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'74 Strat Refresh
Of the 2000-ish Strats made in 1974 only a handful would have been a hard-tail, which makes this one quite rare. I liked this one a lot, well after several hours of work I did (as seen above), however it arrived in rough shape and was near unplayable. This is where it started out the de-crusting journey: The frets were in decent shape with slight wear, mainly just tranish. The board was dry with some gunk build-up and the action was sky high at around 5mm. After plenty of scr
Rob Parry
2 days ago


The Dreaded Sustainer
The Fernandes Sustainer, along with the Sustainiac, have been around forever and are still the industry standard if you want a little...
Rob Parry
Jun 10, 2025


Up & Running
The new workshop is about 80% complete, which is enough for me to actually start working. The rest is mainly finishing touches/tweaks and...
Rob Parry
Aug 31, 2023


Workshop Update and Google Hell
Things are coming along, the front wall and door are complete (except for painting the cladding), and all the wiring has been done except...
Rob Parry
Aug 22, 2023


Relocating
I'm moving home after being here for 10 years, and the business follows. I'm only going a few miles up the road though, so not much...
Rob Parry
Aug 8, 2023


Can't Be Bought
The D'aquisto is unusual in that it's a hollow jazz guitar made by Fender, not something you'd normally expect of them. The above image...
Rob Parry
Apr 17, 2023
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