Hewitt's Garage Studio

05/21/2026

Still repairing tape echo, fun stuff!

02/10/2026

Doing a bit of much needed clean up on some old friends. The JBL 4311s rock with these Altec 1539B amps. Good to hear them again, it's been a minute.

01/06/2026

Fun little resto-mod I just finished putting back together for a friend. 1963 dano built silvertone 1448 that some one added a second pickup to. The old mod work was clean, 1965 pots on the add on pickup. I updated the wiring for independent volume control as there was no switch and the original old style wiring allowed the two volumes to interact. The stock bridge tailpiece was missing, but I was able to source an original. Cool slick little short scale player!

12/08/2025

No f***s given with these guys.

12/05/2025

I have guitars forsale, but if you need something more festive.......

I'm doing a limited Lemmy nutcracker run, because this season needs more middle finger!

It's the nutcracker that doesn't give a f**k what you or other nutcrackers think. You're elf on the shelf ain't got s**t on this.

Dec 24th 1945 a savior was born. They swaddled him in black leather and lay him upon the bar. Three wise men came bearing gifts of Jack Daniels, Marlboro Reds and a bass guitar, for they were told of the badassery he would bestow upon the world.

Each one is handmade, numbered, painted, tattooed, and given a special bottle of whiskey.

Dibs git called quick on these.

10/26/2025

Just picked up and old Italian EKO Ranger 6 1968/69 (two bolt bridge, 1970 went to the 3 bolt bridge). It will be forsale once she's all cleaned up, pickup installed and ready for to rock the ball. They recently reissued these, but this ones is all original complete with the vintage finish cracks to prove it. Feel free to reach out if you need to get your inner Jimmy Page on and call dibs. Shouldn't be an long restoration on this one.

10/20/2025

I do a lot of work on the old Fender Ecco-fonic solid state 501 tape echos built from 1963-65. I dont see many of the later 1967 Fender Fe-1000 tape echos. Partially because the model only lasted a year and didn't sell very well. I did a quick demo video of an FE1000 recently on my you tube channel.

just a quick overview of the differences with the Fender Fe 1000 Tape Echo vs the old Fender "501" Echo units.

09/29/2025

Recently finished up restoring a few Electronic Echo Chamber tape echos. This model was Fender's first solid state effect. These were made 1963-1965, and this one has 1963 potentiometer codes 1963, the low sn:1663, and internal construction all places this one as that first year 1963. It's been fully gone through, restored and updated for maximum performance.

The original RCA output jack has been replaced with a standard 1/4 in jack. The power cord has been updated to a correctly wired 3 prong grounded power cord. It's been fully recapped, cleaned, tested and aligned for maximum echo. I added a small k**b to fit the reverb limit pot for easy adjustment so you can drive the unit to oscillation. Comes with all of its accessories the Fender branded foot switch, and the early original aluminum top cover thats almost always missing. Includes copy of the original manual, extra custom clear tape cartridge, instructions for cartridge rewinding, and head alignment. Most importantly everything works perfectly.

This is a rare 100% complete, fully restored, in great condition and upgraded for best performance example. For my DFW local crew my usually lifetime repair warranty applies.

You rarely see these, and if you find one, it will not be in this kind of condition.

You tube video of this unit on my channel sn:1663
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZcCyc86-nXU?si=DnaZkJcZv1jTC3wK

SOLD

08/31/2025

Cartridge prototype run sucess. I went with clear plexi vs aluminum, easier to work and I like being able to see the tape. If you have any old Fender Electronic Echo 501, FE1000, or an echo-fonic/Fender 109 unit...these will do trick. When you can't find the part you need, you make it.