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GUITAR BUILD PROJECTS, DRUM FETTLING, CUSTOMISATION & DIY TECH

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      • Natural Ash 60’s/70’s Stratocaster
      • Fender “David Gilmour Black Strat”
      • Fender “Classic ’50’s” Stratocaster
      • Gold-leafed Hardtail Stratocaster
    • Telecasters
      • Jimmy Page “Dragon” Telecaster
      • Wilko Johnson Fender Telecaster
      • Joe Strummer Telecaster
      • Fender Nashville Deluxe Telecaster
    • Offsets
      • Custom Fender USA Original 60’s Jaguar
      • Custom Fender Jazzmaster “Extra Width”
      • Candy Apple Red H/H Fender Jaguar
      • “Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar
      • Olympic White “62” Jaguar
      • Kurt Cobain JagStang
    • Basses
      • Fender “1957” Precision Bass
      • G&L LB-100 Bass
    • Drums
      • 1970’s Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#1) – “Natural” Birch
      • Restored 1974 Premier “2000” Snare Drum
      • 1960’s/70’s Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#2) – “Black Oyster Pearl” Mahogany
      • 1987 Premier “1026” Snare Drum
      • 1970’s Premier “2000” Snare Rebuild (Wrapped)
      • 1970’s Premier “2000” Snare Rebuild (Painted)
    • Miscellaneous – F/X, Hardware, Cases
      • G&G Cases
      • Pearl “Black Label” Heavy Duty Snare Stand
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Posted on 17th Jun 2022

Candy Apple Red H/H Fender Jaguar. Sealing and priming the body for nitro lacquer

Prepping a two-piece, alder, "reissue" style Jaguar body - ready for spraying a candy apple red, nitro lacquer paint job

Posted on 15th Jun 2022

Renovated, Late 1970’s Premier “Elite” Drum Kit – “Natural” Finish. Stands, cymbals and setting up…

Setting up my newly-restored 1970's Premier "Elite" kit, for practice...

Posted on 7th Jun 2022

Late 1970’s vintage, Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#1) – “Natural” Finish. 16″ x 16″ Floor Tom – hardware, and head fitting

Continuing to fit out the restored shells for my basic, 22,16,14, 1970's Premier "Elite" drum kit. Now, the final piece of the kit - the 16" floor tom

Posted on 6th Jun 20226th Jun 2022

“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Fitting the neck to the body, and test-fitting a Bigsby B5 tremolo

After refinishing the neck for my blonde "Mary Kaye"-type Jaguar build - I can finally tap the neck with new bolt holes, and check the neck alignment with a gold Bigsby B5 tremolo unit installed. This is already becoming a quite distinctive-looking build...

Posted on 30th May 2022

Late 1970’s vintage, Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#1) – “Natural” Finish. 14″ x 10″ Tom – hardware, and head fitting

Continuing to fit out the restored shells for my basic, 22,16,14, 1970's Premier "Elite" drum kit. This time - it's the turn of the 14" rack tom

Posted on 27th May 2022

Progress with a couple of Jaguar necks… Toning a PauFerro fingerboard, and prepping a re-lacquered headstock, including hardware installation

Continuing the saga of the repair, re-fit and preparation of two Jaguar necks, for a couple of my project builds. Lacquer repairs, finishing, hardware installation, and fingerboard toning

Posted on 24th May 202224th May 2022

1980’s, Premier “1026” Snare Drum. Some notes on adjusting the replacement gut snares, tensioning the heads, and on using a digital DrumDial

Notes on early attempts to "properly tune" or tension a drum. Setting up this renovated, 1980's Premier "1026" snare drum for practice play, using a combination of "manual" procedures, with the additional help of a digital DrumDial

Posted on 3rd May 202224th Jul 2022

New Project – Late 1970’s Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#2). Rebuild from parts – Assessing and prepping a set of spare shells

What to do with an apparently disparate collection of various, "orphan" Premier drums shells. A second "Elite" kit built entirely from salvaged parts, perhaps?...

Posted on 22nd Apr 2022

Late 1970’s vintage, Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#1) – “Natural” Finish. Bass Drum – hardware, and head fitting

Vintage, 1970's Premier vibe alert... Taking one of my "natural" Premier "Elite" 22" bass drum shells, re-uniting it with some original, vintage chrome hardware, and turning it back into a fine-looking, playable piece of kit.

Posted on 20th Apr 202221st Apr 2022

Late 1970’s vintage, Premier “Elite” Drum Kits. Salvaging some original Premier “Everplay” heads, and applying a reproduction, vinyl logo

Getting the right "look" for the bass drum reso on a restored, "vintage" kit, depends either on getting hold of decent reproductions, (if they're even available), or on finding ways to sympathetically "spruce up" surviving, original period heads

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Projects

  • "Mary Kaye" Blonde Fender Jaguar
  • 1960's/70's Premier "Elite" Drum Kit (#2) – "Black Oyster Pearl" Mahogany
  • 1970's Premier "Elite" Drum Kit (#1) – "Natural" Birch
  • 1970's Premier 2000 Snare Rebuild (Painted)
  • 1970's Premier 2000 Snare Rebuild (Wrapped)
  • 1×12" Ported Bass Speaker Cabinet
  • Ash "'60s/'70s Transitional" Fender Stratocaster
  • Candy Apple Red H/H Fender Jaguar
  • Custom Fender Jazzmaster "Extra Width"
  • Custom Fender USA "Original '60's" Jaguar
  • David Gilmour Fender Black Strat
  • Fender "1957" Precision Bass
  • Fender "Classic '50's" Stratocaster
  • Fender "Nashville Deluxe" Telecaster
  • G&G Cases
  • G&L LB-100 Bass
  • Gold-leafed Hardtail Stratocaster
  • Jimmy Page "Dragon" Fender Telecaster
  • Joe Strummer Telecaster
  • Kurt Cobain JagStang
  • Olympic White "1962" Jaguar
  • Pearl "Black Label" Heavy Duty Snare Stand
  • Premier "1026" COS Snare Drum
  • Restored 1974 Premier "2000" Snare Drum
  • Wilko Johnson Fender Telecaster
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