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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...

Fender Tele bass humbucker repair

This came in for a rewind a couple of weeks ago and while I keep saying I don't really wanna rewind a lot of pickups, I also say if it's...

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...

1973/74 Yamaha SA-75

My love of Yamaha is well known around these parts. Along with a lot of other vintage Japanese guitars, Yamahas made some amazing guitars and basses, in many levels of...

2020

2020 hey ...... It's been a year alright. Despite the complications forced onto small independent businesses since March I have managed, through what has been the most relentless mental and physical...