by Steve | May 18, 2010 | Customization, electronics, Fender, Uncategorized
Well obviously this is a custom refin (not done here) and obviously it looks more like a Tele Custom than a Tele Deluxe, but it’s pretty cool looking either way! Somewhere along the line, this Tele was modded with a Bigsby and a wide-range humbucker. The current...
by Steve | May 12, 2010 | banjo |
This pair, a four string tenor banjo and an eight string mandolin banjo from the 1920’s, needed new heads and bridges and some TLC. They came to the right place. Here’s a Gibson MB-1 and (maybe an enthusiast will help me out with this) a TB-1 or TB-3. They...
by Steve | Apr 24, 2010 | bass, Complete refinish, Customization, finish, gibson, Refinish, Uncategorized, vintage |
Sometimes we have to get a little creative with refinishing. Here’s what happens when someone wants an unusual color for their guitar. We had a couple of unusual projects recently that required some creative work with color. The owners of both this 70’s...
by Steve | Apr 13, 2010 | finish, gibson, headstock, neck reset, refret, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
In this post, see how we made some ugly previous “repairs” look right and brought a great vintage Gibson back to life. This 1960 Gibson Les Paul Jr. is a terrific playing and sounding specimen. But it sure didn’t come in looking this great. After the...
by Steve | Mar 26, 2010 | Fender, Repairs, vintage |
Okay Tele Deluxe fans, what looks different on this guitar? And no, we don’t mean the flower tattoo. That’s right! It’s the……Strat style tremolo! Not what we’re used to seeing on these guitars at all. Neither of us had ever seen one...
