Our Thoughts, Our Finds, Our Friends, and Our Gear
1970s Slingerland Drums
We got a nice set of Vintage 1970s Slingerland Drums for the studio. Here’s the description from the dude we got these from (a nice guy from Canada): ” Slingerland 70’s 3ply Thermogloss / Natural Maple Shell Kit 12 x 8 tom 15 x 10 tom …
1953 Epiphone Century Archtop
This is a beautiful natural blond 1953 Epiphone Century Archtop. This guitar was made in the Epiphone plant in Queens, NY – the same place where Les Paul created “The Log” in 1940, which was his contribution to inventing the electric guitar as we know it. Epiphone …
1960s Japanese Norma in Red Sparkle
This is a late 1960s Japanese-made Norma in sparkle red. Norma was started by Norman Sackheim in 1965. Sackheim started importing Japanese guitars to Chicago from a manufacturer called Tombo. The designs of the guitars were based on the Italian guitars made by companies like Goya …
John’s BC Rich Warlock
We had John’s BC Rich Warlock with a Widow’s Peak headstock here at the studio for years. Hated to see it go, but as John so eloquently commented – it deserves to be played.
1960s Italian (Japanese-Made) Melody
Melody was an Italian guitar maker that made guitars mostly for Eko. This is one of more rare guitars branded with the Melody name, and it was not made in Italy. The guitar was made in Japan. It even carries that obvious distinct look of the …
My Rickenbacker Guitar Heroes
I’ve heard people credit Les Paul with inventing the electric guitar, and I’ve heard people say the Telecaster was the first electric guitar. But the reality is that the history of the electric guitar is messier, and way more fascinating, than most would know. (Check out Who …
1963 Teisco Del Rey Vintage Japanese Guitar
This is a 1963 Teisco Del Rey WG-2L. We dated this guitar from this Teisco Timeline website. It’s a great site about Teisco. This guitar has great playability. Low, fast action. Great sound! Great neck feel. This is a great guitar. We did very little work on …
The Fender Telecaster – Simple Perfection
The Fender Telecaster is a legend. It’s working-man’s royalty among guitars. It has been, and still is, played by some of the most influential musicians of all time. You see Teles played customized by players (hot rodded), and you see them played by the greatest guitarists …
1964 Teisco Del Rey MJ-2L
We have a brilliantly playable 1964 Teisco Del Rey MJ-2L, dated with the information provided at TeiscoTwangers.com (great site!). This guitar is super cool looking of course (as most of these 60s Japanese guitars are), but it is also as wonderfully playable as any nice guitar should …
1991 Rickenbacker 330 Fireglo
The Rickenbacker shown here in this post is a 330 Fireglo made in their home factory in Santa Ana, California in January, 1991. It’s a beautiful guitar just to look at for sure. And it has the unmistakable Ric sound. You can go either jangly Beatles …