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Bob Moulds pedal board

Back in 2013 I heard Bob Mould was touring here again, and this time he was coming with a 3-piece band to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Copper Blue and...

1973 Gibson EB4L Bass bridge

I've written about making these bridges before for old Gibson basses that need a little TLC without the cost and impact of a full neck reset. The last one I...

1973 Gibson EB bass bridge

Well, this was an interesting one but something I actually love doing as long as no-one is in a hurry, which this customer wasn't. He actually dropped it into my...

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...

Cor-Tek Greco LP Std

I've written about these Korean made Grecos before but I thought I'd do a quick story on this one that went to the shop recently. These early Korean Cor-Tek and...

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...