Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Ok, here is an output jack crack repair on an 80’s Yamaha 335-style guitar. And yes, I said “output” jack – not the common “input” jack misnomer. For me, input jacks are for amps, output jacks are for guitars. The signal leaves the guitar and enters the amp, right? ...
Today I'd like to change things up on the blog here and introduce you to Andy Mowatt.
He's a super versatile young guitarist in the Lancaster, PA area. His many projects require a wide musical vocabulary of rock, blues, soul, jazz, fusion, broadway, country, etc. One of Andy's projects includes playing and arranging for his Steely Dan tribute band.
Andy just so happens to play one of my hollowbodies. I recently asked Andy if he would be down for sharing a few thoughts for the blog ... here we go! ...
Today I am going to tell you a little about myself as this day marks the first year of what I consider, establishing my first "real guitar shop" ...
Here is a fairly simple repair to a fairly common problem with vintage Gibson basses with two point bridges (three point bridges as well). This 1969 Gibson EB-1 "violin bass" has a classic problem of the silk string windings crossing over the saddles and robbing sustain ...
Here's a quick post about a quirky repair that came through the shop a few months ago for a basic setup ...
