Guitar Equipment

‘The guy told me that it has a bad power transformer, and he’s some kind of genius’

Of all the non-PCB tube amps that Fender ever made, the one most likely to rot away unloved in some…

12 years ago

Yamaha Electric Guitars and Basses Complete Catalog c. 1981

Pretty good one for y'all today.  Click below to download the complete 20pp Yamaha Electric Guitars and Basses Catalog circa…

12 years ago

This Was A Home For Animals

Above: the result of five-hours work on a dead, dead, dead Univox 50-watt tube bass head.  This model was originally…

12 years ago

Supro Supreme Gtr Amp Overhaul

A customer (J) sent me this wonderfully-preserved Supro amplifier to overhaul.  It is a Supreme Model from circa 1950.  Long-time…

12 years ago

1967

The Selmer Varitone Saxophone amplification system circa 1967.  Click here for previous coverage on PS dot com.  I once bought…

12 years ago

You’ll Want More Than One

US Marshall Amplifiers Print-ad circa 1979 An advertising executive told me a great story about Arm & Hammer Baking Soda…

12 years ago

Misc Electric Guitar Bits circa 1980

BC Rich Bich advert 1979.  Just in case you weren't sure what the shape of the instrument is intended to…

12 years ago

The Travis Bean TB1000 of 1975

Most iconic of the 70's 'aluminum guitars,'  the Travis Bean line up continues to remain a valuable collector's item.  Famous…

12 years ago

Interesting Guitar Effects of the 1970s

Rowe-DeArmond offers a volume-pedal sized for funky, funky boots.  Today at PS dot com: some interesting odds n ends from…

12 years ago

Ole’ Ibanez part 2: Lawsuit era and beyond

Above: The Ibanez Double Axe lineup circa 1974.  Bass/Guitar, 12 string/Guitar, and Guitar/Guitar models. Today as PS dot com: a…

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