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Bank Holiday shipping schedule

  • Posted on August 22, 2013
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Rain, rain, go away, come back another day (but not until Tuesday please!) It must be the August Bank Holiday weekend! The schedule for shipping from today is as follows: Any courier items ordered after 11am today will not ship until Tuesday 27th. This reflects the cut-off time for booking UPS and collections by Collect+ […]

Music Radar forum refugees – The Fretboard

  • Posted on August 19, 2013
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Back in July the Music Radar (should that be one word?) forums were taken down due to a malicious attack. They are still gone! A few of the regulars took it upon themselves to start a board to cater to the suddenly homeless membership. The Fretboard. (How that name and domain have never been snapped […]

Fender Blacktop Telecaster HH

  • Posted on August 15, 2013
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You know our very popular Hardtail Hipshot style bridge? You of course know by now that it is a drop in replacement on the Fender Classic Player La Cabronita. Did you know it is also a drop in replacement on the Fender Blacktop Telecaster HH? Now you do! Share this… Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin

Allparts bone nuts in stock

Allparts flat bottom slotted bone nut.
  • Posted on August 14, 2013
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Just a quickie – we now have Allparts bone nuts and blanks in stock. Both curved and flat bottomed. The specs for all are 1 11/16″ x 1/4″ x 1/8″ (43mm x 6.35mm x 3.18mm) and the string spacing on the slotted nuts is 1 3/8″ E to E (34.9mm). The slotted nuts will need […]

Telecaster Ashtray Cover

Fender Ashtray Cover
  • Posted on August 5, 2013
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Here is a quick look at how *Fender Telecaster Ashtray Bridge Covers work. The ashtray cover is a very simple design – it is pressed from steel and attaches to the bridge by simple pressure. In order for this to work there must be something for the cover to grip, which is why there are […]

Fender La Cabronita Thinline / Squier La Cabronita owners – a request!

  • Posted on August 3, 2013
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With the introduction of the new La Cabronita models from Fender and Squier I am trying to get some solid information regarding the bridges/string spacing. A couple of posts on TDPRI suggest that the Thinline has in fact through holes drilled to match the wider string spacing of the bridge, 54mm. This would be a […]

I knew I’d forgotten something…

Gold plain top Gretsch knobs
  • Posted on July 26, 2013
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Gretsch style plain top knobs now available in gold! That’s all folks! Share this… Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin

Hardware shipment in detail

Axecaster vintage Kluson style split post tuners
  • Posted on July 23, 2013
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Do you know how hard it is to photograph nickel hardware? Well I do, which is why there are no pictures of the new hardware yet – tomorrow is do-over day! As mentioned yesterday we now have a selection of nickel hardware. Fender spec control plates, neckplates, electrosockets and Wilkinson vintage Telecaster bridges. Unfortunately the […]

Hardware shipment has arrived.

Axecaster hardtail Hipshot style bridge
  • Posted on July 22, 2013
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Custom blank control plates and Hardtail Hipshot style bridges are now back in stock, along with a few new lines/options. I am in the process of cataloguing and checking the shipment so it may be tomorrow until the new lines are photographed and on the site. However, I am pleased to say that we now […]

Telecaster rosewood necks + hardware update

  • Posted on July 18, 2013
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We still have a few MM2904 Telecaster necks with rosewood fingerboards in Clearance Corner. They have slightly oversize tuner holes so are reduced by £10 to £72.50. (Read our blog post on how to make sleeves to fit any tuners ) As always they ship for free in the U.K. The hardware order is shipping […]

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