Guitar Kits USA Kickstarter
GuitarKitsUSA.com started out 10 years ago making replacement bodies for some of the vintage “Res-O-Glass” Guitars made in Chicago. They’ve slowly added body styles and colors over the years, as well as some of the other parts needed to build a complete guitar. Now they are taking the next logical step, and putting together complete […]
Duo-Sonic II Project
I haven’t posted any of the projects I’ve been working on for a while, but this one came out really well, so I thought I’d share it. I still haven’t worked my way up to building a guitar from scratch yet, but I have been slowly accumulating the tools and knowledge. This copy of a […]
Insanely Ingenious Home-made Guitar FX
Just saw this over on ToneFiend. This guy on youtube who goes by the name MotorGoblin, is the MacGuyver of the guitar world. You won’t believe the way he goes about making a vibrato, wah and flanger. Each one of these videos made me laugh out loud when it was revealed what he was building.
MechBass
It can be difficult to find bass players…
Tour of the Wampler Production Facility
Although Wampler is one of the more recognizable boutique pedal builder names, I was still surprised at the size and sophistication of his factory. Especially since so many builders are one-man operations run from basements or garages.