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1980's Aria Diamond LC-45W

I've written about plenty of Arias before as I have owned and sold MANY, many of them over the years. I'm a huge fan of the Matsumoku factory, that made...

1980's Aria Diamond LC-45W

I've written about plenty of Arias before as I have owned and sold MANY, many of them over the years. I'm a huge fan of the Matsumoku factory, that made...

1999 Teisco K-56

The K series, Spectrum and May Queen were all introduced by Teisco in the mid to late sixties and are some of my favourite shapes ever and all three were re-issued...

1999 Teisco K-56

The K series, Spectrum and May Queen were all introduced by Teisco in the mid to late sixties and are some of my favourite shapes ever and all three were re-issued...

Aria 1702T repairs

I've written about these little Aria Mosrite inspired guitars many times before as they're a real favourite of mine. Made by the great Matsumoku factory in the very late sixties...

Aria 1702T repairs

I've written about these little Aria Mosrite inspired guitars many times before as they're a real favourite of mine. Made by the great Matsumoku factory in the very late sixties...

1983-84 Squier Strat

In the early eighties when Fender went looking for an offshore manufacturer to make Fender licensed guitars they settled on a Japanese manufacturer who was making equal, or even better...

1983-84 Squier Strat

In the early eighties when Fender went looking for an offshore manufacturer to make Fender licensed guitars they settled on a Japanese manufacturer who was making equal, or even better...

Early 70's Greco LPs

While I've written about Greco LPs before I have been meaning to do a blog on these early bolt on neck, pressed laminated top LPs for a while and since...

Early 70's Greco LPs

While I've written about Greco LPs before I have been meaning to do a blog on these early bolt on neck, pressed laminated top LPs for a while and since...

TMI SB Jr

Following on from the other TMI guitars I've made this year this one has been a bit of a long term project/idea as I wanted to build something similar to...

TMI SB Jr

Following on from the other TMI guitars I've made this year this one has been a bit of a long term project/idea as I wanted to build something similar to...