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1965 Mosrite Ventures model II

This is another vintage Mosrite owned by a friend that I recently worked on that got me inspired again to revisit my absolute love of these of these guitars and...

1965 Mosrite Ventures model II

This is another vintage Mosrite owned by a friend that I recently worked on that got me inspired again to revisit my absolute love of these of these guitars and...

1966 Guyatone EB-7

Here's another Guyatone that went through the shop. I'm a huge fan of Guyatone and have owned hundreds, maybe thousands over the years. For me, Guyatone and Teisco are the...

1966 Guyatone EB-7

Here's another Guyatone that went through the shop. I'm a huge fan of Guyatone and have owned hundreds, maybe thousands over the years. For me, Guyatone and Teisco are the...

1960's Burns AG hollowbody

No, not THAT Burns ..... Burns of Tokyo. I've written about Burns of Tokyo before and I've had a few through my place over the years despite them being quite...

1960's Burns AG hollowbody

No, not THAT Burns ..... Burns of Tokyo. I've written about Burns of Tokyo before and I've had a few through my place over the years despite them being quite...

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...

1978 Maxon Excel pickup rewind

I don't usually rewind "common" pickups like Strats and Teles as there's an absolute endless choice of great original and reproductions out there but when it comes to vintage Japanese...

1978 Maxon Excel pickup rewind

I don't usually rewind "common" pickups like Strats and Teles as there's an absolute endless choice of great original and reproductions out there but when it comes to vintage Japanese...

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...