Articles Categorized: Restoration
1976 Fender Stratocaster
Way Too Much Backstory This guitar represents my initial foray into what would become a bit of an obsession with vintage guitars. I spent several years in the wilderness without owning a single guitar after having to sell both my ’75 Les Paul Custom and ’74 Rickenbacker 4001 in order to keep a roof over … Read More
1975 Fender Music Master
This was the first guitar that I knowingly purchased as a restoration project. I had previously purchased my 1978 and 1976 Strats on eBay, and this would be my 3rd attempt at purchasing a guitar up for auction. I watched the auction carefully, prepared to jump in at the last minute thinking that this would … Read More
1988 Fender Jazz Bass JB-62
Jazz Bass JB-62 MIJ I don’t know exactly what kind of black paint was used to refinish this guitar, but as I began to strip it off I couldn’t stop thinking of Welch’s grape juice. It took several applications of stripper, and a bit of sanding to finally remove the old finish. I refinished it … Read More
