by Steve | Aug 27, 2012 | Customization, electronics, National, Pickups, Uncategorized |
The National Slimline proved to be the perfect pickup for this Rikhi Ram electric sitar. We don’t see many sitars around here, so it bears mentioning this interesting electric model. It’s made by Indian builder Rikhi Ram and features a top set of six main...
by Steve | May 23, 2012 | Airline, electronics, reso-glass
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...
by Steve | May 5, 2012 | acoustic, acoustic pickups, electronics, Pickups, resophonic
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...
by Steve | Apr 24, 2012 | Amplifier Repair, Bass Amp, electronics |
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...
by Steve | Apr 20, 2012 | electronics, gibson, nut, Repairs, vintage
This one is the real deal. A gorgeous “unbound” 1958 Gibson ES335. Take a closer look. This guitar was once part of Richard Gere’s collection that was auctioned off in October 2011. It’s a very early example of a 1958 Gibson ES335. The earliest...
by Steve | Apr 11, 2012 | Ampeg, Amplifier Repair, electronics, Uncategorized |
This Ampeg bass amp needed to get back on the road quick. Here’s how we did it. We got a Friday morning phone call recently from a band that was passing through Chicago when the bass player’s Ampeg SVT Classic head started malfunctioning. There was all...
