28th May 2005
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Update at last, just for Adam.
The London Guitar Show was a great success, with lots of compliments for the guitars, the new bass and the amps.
lots of work and I could barely speak by the end but great to see lots of familiar faces and meet many more new people.
Days Of Worth have a new video out which features one of the two black teles built for them,
you can see the video here
11th December 2004
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Buzz Feiten Price Reduction
I'm now offering the Buzz Feiten tuning system for a bargain price of
£85
Music Live was huge fun, thanks to all who dropped by and said hello
and especially to those who pointed out that the website has not been
updated for a while
there's a whole lot of new stuff on the horizon and I will do my best
to get things updated a bit more often
12th August 2004
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Two more black Teles sold, this time to the band
Days Of Worth
they've got a CD coming out soon - details to follow
5th August 2004
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Not satisfied with building guitars I have
joined forces with a valve amp ace to produce a selection of valve amps
Tipton Amplification
They will be available through arrowheadguitars and will be launched at
Music
Live
I've heard the prototype Slasher and reckon it's going to be a huge
success - come and see what you think ..
18th July 2004
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Note to self - I really must find a spare moment to update the website
a little more often ....
The London Guitar Show was a lot of fun, many thanks to all who
dropped by,
I'm making plans for Music Live
( November 12th - 14th ) now - hope to
see plenty of familiar faces.
Things have been VERY busy, which is why I've been so slow in
updating, with a number of guitars commissioned
and some exciting new developments, more of which will be detailed here
once things are more certain.
7th January 2004
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I took delivery today of some Earvana nuts which I'll be trying out on one of
my guitars and I'll post my thoughts on it as and when I've tried it.
3rd January 2004
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Happy New Year !
I'm back from my Xmas break and raring to go, so here's what's in store
for 2004 if I can fit it all in . .
The Ibanez is finally finished and I hope
to apply a similar finish to an old Charvette that's lying around.
I hope to get the Explorer finished with a fancy new paint job.
I have four Teles to complete !
I've bought some seriously quilted (and very expensive) maple that I
hope to turn into two guitars.
I hope to build myself a lapsteel
These, and hopefully many more, guitars will be added to the website.
So, as long as I manage to keep up with the updates you should be able
to see them as they progress.
If you'd like to see some of the guitars from this site and maybe say
hello, I shall be at the London Guitar Show this year.
I hope you like the new look site . . .
27th October 2003
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I finished another black "Tele" today - there are a few pictures here
3rd October 2003
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I completed my first Buzz Feiten retrofit today - sounds great !
12th September 2003
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I've had a busy day routing guitar bodies
today (left handed players note picture 1) .
10th September 2003
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The Buzz Feiten
system is now available to fit
I've committed to being a sponsor of Jemfest and I've contributed a prize of £50
off any job . Come along and say hello .
I'm trying to get the Ibanez done in
time for Jemfest too so keep an eye out for updates . . .
6th September 2003
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More news today , as I'm now moving on with the Zebrano Tele
5th September 2003
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Very busy at the moment , and time for a little announcement . I have
signed up with Buzz Feiten to become an authorised Retrofitter , so
anyone who isn't happy with the tuning of his or her instrument will be
able to come and try one fitted with the system , and have their guitar
done if they like it . It's a reversable process these days for most
guitars so you're not stuck with it if you really can't get along with
it. I look forward to trying it out .
30th August 2003
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Finished the drying box , so I can
leave freshly painted bodies and necks somewhere they won't get dusty .
. .
29th August 2003
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Lots of news to report . . .
First , there will be another black telecaster made , thanks to a new
commission . As has been suggested to me , it may well end up as my
signature guitar . . . there may be a new project page for this .
I fitted a set of Kinman pickups to a Mex Strat this week , which seem
to have produced a guitar that has all the tone of a Strat but with
none of the noise from TV , computer monitor etc . so for those of you
that do a lot of home recording and want the classic Strat sound they
are highly recommended , I can supply and fit them for £230 . . .
I hope to be making progress on the Zebrano Tele - so keep an eye out
for updates .
14th August 2003
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what happened to July ?
lots of things happening, including a few days away , but things are
really beginning to get busy which is what we want !
there should be some new guitars being built over the next few weeks
and I might even finish the Ibanez . . .
I received some very helpful advice from world renowned guitar builder
Hugh Manson , many thanks to him for sparing some time from the
preparations for a new Mansons shop in Exeter
I also picked up some very nice flamed Sycamore , a relative of Maple,
which will be appearing on one or two guitars over the next few months
I'm now booked to do the London Guitar Show next year , so I hope to
see a few friendly faces over the weekend
17th June 2003
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having spent a large part of the last few weeks doing paperwork , I'm
now continuing with the Ibanez (for which I've been waiting for some
stain ) and completing some repairs to a number of guitars too .
26th May 2003
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the comments page is now up . . .
COMMENTS
24th May 2003
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Nothing major to report this week , the Ibanez
is still progressing , and I'm doing some research for a new project ,
details to follow when things are more definite , just to keep you
guessing . . .
17th May 2003
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As regulars will know , the black telecaster
has made it's show debut at the London Guitar Show , on the
Stringbusters stand . Many thanks to Norman for not only commissioning
it but putting it on display , demoing their range of Electro-Harmonix
pedals .
I'm now concentrating on two important tasks , one, the ongoing Ibanez project , and two , the launching of
arrowheadguitars as a full time business.
As a result of this there should be some new guitars on display in the
gallery over the next few months, all of which will be for sale .
It certainly looks like 2003 is going to be a busy time , and hopefully
a successful one .
I'm also looking to add a comments page soon , so anyone who would like
to express their opinion will be free to do so .