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Professional repair of

* Electronic keyboard instruments and workstations
* Vintage electric pianos and analog synthesizers
* Electric guitars and basses
* Tube and solid state amplifiers and pedal effects

Inside a 20-watt, mid-60's Guyatone GA-530 guitar amp – a Bright Beatles sound, two 6BQ5 (EL84) Output Tubes, a 12" Spea...
04/29/2026

Inside a 20-watt, mid-60's Guyatone GA-530 guitar amp – a Bright Beatles sound, two 6BQ5 (EL84) Output Tubes, a 12" Speaker and a Sweet Tube Tremolo !

Speaking of Springs, where would we be without them? This Arp Odyssey music synthesizer wouldn't even work!
03/28/2026

Speaking of Springs, where would we be without them? This Arp Odyssey music synthesizer wouldn't even work!

If your combo amp's speaker cabinet is terrific but its solid-state amplifier is so-so, you can add a "speaker-input" ja...
02/07/2026

If your combo amp's speaker cabinet is terrific but its solid-state amplifier is so-so, you can add a "speaker-input" jack to connect an external amp to the combo speakers. Plus, when no external amp is plugged in, the combo amp works normally.

NAMM Show Flashback — the ARP 2600 synthesizer and guys in suits.
12/09/2025

NAMM Show Flashback — the ARP 2600 synthesizer and guys in suits.

By 1977, electronic music was legit. Thanks to L.A.'s Synapse Magazine for their top-notch coverage…
11/18/2025

By 1977, electronic music was legit. Thanks to L.A.'s Synapse Magazine for their top-notch coverage…

Oberheim's OB-8 and Matrix-12 keyboards embody the swirling, atmospheric synth pads of the Eighties — the dawn of progra...
10/11/2025

Oberheim's OB-8 and Matrix-12 keyboards embody the swirling, atmospheric synth pads of the Eighties — the dawn of programmable polyphonic subtractive analog music synthesizers.

Here's a handy chart of the General MIDI Drum Sounds. MIDI Note # 60 is "middle C" – the 4th C note (C4) from the left ...
07/23/2025

Here's a handy chart of the General MIDI Drum Sounds. MIDI Note # 60 is "middle C" – the 4th C note (C4) from the left hand side of an 88-key piano, and also the note in the middle of the grand staff. But on shorter keyboards, middle C can be at C2 or C3. Whatever, middle C is the key that plays the "Bongo Hi" sound. If it's not C3, you can edit this chart's octave numbers. 🎹🪇🥁

electro-harmonix ad copy from 2015 — the legendary Big M**f π
07/07/2025

electro-harmonix ad copy from 2015 — the legendary Big M**f π

The Realistic MG-1 Concertmate synthesizer was co-developed by Moog Music and Radio Shack, sporting a genuine Moog 24dB/...
04/29/2025

The Realistic MG-1 Concertmate synthesizer was co-developed by Moog Music and Radio Shack, sporting a genuine Moog 24dB/octave filter and other cool stuff. We tear down an MG-1 having a busted bus rod in its unique, polyphonic organ zone.

I'm calling this ‘‘Hohner Clavinet-D6 Hammer Tips’’ but I don't have any. Sorry, AI.
03/12/2025

I'm calling this ‘‘Hohner Clavinet-D6 Hammer Tips’’ but I don't have any. Sorry, AI.

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