by Captain | Feb 16, 2023 | Custom Made
We made this 321 board with red snake cover for Markus .And although it is so compact, it has everything you need: it is stereo capable and even 4-cable capable, the H90 is also in the loop-in path of the amplifier.We nipped the potential hum problems in the bud by...
by Captain | Jan 31, 2023 | Centerfolds
For February I have chosen two gems from our current 2nd hand offer, a 64 Gibson SG Special and a 66 VOX AC30 Thitry Twin. This SG will turn sixty next year. Hard to believe. The condition is incredibly good and the color is still Cherry, not faded into brown like...
by Captain | Jan 17, 2023 | Custom Made
This Captain Tweed Champ Double Ten has two special features:- It has instead of the standard 8″ speaker a Weber 10A125Alnico- The power amp runs a 6L6 instead of the 6V6 and thus generates just under 10W, we call this a headroom upgrade. With 10W and the large...
by Captain | Jan 10, 2023 | Centerfolds
The new year begins as the old one ended: with a Fender Stratocaster.This one is from early 1957 and has been through a lot. And like so many of its kind, it has not survived the decades entirely without modifications and repairs. So a few tuners were replaced, a...
by Captain | Dec 19, 2022 | Custom Made
This Fender Bandmaster from March 1959 has already experienced a lot. At some point, someone pulled the probably badly battered fur over his ears and replaced it with new tweed. Unfortunately, not very professional and in the execution in no way corresponding to the...
