Vintage 1956 Fender Bassman – Replace the Filter Caps?
Vintage guitar and amp collectors always want to see things in their most original condition. So what do you do when a vital component should be replaced? This is one of the classics, folks. It's a vintage 1956 Fender Bassman. One of the earlier generations of...
Epiphone Casino – Classic Refin
Here's how we gave a modern Epi Casino a vintage look. The owner of a modern "natural" finished Epiphone casino wanted it to look and feel like a vintage 60's Casino with a sunburst and lacquer finish.Epiphone uses a polyurethane top finish which dries like hard...
A 1967 Gibson J-45 Gets A New Saddle
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 already have...
Italia Mondial – Featured Guitar
From the Airline / National school of reso-glass guitars comes this interesting beauty. I wish I'd snapped some pictures of the electronics repair we had to do on this guitar. As great as reso-glass guitars look, they can be very tricky when it comes to electronics....
Vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster – Refretted
This is no "relic;" it's a 1964 Strat that just oozes character and ... I don't know... music. This guitar had everyone in our shop drooling. It's just beautiful. Candy apple red, rosewood fretboard, and beat to hell over the last 48 years of being played . The owner...
Featured Guitar – Recording King Tricone
Who can argue with the looks of this cool tricone resonator? There's limited options when it comes to amplifying resophonic guitars and even fewer when it comes to the tricone style. There's three resonator cones underneath the "T" bridge cover and a separate pickup...
Discussion: The Plek Machine
A word that has crept into the guitar player lexicon: but what is it? We get phone calls from time to time asking if we have a Plek machine. The answer is that no, we don't (They are extremely expensive pieces of equipment that we simply couldn't afford even if we...
Vintage 1960 Gretsch 6120 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 in that familiar...
Gallien Krueger Bass Speaker Replacement
How do you know when a speaker is blown? The owner of this GK 1001 RB 210 combo, was getting a flabby, distorted output from his amp - particularly at loud volumes. He tried running the external speaker output to a separate speaker cabinet and found that it worked...
Featured Guitar – 1960’s Vox Phantom VI
It's in for a re-fret and wins the coveted "interesting guitar of the day award." Can't wait to get this one up and running! Check it out.