Hello all– I’ll be out of the shop for a couple of weeks starting the 13th working as backline tech for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks (see dates and stops here). This should be a really fun trip and I’m looking forward to getting back on the road. In the past I’ve really enjoyed writing [...]
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Sick String on the road 2/13-2/28: follow here and on Facebook
Posted by sickstring on February 3, 2012
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/sick-string-on-the-road-213-228-follow-here-and-on-facebook/
Holiday Hours 2011
Happy Holidays! With Christmas and New Years falling on the weekend this year, we will be closed Saturday/Sunday/Monday both this weekend and next. Please call ahead during the week if you need to pickup/drop off with someone specific, as we are on somewhat fluid schedules with family and so forth. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Posted by sickstring on December 24, 2011
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/holiday-hours-2011/
Tempororary Hours through 08/16
Hi all, just a quick notice to a change in hours effective friday aug 5 – due to conflicting schedules and out of town engagements, we’ll be opening later and fewer days… so: Temporary hours: Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri 1pm – 7pm closed wed, sat, sunday. we’ll be returning to regular hours tuesday august 16. [...]
Posted by Synapse on August 4, 2011
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/tempororary-hours-through-0816/
Ibanez Musician Overhaul
This is a job I’m glad to have finished– my customer dropped the guitar off six months ago! It’s a cool old Ibanez Musician, but had a number of issues. Lots of uneven frets, a collapsing bridge, and a set of pickups that just wasn’t doing it for the owner. The owner wanted to try [...]
Posted by sickstring on December 16, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/ibanez-musician-overhaul/
Repairing a crushed input jack cavity quickly
This gretsch was in the shop for a setup and small finish chip repair, but no mention was made of the damaged jack area! With a show the same day, an extensive woodworking repair wasn’t an option. The thin hollowbody side was crushed, with chips of wood missing, and the old jack holding on by [...]
Posted by sickstring on December 11, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/repairing-a-crushed-input-jack-cavity-quickly/
New Stuff Here
Just a brief note, Synapse is now dealing both BYOC – build your own clone – really cool kits made off the vinage originals w/ NOS transitors etc… build them yourself or have us build. We’re doing lots of mods we like, w/ alternate features and different parts. They cost a small portion of the [...]
Posted by Synapse on June 30, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/new-stuff-here/
We’re Expanding
i’ll get some shots up of the shop this week – this month we’re transitioning into additional adjacent space as our operations grow. We’ll have more room for cabinet building and wood/metal shop work, as well as a ‘clean room’ for speaker recones/tolex/gear auditions. The front room has been cleared out with additional [...]
Posted by Synapse on May 18, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/were-expanding/
New Bass and Guitar Pickups Available for Order
Bassists especially, take note: We are proud to announce that we are now a dealer for Delano Pickups and Nordstrand Pickups! We’ve been doing a lot of work for bassists lately, and have frequently heard complaints that there isn’t much available for them in Portland besides the usual– Gallien Kreuger, Ampeg, SWR… and when it [...]
Posted by sickstring on March 31, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/new-bass-and-guitar-pickups-available-for-order/
Sumo Page Updated
Jeremy’s been a busy man this week– lots of cabinets and speakers in the works, AND Sumo logos are finally on the way, for that swell, professional look. Listen to him explain a bit in his own words: jeremy explains a bit of his building process
Posted by sickstring on March 8, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/sumo-page-updated/
Q&A: Will Taking All The Strings Off At Once Hurt My Guitar’s Neck?
I got an email from a friend recently asking this common question, and when I’d replied he suggested I re-post the info here, so here you go! Q: My friend found this quote online and asked about it: “I have been using Dean Markley strings for over 20 years now. I’ve gone through all the popular [...]
Posted by sickstring on March 4, 2010
http://www.portlandcustomshop.com/content/shop/qa-will-taking-all-the-strings-off-at-once-hurt-my-guitars-neck/