Rickenbacker 360/12c63 Replica

**The website I got this guitar off of doesn't exist anymore. I've found something that looks even closer to the actual guitar on AliExpress Here**   Let me just begin by saying it's been along time since I've posted, and almost just as long since I acquired my replica 360/12c63. There have been a lot…

Black Oyster Pearl Drum Kit Modifications

In 2013, shortly after my tribute band performed a massive event, I found a steal on eBay for a black oyster pearl drum set. For some reason it was only $250 for all the shells + heads. Hi-hat, cymbal, and snare stands, as well as a stool, were not included. After opening the boxes, my…

Ludwig Hardware

While working on gathering the parts for the Rogers Swivomatic arm mount, I bought an Atlas Snare stand. I used distilled white vinegar, a toothbrush, and tinfoil to clear off rust. I also did this to the other hardware I collected. Here are pictures for all of the pieces I collected from eBay. Atlas Snare…

First Attempt for a Rickenbacker 325

After a few gigs during high school, I set out to get a replica Rickenbacker 325, or something that looked like it, to use for a few more concerts before I left for California. At the time, early summer of 2013, the only site I could find that had anything close was TradeTang.com (which I…

Second Attempt to get a Replica 325

Though my first attempt really didn't have much done to it, this second process took forever. I thought I had found a good, cheap 325 replica on Aliexpress (this is before my favorite seller popped up). When it arrived, I was very disappointed. The neck was unplayable as it was bent extremely far back. I…

Rickenbacker 325c64 Replica

While wandering around the interweb, looking for a backup guitar of some sort while Rareelectricguitars.com was undertaking my accurate 325c58 replica, I stumbled across a new seller on Aliexpress.com that seemed to make exactly the same guitars that Rareelectricguitars.com does but for 1/3 of the price. Never a fan of the 64, because I've always…

Hofner Ignition Bass Modifications

Back in October I stumbled across a left-handed Ignition Hofner Bass from BarryClarkMusic on eBay (right handed model here). I had little knowledge of Hofner Basses and was asounded I could get one for this cheap. I bought it for $340. The paint job was less harsh than other violin basses I had seen in…

Rickenbacker 325c58 Replica

With the success of my previous guitar bought from my absolute favorite seller, I inquired as to whether he could make a guitar for me without any gloss except on the fretboard, change the headstock angle to 5 degrees (to better mimic a real 325), and space the pickups a bit further apart like in…