Fiesta Red Strat – Final Update

Another job done.  Looks and sounds great. I’ve included a small electrical mod I cam across recently, a resistor and capacitor in parallel across the live and output of the volume pot.  It ensures you retain the quality of tone when the volume is turned down rather than it all go a little dull. Only […]

Fiesta Red Strat – Update

Fret-dress complete, they weren’t that bad but it’ll improve the feel. The owner also wants a bone nut so that’s another job while the strings are off.  The blanks I found are just about the right size, the only problem as with many Fender necks the bottom of the nut slot has the same radius […]

Fiesta Red Strat

This is a nice guitar as it is, it just needs a little “TLC”  While it’s on the bench the owner wants some nice new 54 spec pickups.  He also has some other ideas as to the final layout and wiring of tone controls so I’m not quite sure where were going with it yet. […]

1960’s Watkins Rapier 33

In need of more than a little TLC this one is going to take a while. The cost of putting it back to original is out of the question so between us we have a couple of ideas to make something a little different.. Most of its there but missing the bridge and neck plate. […]

Start to the New Year

Hi All, Well here we are, lots of new stuff on the go and a new website as well! Lots of routine bits and pieces on the go but here are just a couple of things I’m working on at the moment. Les Paul copy.. On the face of it OK but a bit of […]