AdminJun 11, 20181 minAn Acoustic InterludeSo back at the office where all of the Amp and Pedalboard builds happen, mainly because I can make some real noise there, I came across t...
AdminJun 6, 20181 minThe Country Club Rides AgainWay way back in the depths of my Misspent Youth, it was my Honor to have served as a member of the Country Club. This most exclusive of c...
AdminMay 15, 20182 minThe (almost) Gibson BrothersSo here are the three Gibson (half) brothers - none of them are pure Gibson but each on has a little bit of Gibson in them. From Left to ...
AdminApr 22, 20181 minA Return to TelecastersSo having done the Gibson P100 neck pickup implementation on the Black on Black Telecaster on it's initial build, I thought i'd try somet...
AdminApr 22, 20181 minToo Many Fender Amps?I came to the conclusion that with a dozen or so Fender amps and a couple of little champ clones that it was all getting out of hand and w...
AdminApr 17, 20181 minNot a PedalSo I came across a thread on one of the Telecaster forums talking about a Surfy Bear kit. Turns out that this thing is a clone of a genui...
AdminApr 16, 20181 minNot a TeleI picked this up as a hulk on Ebay - covered in graffiti which then had a horrible sticky dull coat of lacquer over it and what looked li...
AdminApr 14, 20181 minPedalsSo I was rummaging through a box of pedals that didn't make it onto my main board(s) and I came to the conclusion that I had enough lying...
AdminApr 14, 20182 minSpring BuildsSo now the weather is getting a little warmer, its safe to venture back down the shed and start the build process again in earnest. And f...
AdminFeb 11, 20181 minIt's a Carve UpI came across this guy making these lovely carved telecaster bodies out of Alder, so I got in touch and commissioned a left handed one.
AdminJan 5, 20182 minThe Story So FarThe story so far Clockwise from the top left The Original blonde Classic Vibe Squire fitted with Gibson P90 neck pickup matched with a V...
AdminDec 28, 20171 minA Couple of Builds over the Christmas BreakSo in true "I knocked up this Tele" style over the Christmas break, these two came together. The Black on Black ticked all of the boxes o...
AdminDec 28, 20171 minHot PlatesSo for the next run am building a series of plates so decided to do them as a production run, a chrome plate for the R&D Humbucker 500 k ...
AdminDec 21, 20172 minThe Misunderstood PickupThe Gibson P100 Pickup is the most misunderstood pickup of all time, but it has a few tricks up its sleeve that no other pickup can achie...
AdminDec 19, 20172 minRoadworn or just Knocked UpI had always had a hankering for a Black on Black Tele, ever since I saw Steve Cropper at the Festival Hall, aided and abetted by Donald ...
AdminDec 17, 20173 minRoute 'n RollSo I bought this Router to go with the Bit I had been playing around with in the drill press for minor trim jobs (remember the oversize o...
AdminDec 16, 20173 minA Senior InterludeSo this came to me on an old beat up Harmony Meteor. Lemmy showed up at the flat clutching this bin bag and inside was this wreck of a gu...
AdminDec 15, 20172 minHandbagsAs most of you will have gathered by now all the parts builds so far were about as close to a real Fender as a Gucci handbag on a stall i...
AdminDec 15, 20173 minBrassed UpAn exciting day, the next shipment from Texas is in. First stop was to take off the cheap gold knobs and drop on these beautiful heavy kn...
AdminDec 14, 20172 minOiled UpSo while i'm waiting for Micheal to weave his magic over in Texas and having run out of Tele bits to play with, I go back to Strats. Now ...