One of my favourite in-house projects has been the ageing of Fender Telecaster bridge plates. I found a method that gave repeatable results that (imo) looked like natural wear. However in 2019 Fender changed the plating process used on the Pat Pend bridge plates. Instead of the grey matte surface below the pickup hole, it […]
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For those who do not follow our instagram… I’ve decided to list each body on the website this time, so you can find them under new products or Telecaster bodies. Unfortunately no sub-4 pounders this time (lightweight good quality swamp ash is getting extremely hard to come by) but some attractive grain patterns. The lead […]
The latest shipment from Hosco arrived Monday. Things are still not back to normal with suppliers/shipments, so I am getting smaller deliveries as and when products are available rather than one big order all at once. If you are not signed up to product notifications or following on instagram you may not have seen the […]
It has been a while since I have made a post like this but I am about to place a new order with Hosco and Gotoh. Now is the time to get in touch if you would like me to order something I do not usually stock. Lead time will be 7- 8 weeks. Check […]
Once again apologies for the lack of updates. I aim to start posting more regularly either here or on instagram/facebook so prepare yourself for reposts and dodgy memes! (just kidding). A new batch of thinline and double-bound Telecaster bodies are in stock and photos are on the blog bodies page. In the “better late than […]
In case you missed it I received a batch of double bound alder Telecaster bodies from Hosco last week. You can find links to pictures of each body with weights on this page. Most are right around 4.5lbs and some lookers just crying out for an oiled or burst finish. I have some interesting new […]
I am placing my order with Japan for my Christmas stock tomorrow, which should be here early December. However if anyone has a special order they would like to add, get in touch as I can add to the order for the next couple of days. Get in touch for a quote.
Remember I said a shipment left Japan before the hardware shipment and was MIA? Well it arrived the following day. I’ll spare you the details of the delay but suffice to say I have instructed Hosco to not use TNT in future. Vintage and modern versions of both Strat and Tele are now available. The […]
The eagle eyed will have noticed some new items added to the store last night. A new batch of nitro relic bodies are here. Click through for large detail pics and full descriptions of each body (and please excuse the reflections in a few pics – I will rectify when I have some time!). Continued […]
A few days behind schedule but I have now uploaded the pictures of the new batch of alder Stratocaster bodies from Hosco. You can find links to pictures of each body (including weights) here. A few more Teles will be added tomorrow/Wednesday – I’m photographing them tonight.
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