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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...

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...

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...

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...

Tym Supa Toecutter Deluxe

That's a lot of supery deluxey talk there .... I've been wanting to build the basis of this pedal all year but Covid kinda put a stop to that as...

Tym Supa Toecutter Deluxe

That's a lot of supery deluxey talk there .... I've been wanting to build the basis of this pedal all year but Covid kinda put a stop to that as...

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...

Let's talk about RATs

RAT2s to be more precise, but I'll touch on others as a reference. The reason I wanted to write this blog about the RAT2 is that it's the most common, easily...

Let's talk about RATs

RAT2s to be more precise, but I'll touch on others as a reference. The reason I wanted to write this blog about the RAT2 is that it's the most common, easily...