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Roger "Syd" Barrett. 6 Jan 1946–7 July 2006

In 2006 a very special artist with an amazing story passed away. The amazing story is that he left this world nearly 30 years before he died. Roger "Syd" Barrett...

Greco Tele Thinline

This is a pre '74 Matsumoko made Greco Thinline that came in for a substantial amount of work. I've said it before and I'll say it forever, these are great...

New pick ups in a Strat

This is another common "mod" I do a lot. Taking out standard factory pick ups and swapping them for aftermarket ones. Some companies make OK factory pick ups but most...

Jazzmasters and nail polish

No, it's not about Robert Smith ........... So, it seems I do a lot of writing about Jaguar and Jazzmaster bridges, tailpieces and set ups. I'll try not to cover...

Fender Jaguar bridge and "vibrato"

This story is about the wrongly accused bridge and the wrongly named tailpiece as used on the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster guitars. Over the years there's been volumes written about...

Super ...... ish Civil War

So part of the fun part of my job is when I have a little spare time, which isn't often, I work on new stuff for friends of mine who are...