Right around the time of the NAMM 2015 show last month, Jeremy at Everly Music, manufacturers of Cleartone Strings, gave me a call about getting some help with his gigging guitar, a mid […]
Rescue of the Guitar Project Gone Bad
Customer brought this baby in recently to finally have all those parts put back on the guitar, along with some new pickups. A (now ex) boyfriend had promised to upgrade the electronics. He […]
Buzz Killer In Action for Spot Leveling a High Fret
This is the Buzz Killer, by Rectify Master at www.rectifymaster.com. Its basically an incredibly cool little tool that lets you knock down high frets without having to remove the strings from the guitar, […]
Resonator Guitar Gets Electrified
This metal resonator guitar came in for an upgrade so that the owner can plug it into the sound system during gigs. I thought it would be interesting to show you what the […]
60’s Gibson SG’s In the Shop
Customer brought both of these great old guitars in for much needed setup work, and some other minor repairs. One of them had some electronics issues, just some corroded wiring. He bought both […]
Falling In Love with Ruby
I’ve worked on alot of guitars, some cool looking, some great sounding, some funky, some downright junky and everything in between. So even if a customer brings in a higher end brand like a Gibson, […]
Vintage Bone String Nuts In Style
I bought a few string nut blanks in what is called ‘Vintage Bone” color for the shop at one point to try on my classical guitar build. I loved the outcome so much […]
When is a Guitar Not A Guitar?
Well, maybe its when this “12 string acoustic guitar” my customer brought in is really a Baja Sexto, BUT the customer is always right, so we made a new string nut and strung it […]
Certified Buzz Feiten Tuning System Installer
Just wanted to remind you all that our shop is a certified level 2 installer of the famous Buzz Feiten Tuning System. Only level 2 repair shops can install on both electric and acoustic […]
Improving Acoustic Guitar Tone!!
Ok, of course starting with the finest materials and having the guitar built by the best luthier would also improve your acoustic guitar tone, but for those more realistic or on a budget […]