Streets of Laredo

Things are going well with Alicias' recovery. My mom was here to help for the first week but she had to head back home to Memphis. While things are going better than expected I think I underestimated how much work I would be doing here in the house. I did manage to get all the rebuilds out that were in the shop but I still have a lot of custom builds that are on the bench.

Thanks to all of you for your patience. I'll get the work done soon I hope.

Here's a little Marty Robbins. From a time when Country music was country.

Fixing a Fender Strat pickups

Alicia is doing well and recovering at home. There is still a long hill to climb but we are glad there have been no complications. Thanks to all of you who sent cards and letters wishing her well.

Not much news from the shop so here is a video I did a little while ago to fill in the gap a bit.

This one goes out to my Baby....

Alicia is scared today because the surgery is tomorrow.

This classic sums it up perfectly...

And now..... 4 minutes of Jaco.

Do you feel like I do?

There is a lot going on here at Searcy String Works this summer. Change is in the air and as usual some of that change sucks and some of it is great.

First I would like to use this post to let everyone know that Searcy String Works is closed for business until August. The reason for this is that my wife Alicia is undergoing some much needed neurosurgery next month. Here she is hanging out with Peter Frampton last year.

There will be a long recovery time attached to this procedure and rather than get way behind on my work it's better that I just suspend orders for two months. This will allow me to focus on clearing out the back orders in the shop and helping Alicia heal.

If you already have an order in for Searcy Pickups or a repair don't worry. Your order will be addressed but there will be a delay of several weeks. I'm sorry for the disruptions this may cause anyone but this event was quite unexpected and simply can not be put off any longer. When we return in August you will see some changes to Searcy String Works. Upgrades are already being made in the shop. New designs are being tested and we plan to kick the whole thing off with a new site.

I will be posting news regarding all of these changes right here as I am able.

NOTICE

There will be some news posted here this week end that will greatly effect pickup orders.

Dysfunctional Jazz Bass

Here is a new video I made about a jazz bass pickup I fixed a few week ago. I have a few more of these sort of things in the works. Hopefully they will get better as I go.