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Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece

  This classic piece of hardware designed by Ted McCarty is still my all time favorite bridge if it's done right. The wraparound bridge/tailpiece from the '54/55 Gibson Les Paul...

Tym Skateboard guitar

    When Matt from the Outpost here in Brisbane asked if I'd make something for his annual "I Used to Skate once" art exhibition, there was only one thing I could do........ Being...

TYMEXAR "St Paul Distortion" part 2

  This version of my TYMEXAR is to pay homage to the band that got me into the MXR Distortion plus in the first place. I'm positive that thousands of guitarists around...

TYMEXAR Distortionator X Part 1

     As most of you who read my blog will know I've been  a huge fan of this circuit since I started playing guitar. It was the first distortion...

Early Crowther Hotcakes

The Hotcake is an amazingly versatile and famous overdrive pedal made in New Zealand by a lovely man by the name of Paul Crowther. He came up with the design...

Tym Fuzzilla

   This is my homage to the GREAT Companion/Shen-ei FY2 using 2 old stock C945 transistors. This pedal was THE original Japanese fuzz pedal also sold as the original Univox...