by Steve | May 22, 2012 | Fender, fret work / fretwork, refret, Repairs, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
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...
by Steve | Apr 18, 2012 | finish, gibson, headstock, Refinish, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
Here’s a Gibson Les Paul Jr. that suffered a bad headstock break and a repair that was probably worse than the break itself! It took undoing much of those old repairs, but we made it look right again. A client of ours spotted this TV yellow 1959 Les Paul Jr for...
by Steve | Apr 11, 2012 | Fender, Uncategorized
A very interesting twist on a classic design. We’ve known about Trussant guitars for a while here and have seen them played by the likes of James Hatfield, Joe Walsh, Jack White, Steve Earl, Tom Morello, and even Bob Dylan. But this Steelcaster was the first...
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...
by Steve | Dec 20, 2011 | Uncategorized |
We’ve been carrying Souldier guitar straps practically since the day we opened our doors. We love that they’re each handmade by our friends here in Chicago, often using remnant and recycled materials. But mostly we love them because they look so great....
by Steve | Nov 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Check it out! A very cool Tiesco Del Rey – made copy of the Vox Phantom. Re-fretted and set-up here at Chicago Fret Works.
