Repair log: Harley Benton PB-50 LH FR (1950’s, Precision Bass, Left Handed in Fiesta Red) Vintage Series Copyright retained, Terry Relph-Knight 20/06/18 Cost – £ 95.82 + shipping Delivered with a black soft gig bag. Fender do not currently make a single coil vintage precision bass in their standard range, let alone a left handed […]
Repair Log – April 1983 Squier Vintage Precision Bass SN:JVXXXXX made in Japan 15/06/17 Copyright reserved Terry Relph-Knight Current value – £500 to £600 Delivered with a very worn gig bag. One of the excellent Fender Japan Squier Precision Basses made in the FujiGen Gakki factory, this instrument has been gigged hard for all its […]
Mastering the Pentatonic Article 3 – BB King 6th and the BB Box The Pentatonic Scale is the holy grail for guitarists. It’s easy to play and it sounds amazing. This series will show you how to get the most out of our favourite scale, and how making small modifications will get you sounding like the […]
Build Log: Pedal board build Terry Relph-Knight copyright reserved. The commission for this guitar effects pedal board build was to build a fairly compact, rugged and portable effects board based around effects pedals the client already owned and regularly used. Both the sequence of effects connections and the layout was to be optimised without the […]
Repair Log: 30th of July 2010 SN:NCxx Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition ‘51 Nocaster made by Fender in Corona USA Guitar Repair. Hello and thank you for visiting our Guitar Repairs London page. Please feel free to check out some of our guitar repair logs below. We are meticulous with our guitar, amp & effects […]
Article 2 – Carlos Santana – blend Dorian The Pentatonic Scale is the holy grail for guitarists. It’s easy to play and it sounds amazing. This series will show you how to get the most out of our favourite scale, and how making small modifications will get you sounding like the pros and their signature sound. […]
Repair Log – 1996 Fender Pro Junior valve amplifier Terry Relph-Knight copyright reserved. The Pro Junior is a 15W combo amplifier with two 12AX7 dual triode valves and a pair of EL84’s in push pull for the output. The power transformer is rated for 230V and a solid state rectifier produces around +319V for the […]
The slammed stop bar myth and movement in Tune-O-Matic bridges by Terry Relph-Knight 27/02/18, copyright retained This idea, that a screwed down stop tailpiece transfers vibration to the body and provides more sustain is an evil meme. It is perhaps something that some guitar journalist, who didn’t understand physics, wrote in some popular guitar magazine […]
Rolling Stones London Stadium 22nd May 2018 As a 25 year old, I was quite astounded when Sir Mick told me how he and the boys started “at the Marque Club in 1962”. That’s 56 years ago. My lifetime,doubled, and then some. And it really was an evening of numbers. 6 decades of shows, 300 birthdays, […]
Indie = Psychedelia in 2018 by Peter Marchant In 2014 I was introduced to my friend’s new boyfriend who was a massive fan of ‘psych’ music, especially one band in particular: ‘The Brian Jonestown Massacre’. I had played guitar in ‘indie’ and ‘pop’ bands for my entire performing life and yet I somehow managed to […]
