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The Historic Makeovers shop in Florida is one of the most sophisticated and experienced choices for vintage guitar refinishing and refinish work on modern guitars. A vintage correct thin nitrocellulose finish is at the heart of our Makeover process. Colors are matched to vintage Gibson guitars. Guitars are refinished in a custom spray booth by […]
The RetroSpec store has been updated with the latest from our stash of reproduction vintage guitar parts. We have everything you need to outfit your Gibson Historic Les Paul with vintage correct guitar parts. Some key upgrades can really make all the difference. Check out: Vintage Les Paul Fingerboard Inlays – made at the same factory […]
The HM is the best feeling guitar I have ever held/played. There is just something about the action that is different from any factory or luthier setup I have experienced. I don’t even know if HM has a Plek machine, but the frets are perfect. I think the fact that Kim is a pro player […]
We put the finishing touch on our Makeovers by screenprinting a vintage accurate Les Paul MODEL on the headstock. Kim LaFleur’s background in the screenprinting industry helps ensure a perfect result. Our screen is custom designed with the correct typeface and weight. We screen using the same gold paint we use to paint goldtops, just […]
Well guys, I’ve been on the road since picking up this new HM and finally got home to give this a better test drive through my own amps.
At Historic Makeovers®, we often have vintage bursts in the shop for restoration and luthier work. Based on these guitars, we have created a series of contour gauges that map out the signature top carve of a late 1950’s Les Paul. We use these special tools to adjust the top carve on your Historic reissues to […]
I’m glad I stretched to find the money to do these two like this. I love the soft feel of the thinner, nicer shaped neck with a much more comfortable, smaller heal and the brazillian board is hot up close… THE NECK IS JUST AMAZING… there is something about the feel and finish they put […]
Enjoy a brief video tour of our new custom paint room for refinishing reissue and vintage guitars. We spared no expense to build the perfect space to apply our hand-tinted aniline dyes and unplasticized nitro cellulose lacquer finishes.
It has been and always will be our quest to refine our processes and materials so your Historic Makeover® will be second to none. Good just got better. We are very excited to now use the Retrospec Cellulose Nitrate Inlay material in all of our Historic Makeovers®. Working directly with Mazzucchelli (the original Italian manufacturer […]