Vintage HiFi. Sounds great, looks cool, costs peanuts
I have long desired a PRS guitar. They have an elegant aesthetic and sophisticated construction. This comes at a price of course.
Unless you find a cheap used guitar and use it as a modification platform, like I did. Continue reading “PRS Inspired Guitar”
As a school boy I made my own electric guitar. The “Rod Special”.
After lying unused for several years, it’s come out of the cupboard. A bit of TLC is in order. Continue reading “Renovating the Rod Special Guitar”
Back in the 1970’s I made an electirc guitar which I was very proud of. Truth is, I’ve since acquired many other guitars so it’s been languishing in the back of a wardrobe not getting much love.
I had been treating it with some reverence, not daring to touch it for fear of losing originality but now it’s time for me to get over myself and re-visit my “Rod Special”. I’ll do what’s required to make it hold it’s own against my other guitars.
I’ve fancied getting a 12 string acoustic guitar for a while. I know it’s something I won’t use much, so I’m not going to throw money at it. Problem is that one worth having is likely to cost around £300.
Then, last month, I saw this for £55. Worth a punt? How bad can it be?
This time it’s the Thunderbirds that need rescuing.
I bought this bass guitar case for £20. The seller insisted that the guitar came free, because it was “a load of s**t”. Who was I to argue. Continue reading “Thunderbird IV. Not a submarine, a bass guitar.”
I’ve had this bass amp for years. It’s only been gigged once, I mainly use it as a practice amp. It has a great sound and a very useful built in compressor. I bought it 1/2 price from a music shop that was closing down.
Last time I switched on, after not using it for a while. Heard a loud pop followed by a hum from the speaker. That’s not good. Before I even open it up I have a good idea what’s going on here. Continue reading “Laney RB3 Bass Guitar Amplifier Repair”
My original plan to wind my own pickups was thwarted because I was unable to source the necessary magnets. Taking the easy, but expensive route I purchased a pair of the “must have” pickups of the time. Di-Marzio “Dual sound”. This is basically the four conductor version of the then popular “Super Distortion” hum-bucker pickup. Continue reading “Electrics for my home made guitar”
Back in the 1970s, before the internet, I built a guitar in the workshops at school.
This is the result Continue reading “The Electric Guitar I built at school”