This guitar had an unsecured bridge which had lifted right off so I re-glued it, drilled a hole and inserted a small bolt with a nut on it and two small ones in the bridge slot. I finished the surface will rosewood pieces to hide the fixing. It is mega strong now!
I repaired the original machine head on this guitar as the support on the shaft had come away. Keen to keep it in as close to original spec as possible so I made a new support by modifying an old one from another guitar.
This guitar was in Hendrix’s possession the longest and was used for recording all his UK releases and albums, it can be heard on those famous opening chords on ‘All Along The Watchtower’ and can be seen on You Tube where Hendrix is playing a version of the Elvis hit Hound Dog! The guitar will…
As used in 1993 in the New Power Generation Act 1 & 2 Tour. Managed to review this guitar prior to auction at Bonhams Knightsbridge. An interesting guitar from a build point of view….. This guitar will feature in a forthcoming FF book.
Can’t believe I finally managed to get to grips with this iconic guitar and there is so much written and presumed about this guitar and the truth is revealed at last!! This is the guitar that Paul used for the famous Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and the one used for the classic hit All…
Another guitar from the Black Lace duo. This time a Les Paul in a very grubby state as it had lived in Spain for a while without much TLC. Needed a fret dress and general set up and electrics testing.
This Ibanez had been broken and the owner attempted a repair with his own glue, not a good look and the neck angle was set all wrong. Wood was missing from the front and the back so I had to break the neck again, put the wood back and repair it properly.
This guitar was brought to me with a broken headstock by the duo Black Lace. Here are some pictures of the various stages of repair.
Funny how little things please! Really chuffed to see that Bill Mumy ‘LIKED’ my Paul Kossoff Review in Guitar and Bass magazine. For those of an older generation you will remember Bill as Will Robinson from the hit US TV series Lost in Space (remember Robbie the Robot). Bill has an awesome guitar collection.
This guitar was built around 1978, these are great quality guitars as they are very well made. The paint finish is good and the colour is authentic. This came to me as the frets were in need of dressing and shaping. The intonation was way out so that had to be fixed too. After a…
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