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New Tym 2FA pedals

I know. Some of you are saying, "haven't we been here before?"  Well, kinda.  Back in about 2015 I made a series of "double pedals" using 2 of my favourite...

New Tym 2FA pedals

I know. Some of you are saying, "haven't we been here before?"  Well, kinda.  Back in about 2015 I made a series of "double pedals" using 2 of my favourite...

Maxon "plug in" Boosts

These little plug effects were made by Maxon in the early to late 70's and were sold in Japan under the Maxon brand and outside Japan under the Ibanez brand...

Maxon "plug in" Boosts

These little plug effects were made by Maxon in the early to late 70's and were sold in Japan under the Maxon brand and outside Japan under the Ibanez brand...

Tym Supa Toecutter Deluxe

That's a lot of supery deluxey talk there .... I've been wanting to build the basis of this pedal all year but Covid kinda put a stop to that as...

Tym Supa Toecutter Deluxe

That's a lot of supery deluxey talk there .... I've been wanting to build the basis of this pedal all year but Covid kinda put a stop to that as...

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...

Excetro Ric copy

I've written about Excetro before with my Mosrite copy, which is one of my favourite Mosrite inspired guitars from Japan and, like the Mosrite version, this Ric copy is very...

Excetro Ric copy

I've written about Excetro before with my Mosrite copy, which is one of my favourite Mosrite inspired guitars from Japan and, like the Mosrite version, this Ric copy is very...

1974 Maxon SG bass pickup rewind

While I've cut back my pickup winding/repairing to making my own pickups and or repairing them for my guitars and/or guitars going to the shop for sale, I do still...

1974 Maxon SG bass pickup rewind

While I've cut back my pickup winding/repairing to making my own pickups and or repairing them for my guitars and/or guitars going to the shop for sale, I do still...