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Aria pickup rewind

I'm a huge fan of these old Trapezoid Aria/Matsumoku pickups in both guitars and bass versions. They have really good output and a great broad frequency response. Of course, all...

The FRED guitar

This one was a bit of a labour of love. Our good friend Fred died last year and left a pile of gear, most of which was typical Fred. He...

1960's Esquire Tele

This little gem came in recently after my friend Tone bought it in Melbourne while on tour. It's an interesting vintage Japanese guitar for its intriguing construction features and hardware....

Vintage rocker switches for an old Ibanez

This old 60's Ibanez came in recently that a friend had bought but the electronics weren't working properly. He asked me to check it out and see if I could...

50's Ibanez 1241 for a friend

This was a special project for a friend. I was recently asked to fix up some guitars for a good friend who died recently so his family could have them...

1974 Rickenbacker bass pickup rewind

This beautiful old Ric bass showed up at my workshop with no output from the neck pickup so, as usual, once I got time, I took a bunch of measurements to...