Here is an abused Gibson Thunderbird bass that is finally back to its original glory! Improved even! Follow the process to see what we did! This bass came in having a poor natural refinish, a headstock that had been thinned out, and original pelham blue in the cavities! The customer also wanted to make some …
1958 Fender Telecaster Finish Repair and New Frets
Here's a great example of a very loved 58' Tele! They loved it so much that they even painted hearts on it! Someone years ago painted hearts, spades, and binding on this beautiful telecaster! After carefully scraping away the paint while leaving the original paint in tact it turned out pretty good! (talk about …
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1966 Fender Telecaster Refinish and Relic in Sherwood Green
This 1966 Fender Telecaster came into the shop already having had a poor refinish. The body was stripped all the way back to bare ash and finished in Sherwood Green with it's proper white primer underneath. The top coats were ambered and you can see the fades were done to complete the authentic vintage look. …
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1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Replica
The right guitar but not the right look? Here's a replica of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard that was brought into the shop for a complete refinish. My customer was looking to match a burst from "The Beauty of the Bursts" book. A great read if you haven't already. So he picked out the …
Gibson Les Paul Standard Goes From Gold to Golden!
This Gibson Les Paul started as a natural standard from 1984. My customer wanted to take this and make it have the vibe of a 50's Gibson gold top with a bigsby. So we lost the gold hardware and replaced the tuners with vintage correct Kluson replicas along with swapping out bridges to have all …
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1959 Gibson L5-CT George Gobel Model
Guitar of the week! 1959 Gibson L5-CT George Gobel Model I had the pleasure of working on one of the rarest Gibson guitars recently and wanted to share some of the pictures and history of the guitar with you. I had a customer call and say he had a 50's Gibson L5 that he wanted …
A Pair of 1965 Gibson ES-335’s for New Frets
Here's an amazing example of two near twins but couldn't be more different. Both of these guitars came in the same week for new frets. One with a factory Bigsby and clean as a whistle. The other must have been in a smokey bar it's whole life! Both guitars original frets were worn out and …
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1964 Gibson SG Special Restoration
This guitar must have taken a fall on the face and was luck to have not broken it's headstock. The damage caused by the fall was visible by a large chuck taken out of the face of the headstock. The Gibson logo was missing the dot of it's eye and part of the b. After …
Broken Headstock on a Taylor Guitar
Here's a common repair. If you drop your guitar more then likely your going to break it... We heated up some hyde glue while also gently heating up the broken section of the headstock. After the glue was the right temperature and the neck was warm we made a 50/50 mixture of glue and hot …
CF. Restorations 