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Firstman Liverpool

Another Firstman from my obsessive love of this brand and what they eventually turned into. I've written plenty about Firstman before and I've already declared my love and admiration for...

Firstman Liverpool

Another Firstman from my obsessive love of this brand and what they eventually turned into. I've written plenty about Firstman before and I've already declared my love and admiration for...

Guyatone LG-65 pickup repair

I've got an awful lot of vintage Japanese guitars lying around the workshop and every so often I get upset seeing them covered in dust and being tripped over so...

Guyatone LG-65 pickup repair

I've got an awful lot of vintage Japanese guitars lying around the workshop and every so often I get upset seeing them covered in dust and being tripped over so...

Teisco K3L

While I've written a couple of blogs about the bass version and the re-issue of the K series Teiscos, and LOTS of blogs on other Teiscos, it seems I've neglected...

Teisco K3L

While I've written a couple of blogs about the bass version and the re-issue of the K series Teiscos, and LOTS of blogs on other Teiscos, it seems I've neglected...

The Tym Wizz Fuzz

Back in 2020 when the world was swept up with and shut down by that thing, I was still running a shop which I loved dearly. Once things changed and...

The Tym Wizz Fuzz

Back in 2020 when the world was swept up with and shut down by that thing, I was still running a shop which I loved dearly. Once things changed and...

The Tym Spitting Cobra Fuzz

It's been a bit of a rough time of late and when things get a little ..... uneasy, I tend to try some creative things to take my mind off...

The Tym Spitting Cobra Fuzz

It's been a bit of a rough time of late and when things get a little ..... uneasy, I tend to try some creative things to take my mind off...

Late 60's Firstman Barons

I've written plenty about several brands that came from the Teisco-Gen-Gakki factory in the late 60's including Firstman, Idol, Excetro and Honey, but this factory in fact made MANY more...

Late 60's Firstman Barons

I've written plenty about several brands that came from the Teisco-Gen-Gakki factory in the late 60's including Firstman, Idol, Excetro and Honey, but this factory in fact made MANY more...