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1950 Fender Champ Electronics
Here is a photo of the 1950 Fender Champion 600 electronics. Every capacitor and resistor had to be changed. The amp was not working at all when I got it and I also replaced the AC cord with a 3-prong grounded type. No more 2-prong with “death cap” set-up. In this photo you can see… Read More »
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Intex Cable Review
There is a review of the Intex hand made instrument cable on the Reviews page. This cable is very heavy duty and just like Jean-Marc says on his site “When 1 instrument cable is all your career will ever need”, I believe it’s the truth. Along with being heavy duty and sonically excellent, each cable… Read More »
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From the Bench: New Nut For A Guild D-55
A quick one from the bench. New bone nut for a 1970′s Guild D-55NT. A really nice guitar. Also needed a saddle too. Now this guitar sounds and plays really nice. Because the saddle and nut are made of bone the guitar has more sustain and more harmonic content to it’s sound. Big difference from… Read More »
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1959 GA-40 Gibson Les Paul Guitar Amplifier
Now here’s something you don’t see every day. An extremely clean and 100% original 1959 Gibson GA-40 Les Paul Amplifier. This amp was brought to a local music store that sends me out of warranty and vintage amplifiers for repair and restoration. The gentleman that owns it bought it in 1959 and from what I… Read More »
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Travis Bean Passes Away at 63
Innovative guitar maker Travis Bean passed away a few days ago. My friend Franklin Amiano brought this to my attention. I know its a few days late but as I always say “better late than later”. Travis Bean came up with the idea for his guitars that featured an aluminum neck in his Burbank, California… Read More »
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Featured Article: Guitar Tone Caps
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
Featured Tip: Clean the Input Jack
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
Add Your Guitar to the Gallery!
The Guitar Gallery needs some fresh pics of the awesome Guitars you all rock out there. Send a .jpg, .gif or .png of your favorite guitar photo to [email protected], and I'll get it right up in the gallery. Check out the Gallery now! Click here...
