Tuesday 30 October 2012

ESP Custom Ordered 56 Les Paul Jr
Another on the project block and soon to be finished


Monday 29 October 2012

Another up for sale soon.
Late 70's Gallan Firebird in aged white.
HUGE neck, amazing grained ebony board, thicker mahogany laminate like a LP, and Tone Rebel P90's pups now installed.
Pure rock machine!


This sweet little number will be up for sale soon.
1990's Bacchus BLS-59
Nice yellowed inlays, kick ass board, 1 piece back, and 2 distinctive maple top pieces.


Saturday 27 October 2012

Friday 26 October 2012

Just scored this :D
Solid slab of mahogany, bakelite tuners, slide heaven.
Should be fun after a good cleaning & a string change!



Wednesday 24 October 2012

Well it appears this may be a rare prototype Tokai LS200 :D
Pardon the crappy cellphone pics.
Ebony board found on LS200's, Tokai cavity routes front and back.
1 piece back and neck, ebony board, mother of pearl inlays, & HUGE shouldered neck with the back flattened which is interesting and really comfy.
Light weight only weighing around 3.2kg without hardware.
Will be refretting and rebinding this one followed by a natural back and tea to lemon unbursted top =)






Tuesday 23 October 2012

Something a little different. =)
1967 Japanese Elk Echo Twin Amp 45 head recapped/wired by me and a matching Tremolux cabinet I made with 2x10" 1968 40w alnico speakers.
Sounds every bit as good as a 60's Tremolux.


Monday 22 October 2012

1982 Greco Super Real Custom EGC 68-80
Push/Push x 4, PG Mod, Coil Split Dimarzio SD in the bridge & early 80's SD BJ 59 in the neck.


Saturday 20 October 2012


1980 ESP TE-125 Navigator Telecaster
Refinished from a wine red to what you see below.
White guard has been replaced by a mint green and that mid 60's Gibson P90 will be going into my ESP Jr once it has been refinished.


Friday 19 October 2012

1977 Greco SE-1000 Super Sounds 57RI Stratocaster
Before & After Refinish


After



Thursday 18 October 2012

Hurtin today guys...feel like poo but enjoy!
1980 Greco Firebird


Wednesday 17 October 2012

Sick as a plague victim today but I gotta keep my audience of two entertained!
1977 Greco SE-600V (Pre Super Real) Super Sounds Strat.
2 piece centre seamed, oil rubbed finish and lightly lacquered.
This baby is my fave Strat.


Tuesday 16 October 2012

1982 Burny RLG Custom Order
Curly 1/4 Sawn Maple Top
Nitro Lacquer coated
59 Neck
Sheptone Pickups


Monday 15 October 2012

2011 Fester Assmaster Deruxe
My Partscaster I made and finished with:
Hefner Body
All Parts Neck
Terapin custom guard
1976 Maxon Widerange pups
Bigsby
All lacquer with an aged neck


Sunday 14 October 2012

Sigh...another project, WTF am I doing when I have too many already and my woodshop is not built!?
Late 70's Burny or early 80's Tokai...no truss screw holes?
1 piece quatersawn back, nicely grained top that will pop with a lemon finish, Tokai type pup routes, and traces of nibs, fat neck...LS80?
We will see soon enough.




UPDATE:
Looks like it is indeed an ebony board and MOP inlays...what the hell is this?
Another mystery machine :D


Wednesday 10 October 2012

Project Tokai Jazz Bass JB45
Refinishing a friend's 1981 Tokai Bass from all black poly to an aged natural neck and Daphne Blue aged body.
Note the nice ash and loaded mineral streaking.
Poor cell phone pics but you get the point, dontcha punk?





Tuesday 9 October 2012

1980 Campbell CSA-85 ES335.
Just updated it last night with Mojotone Field Charged A3 PAF Clone pickups.
Great pickups!



2005 ESP Navigator N-LP 580LTD



Monday 8 October 2012

1979 Heerby SG-478R SG refinished in a relic'ed Tele Blonde finish.




1980 Campbell CSA-85 Japanese Made ES-335 Dot (Vesta Graham).
Stock pups from purchase: Gotoh Neck & 70's Gibson T Top Bridge.



1979 Heerby SG-478R SG
Nicely aged cellulose inlays.



1978 Tokai TE85 Prototype Breezysound Telecaster


Saturday 6 October 2012


1989 ESP Rock Inn shop made Custom


MIJ Goodness

Let's start this Blog off right then shall we?


1982 MIJ Mojo Machine Les Paul
1 piece mahogany back, birdseye top, monster neck, and nitro fueled.