Aug 13, 2015 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, fret work / fretwork, Refinish, refret, Relic Service, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
First repair blog in a long time! This one was just too juicy to not write about. We brought a vintage Jazzmaster back to what it should look like after all these years. There was a time when lots of folks were stripping the finish off their 50’s and 60’s...
by Steve | May 22, 2013 | Amplifier Repair, Fender, Fender Amp, Pickups, Vintage Restoration
Last fall we received a donation to our Guitar Recycling program – benefitting Intonation Music Workshop – that blew us away. It will ultimately raise nearly $3000 for the kids learning to play music through IMW. It was this vintage 1974 Fender Strat with...
by Steve | Feb 20, 2013 | headstock, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This vintage 360 suffers from a fairly common Rickenbacker ailment. So we used a less common approach to correct the problem, improve the guitar’s performance, and maintain it’s original condition. We see a lot of Rickenbacker basses and guitars in our...
by Steve | Jun 2, 2012 | acoustic, acoustic pickups, gibson, Vintage Restoration
We recommend removing the midi pickups from your vintage acoustic guitars. Just saying. Okay, unless you want it to sound like a trombone or a piano, you’re probably not thinking of putting six midi sensors in the bridge of your vintage guitar. But if you...
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...
