NEW!!! LRBaggs M1 Active Soundhole pick-ups in stock!!!

These things have to be heard to be believed. Such sweet and completely noise free tone. Warmth, clarity, punch, subtlety... yum yum yum yum yum. These pick-ups have been super popular with working players and amatuer musos alike since their release. Here's the guff from LR Baggs...

'The M1 is a humbucking pickup -- with a twist. In a common stacked humbucker, the second, lower coil cancels hum, but doesn't contribute anything positive to the sound. In fact, it can muddy the sound of the main coil. We unlock the second coil. This allows it to make a positive sonic contribution while maintaining the pure open sound of a single coil -- but without the hum.'

'In the M1, the hum-canceling coil is suspended under the main coil by a tuned support that allows it to move in three dimensions. The primary coil moves with the guitar top and creates a body signal in the suspended secondary coil. This brings the M1 to life, with string and body sound all in one. It's like having a dual pickup system in your soundhole. And it's all passive!'

Uncle John's Famous Custom Straps

Our straps are handmade locally from the finest leather. That means hand stitched, hand carved and embossed by hand.
Each strap is unique, and can be custom made to order. Here is just a sample of what is to come.
Come in and find what we can create for you, prices start at $60.00

Uncle John's Famous Tortoise Shell

We started creating our custom tortoise shell creations for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it is very difficult to import tortoise shell as it is flammable, and secondly we have been increasingly unhappy with the range of tortoise shell scratchplates available, we feel they just don't do a fine classy instrument justice.

So our boys Matt and Luke got funky with some clear perspex and a host of nitro cellulose / stain mixtures to create the tortoise shell delights you see before you.
We even utilised the stuff in one of our banjo pick-up systems (see photo), with pleasing results.

Scratchplates and many other accessories are made to order. This is just a sample of what we can do.

Uncle John's Famous Leads

The Lead that will last a gazillion gigs! No longer must you suffer leads that create annoying scratching, embarassing crackling or even worse... no sound at all. There is now nothing to stand in between you and your page in music history, so stradle that rock ax, crank every knob you can find up to 11 and prepare to unleash your triumphant blaze of rock 'n' roll glory upon the masses!

We make all of our leads right here in store out of the highest quality components the industry has to offer, so we can give you the guarantee if it does ever break, we'll fix it or simply replace it, free of charge.

12ft* Lead RRP $45.00

20ft* Lead RRP $55.00

Custom lengths can be made to order

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Uncle John's Famous String Goo

The Goo with a gazillion uses! It's a string preserver, string and hardware lubricant and polish for your acoustic or electric guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, bozouki, sitar... WHATEVER!!!

It works by neutralising the corrosive, alkaline solution that is human sweat. As it does this it also coats the string protecting it from the harmful effects of oxidisation.

And this stuff actually works. It makes strings last up to 4 times longer.

RRP $25.00

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