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Floyd Rose split from Schaller
I just found out that Floyd Rose will now be making all his tremolos in the United States. This is after 40 years of exclusive production...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Aug 21 min read
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Premium genuine Honduran mahogany
I have managed to establish a relationship with a US supplier that is willing to export one-off body blanks of genuine, premium-grade...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Jun 52 min read
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What happened to www.gaskellguitars.com.au?
I was a bit slow in renewing my domain ownership for www.gaskellguitars.com.au this year and hackers jumped on it before I got to renew....

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Why I like Tonerider pickups
I have a Tonerider Rocksong pickup in one of my personal Gaskell Explorers. The thing is a beast. I love it. But that is not the reason I...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Feb 28, 20242 min read
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Pricing (2025)
All Gaskell Custom Shop guitars are 100% made in Australia using the highest quality tonewoods, hardware and electronics sourced from all...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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Update on production (22 September 2023)
Well, I am HAPPY to say that most customer orders for the Gaskell HYBRID Series are in! I have preliminarily inspected these guitars and...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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Update on production (15 August 2023)
Well, I am not very happy to say that all guitars in production are behind schedule, some as much as four weeks. I am not sure exactly...

Gaskell Guitars Australia
Aug 16, 20231 min read
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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 19, 20163 min read
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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
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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
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