
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair phew. T-40 finally finished, and ROCKS. Electronics work is piling up around me, but I'm getting some of these 'bottom-of-the-pile' jobs done and out of my hair. watch for the T-40 pictorial, and also a sweeeeet vintage bird coming soon!

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For the curious - a brand new Gibson Les Paul Studio came in for some upgrades, and we get a look at the new circuit-board mounted controls and pickup connectors. I've had a couple arguments about this whole setup with people - high-tech versus keeping everything classic. Personally, I think it's the 21st century and t...hat it's about time we see modern connectors on pickup harnesses. Sure, it puts me out of work on a pickup swap, but it just makes SENSE.
It does have it's drawbacks. Should someone decide they'd like to swap out the potentiometers for different values, or a push-pull setup for coil tapping or something, it's gonna be a pain in the ass. That's where *I* come in handy! Read More
It does have it's drawbacks. Should someone decide they'd like to swap out the potentiometers for different values, or a push-pull setup for coil tapping or something, it's gonna be a pain in the ass. That's where *I* come in handy! Read More

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair Can't believe I didn't post this here yet: The newly re-designed Twister Amps website!
Source: www.twisteramps.com
Jade has been hard at work on a handful of new projects, including the MEAN 100, Project: Xenia, and an entire new line of heads.

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair This is RIDICULOUSLY cool, even if the little amp sounds like crap. Don't be fooled by the thumbnail either, it's actually pretty big!
Source: www.acdcbacktracks.com
AC/DC's Backtracks - the ultimate 3CD/2DVD/1LP rarities box set housed in a real working amp! Includes never before seen pictures, exclusive tracks, 2 dvd's and more.

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A confusing and nearly unbelievable story...
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/j imi-hendrix-electric-guitar-packages-220 786
notice the press photos look markedly different from the production line photos below... I'm afraid to ask what is going on here - perhaps the set-neck version is going to cost REAL $$$ !? Talk about a lead balloon....
Source: www2.gibson.com
Gibson's main operation is up and blogging! Read about all the goings-on at the USA division here.

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Mr. Webster has big problems. His biggest: He rocks too F'N hard! He's got some major divot-try going on here with his frets (good thing they're jumbo) and has managed to shear off a couple of his control pots.
So he's gonna need some new components, and a full-on fret-level to get this thing properly running again!
The... Strat is a kit-body with a remarkable Mexican neck - in that it has a stock bone-nut, and the old-timey logo with the serial number nicely placed on the back of the headstock. The body looks to be Swamp Ash, with the sweet Robin's Egg blue finish covering an older coat of gawwdawwful Puce. I gotta be honest and say I'm totally jealous of this color - just too damn cool!Read More
So he's gonna need some new components, and a full-on fret-level to get this thing properly running again!
The... Strat is a kit-body with a remarkable Mexican neck - in that it has a stock bone-nut, and the old-timey logo with the serial number nicely placed on the back of the headstock. The body looks to be Swamp Ash, with the sweet Robin's Egg blue finish covering an older coat of gawwdawwful Puce. I gotta be honest and say I'm totally jealous of this color - just too damn cool!Read More

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This instrument came in for a fret-level and setup, but seeing what had been done to the headstock I knew I could do a bit better...
well, we had some good times and bad - we made some new friends and even learned a thing or two along the way!
...wait, no, that's the afterschool special I starred in -
actually with thi...s, the fretwork was a snap, and the headstock refinish work was done with a few rattle-cans of nitrocellulose lacquer. The end result was as good as I'd hoped!Read More
well, we had some good times and bad - we made some new friends and even learned a thing or two along the way!
...wait, no, that's the afterschool special I starred in -
actually with thi...s, the fretwork was a snap, and the headstock refinish work was done with a few rattle-cans of nitrocellulose lacquer. The end result was as good as I'd hoped!Read More

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Jaguars and Jazzmasters have been on my mind and on my bench more frequently than I ever expected... and those 'J's seem to have perennial bridge problems, Whizzo Buzzstop or no. One solution is to use a Mustang bridge, which is bizarre since the Mustang was a much more budget instrument - funny they would do that one... RIGHT.
Another solution is a bit expensive, but TOO cool. I just can't resist high-tech:Read More
Another solution is a bit expensive, but TOO cool. I just can't resist high-tech:Read More
Home of the Mastery Bridge - MasteryBridge.com - The finest bridge for your Fender® Jazzmaster®, Jag
Source: www.masterybridge.com
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Ryan France and I are cut from the same cloth - he likes "relics", does graphic design, and isn't afraid to strip the purple metal-flake off a new Mascis Jazzmaster for the sake of a little Frankensteinyish-ing...
He'd already done all the sweet relic work, but was VERY unhappy with the stock single-coil pickups. Typica...lly I would recommend swapping out the stock 1 meg volume potentiometers for something a bit darker, a 250k or 500k... but Ryans gripe went beyond the guitar being a bit "shrill". He was sick of the all the noise too! ('...you know how to make those P90s sound good? Don't stop playing.')
So, the task at hand:
Replace the stock single-coil pickups with humbuckers.
The challenge? Keep it looking stock.
Can it be done? Hehe - those pickup covers look JUST big enough to sneak something under there....Read More
He'd already done all the sweet relic work, but was VERY unhappy with the stock single-coil pickups. Typica...lly I would recommend swapping out the stock 1 meg volume potentiometers for something a bit darker, a 250k or 500k... but Ryans gripe went beyond the guitar being a bit "shrill". He was sick of the all the noise too! ('...you know how to make those P90s sound good? Don't stop playing.')
So, the task at hand:
Replace the stock single-coil pickups with humbuckers.
The challenge? Keep it looking stock.
Can it be done? Hehe - those pickup covers look JUST big enough to sneak something under there....Read More

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Not sure how I feel about these... kinda stoked to see the 'carved-top' SG for a reasonable price, but wondering how good a birch plywood body will sound... plus the goofy look... The black & white one ain't too bad I s'pose. I suspect this will be one of those models that is universally hated until they're a few year...s out, and scarce, and then there will be some kooky price run-up on the things... ala Silverbursts.Read More

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Joe wanted a Firebird - BAD!
But who can afford a Gibson these days?
He settled for the next best thing, an Epiphone.
Yeah, I hear all you naysayers, but go pricing sometime and get back to me. And for a non-gigging player, this guitar is perfect.
Frankly, I thought this guitar was exceptionally nice, especially at the ...price point. Of course it doesn't hurt that it has EVERYTHING going for it: aged white, 3 pickups, with a vibrola! I'm in love, L.U.V.
Well, this one has a minor problem with some damage to the nut, and I'm gonna clean up the truss rod nut too...
Come along, won't you?Read More
But who can afford a Gibson these days?
He settled for the next best thing, an Epiphone.
Yeah, I hear all you naysayers, but go pricing sometime and get back to me. And for a non-gigging player, this guitar is perfect.
Frankly, I thought this guitar was exceptionally nice, especially at the ...price point. Of course it doesn't hurt that it has EVERYTHING going for it: aged white, 3 pickups, with a vibrola! I'm in love, L.U.V.
Well, this one has a minor problem with some damage to the nut, and I'm gonna clean up the truss rod nut too...
Come along, won't you?Read More

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Source: www.npr.org
The guitarist and inventor who helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording died of complications from pneumonia Thursday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 94.
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