Orange is young, full of daring… Oh boy, working on this Fender Super-sonic, has been a mixed bag for me. I’ve wanted one of these (well the Squier model) since they first appeared in the mid/late 90’s and, well, this is the first time I’ve been able to try one, and damnit it’s a bit of an awkward little thing. PERSONAL OPINION AHEAD - I’m not totally bagging out the guitar, it does sound great, and has plenty going for it, but for me, there’s just so much going on here that makes it more of a pain to play, than anything else. The balance of the guitar is completely shot. It hangs from the strap as though it WANTS to fall towards the floor face down, which is probably my biggest issue here. It also makes it very difficult to chord, or really index where you are on the neck because it just feels wrong hanging like that. On top of that, given the upside downsies body, with the toggle, on I guess the upper horn, you have only a tiny amount of strumming space between it, and the bridge, so it feels really hard to dig into chords with any gusto. I just felt really cramped up. Maybe it’s just me? These are still one of my fave daft guitars, and with some simple mods, a lot of the problems could be ironed out, but I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to grab one. That finish though, hells yeah! #fender #supersonic #guitartech #guitars #guitarepair #tymguitars #guitar #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #winnlane #personalopinionsorryguys #beexcellenttoeachother

A 1970’s Guild T50 just came into the shop on consignment, the original bridge comes with it too! I just gave it a once over, and some new strings, and it’s good to go. Super tidy condition, so clean in fact that I had to check the date again…and again! #tymguitars #guild #guitar #guitartech #vintageguitar #vintage #guitars #guitarshop #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Lil’ bit of afternoon maintenance that I’ve been meaning to get onto for a while, for a truly amazing guitar. #fender #stratocaster #strat #vintage #guitar #guitartech #guitars #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother

‘77 Greco BM-900 “Red Special”. Recently, @tymguitars posted one of these he had tracked down (that’s now in the shop for sale), and shortly afterward we were contacted by the owner of this example, to get it wired up correctly. Initially I was a bit daunted by the prospect, as in all honesty I had no idea what the Red Special switching was all about. I was never a huge QUEEN tragic, and though I think Brian May is indeed an amazing talent, I had never looked into these all that deeply. Quickly though, it became apparent that it was not a nightmare job, with simple on/offs as pickup selections, and phase switching below. I would have loved to have made use of the original toggles but with 2 of 6 completely roached and for the sake of uniformity, I just rebuilt the whole thing. The guitar had already had a few modifications made along the way, the largest being that the middle pickup had been swapped for a cheap Strat ceramic, but as luck would have it, we had a Burns middle position pickup left over from a previous job, that I quickly snagged to load into this. While the pickup surround is still missing, tonally it’s now far truer to the the way it once was, and really apart from the option anxiety this guitar gives me, it sounds and plays gloriously. #tymguitars #guitartech #guitarrepair #greco #redspecial #madeinjapan #vintageguitar #guitar #repairshop #brisbane #fortitudevalley #guitars #supportindependent #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Less wall, more Humming Bird this time. But I mean, the wall outside the shop IS pretty great. #tymguitars #guitartech #guitarrepair #vintageguitar #mij #tokai #goldfoil #guitar #fortitudevalley #brisbane #guitars #offsetguitars #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Heck yepiphone…sorry. This Epiphone ES-295 came in for a couple of repairs and a setup, this week @tymguitars. Real easy player, and far out, so pretty. #tymguitars #guitartech #guitarrepair #epiphone #guitar #repairshop #guitarshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #guitars #supportyourlocal #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Hey, I’ve got a bit of free bench time @tymguitars this weekend while I wait on some headstock repairs to set, so if you’ve been waiting to get in for a setup/service/chats about what the best post apocalyptic film is, this is the weekend to do it. Why this weekend? I dunno dude, like, it’ll just get worse the longer you leave it ✌️Oh and how nice are Rickenbackers by the way?!!! #tymguitars #guitartech #guitarrepair #rickenbacker #guitar #fortitudevalley #brisbane #repairshop #guitarshop #guitars #setups #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Modified, oddified, custom…hot rodified? #custom #guitar #tymguitars #ibanez #guitartech #oddball #partscaster #guitars #guitarshop #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother

What? #tymguitars #guitartech #beardedidiot #guitarshop #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #guitars #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Doing some decorating around the “office”… It has been a huge week of repairs and setups and there are still more to go before I’ve cleared the decks, but if you can only make it in to the shop on the weekend, I’ll be there on Saturday and Sunday to have a face to face about what work your guitar might need. Turn arounds up to a week depending on what needs doing 👍👍👍#tymguitars #guitartech #guitarepair #guitarshop #guitar #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #guitars #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)