Recent content by bpeel

Hi all. I picked up a used Explorer recently that needed just a little TLC. I cleaned it with the Virtuoso cleaner/polish, polished the frets, cleaned fretboard, and installed chrome covers on the pickups. I also installed a Tusq nut and completely redid all the electronics. This was my first...

I just picked up a used Explorer and have been cleaning it up. I removed all the electronics and hardware and noticed a pinkish saw dust like substance in the pickup cavities of the guitar. It was pretty stuck on but still on top of the finish. Anyone know what this is?

I pulled the trigger! There was a post sometime last month about the PRS SE Nick Catanese guitars being blown out by Sam Ash at $479. For those of you who don't know these guitars have a street price of $843 at every major online retailer. Since Musician's Friend had them in stock too I decided...

Hey everybody I need some advice. I know this has been covered but maybe not for my exact guitar and music style. I am replacing the stock SE pickups in my SE Custom 24 guitar. Mine is the Tim Mahoney model so it is a stoptail (the reason I bought it instead of regular SE Custom 24). I have...

Hey everybody! This is my first post to the forum. In the past I always found some of the best information from here when researching guitars, amps, pickups etc. Because of this and because I am extremely excited about my new purchase, I wanted to join and tell you guys all about it! I have...