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Upgrading pickups
Although pickups are a major contributor to the final sound of any electric guitar or bass they are not the be-all-and-end-all of how a...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Oct 20, 20163 min read


Gibson to make left handed guitars again?
12 October, 2016 Guitar sales must be a bit slow at Gibson. When they’re down, Gibson has in the past tried to salvage things by suddenly...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Oct 12, 20162 min read


Kluson Firebird tuners
Firebird guitars have been around since the late 1950’s. There are two distinct and unique characteristics about Firebird guitars: they...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Aug 1, 20162 min read


Free left handed guitar knobs
I’ve just gotten in a new batch of left handed speed knobs. They aren’t always easy to get and to be honest, in the past, I haven’t given...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Jul 5, 20162 min read


2017 and beyond...
2016 marked our tenth year in business and in those last 10 years we have made a lot of guitars and fulfilled a lot of dreams. I have...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Jun 10, 20162 min read


News 2014
DECEMBER, 2014. NEW BUILDS FOR 2015. All our builds for 2014 are completed. We are now 100% ready to start all new builds for 2015 right...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Aug 1, 20158 min read


News 2012
DECEMBER, 2012 ARRIVAL OF NEW PRODUCTION RUN - IMPORTANT! Those waiting on Hybrid, Hybrid Deluxe, Rockitt and Firestarter Limited...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Nov 11, 20128 min read


5 reasons to buy a custom left-handed guitar
1. The better your guitar is the better you play. The very best left handed guitar is always going to be a custom made guitar, because a...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Apr 19, 20122 min read


News 2011
DECEMBER, 2011. Christmas! Merry Christmas from everyone here at Gaskell Guitars! We hope you got our December newsletter - lots of...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Dec 7, 201110 min read


What is a "good" guitar?
Written 6 November, 2011 Most guitarists, right or left handed, have actually never played a truly “good” guitar. That is because most...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Nov 6, 20113 min read


Myths about left hand guitars
Myth: A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception. There are various false ideas floating about in our society on the...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Dec 12, 20103 min read


News 2010
DECEMBER, 2010. The Retail Industry in Australia and most of the World too, suffered very badly in the last half of 2010. With our very...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Dec 6, 20102 min read


News 2009
SPECIAL "SCRATCH-AND-DENT" SALE --- WHILE STOCKS LAST! Our USA office has a few "scratch and dent" (B-stock) guitars - all brand new...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Dec 17, 20097 min read


News 2008
And even more OCTOBER, 2008 - what a month! Well, this is not good news for Australians, but the Australian dollar has dived 35% in the...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Nov 1, 20084 min read


Guitar manufacturing in 2008
Up until a few years, a Korean company called Samick made more than 60% of the world's guitars. Samick "ghost built" many of the world's...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Jun 19, 20082 min read


Gaskell Guitars - About Us (2008)
GASKELL GUITARS is a guitar manufacturer in Sydney Australia that makes production and custom left handed guitars that are not available...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
May 22, 20081 min read
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