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Luxe Capacitors Now at RETROSPEC

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

RETROSPEC has just added Luxe Capacitors to our lineup of the very best vintage-inspired parts. Luxe lovingly handmakes incredibly faithful recreations of the capacitors found in vintage Gibson and Fender guitars. Available on their own, or paired with True Vintage Taper pots in complete electronics kits.

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New: True Vintage LP Control Kit

Monday, November 16th, 2009

RETROSPEC is proud to announce our new True Vintage LP Control Kit. Designed for true vintage performance, the TVC kit includes:
- 4 RETROSPEC custom CTS “True Vintage Taper” (TVT) 500K pots
- 2 Luxe .022/400V “Bumblebee” capacitors, and
- 2 strips of vintage-correct ground wire

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New RETROSPEC Knurled Switch Nut

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

RETROSPEC has manufactured the most accurate, vintage-correct knurled switch nut on the market today. Made with nickel-plated brass with exact specs as those on vintage bursts, RETROSPEC’s new Knurled Switch Nut is indistinguishable from the real deal. Available as NOS, lightly aged, or heavily aged.

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Lava Cable Retro Coil Now at RETROSPEC

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

RETROSPEC is proud to add Lava Cable. Lava Cable’s Retro-Coil adds cool vintage looks of coiled cable with world class sonic performance. Available in four colors and a choice of connectors.

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New: Rolled LP Truss Rod Covers

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

RETROSPEC has taken Les Paul Truss Rod Covers to a new level. Now featuring the correct bevel and authentic roll marks, RETROSPEC’s truss covers are the most vintage-correct reproductions on the market today.

Rolled Truss Rod cover

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RETROSPEC ABR Wheels and Posts

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

RETROSPEC has manufactured vintage-correct thin ABR Thumbwheels and Posts. Based on our collection of vintage originals, RETROSPEC Wheels & Posts are made to exacting vintage specs, in the correct material (nickel-plated brass) for identical performance as vintage bursts.




String vibrations work their way down into the wood in 3 places: studs, posts, and nut. RETROSPEC set out to tackle each of these points, one by one, to provide vintage tone enthusiasts the most authentic playing experience.

RETROSPEC Wheels & Posts are a cost effect, quickly installed mod. Unscrew your modern tone-sucking posts, screw in these vintage-correct posts and you’re one step closer to vintage tone! RETROSPEC Wheels & Posts are the only vintage-correct reproductions on the market today. Available only at RETROSPEC

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New: Late 50′s Strat Parts

Friday, March 20th, 2009

RETROSPEC has just received late-50s style Strat parts. For those looking to capture the vibe of 1957-1959, we invite you to check out our Fender Parts.

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New: 50′s Bakelite Strat Parts

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

RETROSPEC has just received a new line of 50s-style bakelite strat parts!
We invited you to check out our Fender Parts for lightly aged pickguards, knobs, pickup covers, tremolo covers and switch tips to give your strat a true 50s vibe.

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Just Added Aged LP Pickguard

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

RETROSPEC has just received a first shipment of pickguards, which we’ve carefully aged for an authentic vintage look. We’ve paired these with aged nickel mounting brackets to complete the look. These are a perfect color match for our English Rings!

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Just Added Over The Pond English Rings

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Over the Pond M69 pickup surrounds are the most accurate reproductions of the legendary M69 pickup surrounds available. Over two years in the making, this new production run of the hard to find “English Rings” were meticulously cast from vintage 1950s M69 rings, using the correct color and correct material (which is very hard to source).

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