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Category: Repairs

Classical guitar stringing - not bad for a first try!

IYG Tackles A Classical Guitar Restring

Posted onFebruary 9, 2020February 9, 2020Leave a comment

Roc and I recently had the opportunity to set up and restring a classical guitar, a first for us. Iris Is Ready To Rock The guitar belonged to a lady Read More …

CategoriesRepairsTagsclassical guitar, nylon strings

Yamaha FG-402 Gets A Day Of Beauty!

Posted onAugust 17, 2019August 17, 2019Leave a comment

Rocco and I were happy to give this Yamaha FG-402 a clean-up, fret polish, and a restring. Read More …

CategoriesNotes From The Workbench, RepairsTagsfg-402, yamaha

Yamaha SC300T is born again!

Posted onDecember 31, 2018December 31, 201810 Comments

This cherry red Yamaha SC300T was my buddy Mark Zampella’s first guitar, purchased in the early 1980s.  Blues To Black Sabbath Mark learned to play Black Sabbath, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Read More …

CategoriesRepairsTagsAlnico pickups, bone nut, surf guitar, teenage funk

Joe Memphis – A little gem!

Posted onOctober 20, 2018October 20, 20181 Comment

I was skeptical when Guitar Man Joe brought me this old Memphis short-scale guitar. It didn’t look like much—a vintage “el-cheapo” ‘70s electric. But once I got the Memphis cleaned Read More …

CategoriesRepairsTagsinput jack, Memphis, repair, Vintage

Hondo II is a Korean-made gem!

Posted onAugust 15, 2018Leave a comment

  Guitar Man Joe brought us another funky classic—a tobacco sunburst Hondo II Les Paul copy. Joe even has the original sales receipt for this guitar, bought for $120 in Read More …

CategoriesNotes From The Workbench, RepairsTagsDoimarzio pickup, Hondo II, repair, tobacco sunburst. Guitar Man Joe

100-Year-Old Guitar Gets A Fret Fix

Posted onAugust 11, 2018August 11, 2018Leave a comment

Guitar Man Joe stopped by the shop this week with a vintage gem in a vintage chipboard case: a Lyon & Healy Marquette, a groovy parlor-sized guitar that is more Read More …

CategoriesNotes From The Workbench, RepairsTagsLyon & Healy, Marquette, repair

Red Squire Repaired!

Posted onMarch 13, 2018March 13, 2018Leave a comment

Roc and I took a weathered red Fender Squire in for repair this month. It had a broken input jack, three strings, and a grimy fretboard. Rocco helped me fix Read More …

CategoriesRepairsTagsadjustment, broken input jack, fender, red squire, repair, set-up, tune-up

These Artists Play IYG Instruments & So Should You!

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Looking for an heirloom-quality keepsake, a playable work of art, or simply a fantastic instrument? At IT’S YOUR GUITAR, we offer boutique-quality custom guitars and basses at rock-bottom prices! Our mission is to put instruments in the hands of players, so we keep the prices as low as possible! Our instruments are more than tools for making music — with your signature (or company logo) engraved and burned into headstock (or body) these are one-of-a-kind heirlooms that will last for generations! Before you drive over to Blando Center or order an instrument from Dullsville Friend online, think outside the box! IT’S YOUR GUITAR will build you a unique, one-of-a-kind musical mojo machine crafted to your specifications for the same price as a basic entry level guitar!

Discover the origins of It’s Your Guitar!

Listen to our guitars on “Calling All Monsters” by The Enzertones!

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Listen to “Party @ Bardi’s” by The Enzertones

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Listen to “Mr. Telly” by The Enzertones

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Listen to “Ashley – Notework”

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Listen to “Meaty Martha” by The Enzertones

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February 2025 News

CategoriesGallery Of BuildsPosted onFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 2025

As witnessed below, January was a month of good guitar work and poor photography. Terrible lighting! Beatles guitars and jazz bassesRockstar Joe D brought his Beatles Strat in for a Read More ...

January 2025 News

CategoriesGallery Of BuildsPosted onFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Welcome to the New Year, Rockstars! May your 2025 be filled with light and prosperity!Dean, Master of Bridge ToneRocco and I kept busy this month. Rockstar Dean again dropped off Read More ...

December 2024 News

CategoriesGallery Of BuildsPosted onFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Happy Holidays from Rob and Rocco of It’s Your Guitar! No long newsletter this month just a quick holiday update.  We installed locking tuners on Rockstar Rob’s Tele Deluxe and plan to Read More ...

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