CoreyT Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 A few years back I bought a portable Grundorf work station. It is a very cool portable work station for sure, but using it on top of my guitar case cabinet it too high for me. Either I need to grow another foot, or the cabinet needs to shrink a foot, and I do not see that happening. Using the Grundorf on the floor is OK, but a little hard for me :D So...after Googling and ogling over the type of tech stations big bands use, I dropped the coin on a Circle Three Designs one after conversing with owner Christopher Shalhoub. He had one in stock that I liked, so I placed my order for it. Christopher has supplied a lot of bands with his gear including Joe Bonamassa. Here are the specs on it: 3/8" ply guitar tech workbox (OD: 36" x 29" x 50") with4" casters (2 locking), Chauvet overhead LED light bar, magnetic toolbar, recessed rackmount power distributor on the back center of the work-surface, plush silver work surface and lid interior, recessed power inlet on the back, 3 drawers with slides rated at 200 LBS, drawers are liked with 1/2" black polyethylene foam, removable front lid with folding and telescoping steel table legs built into it, 10 recessed handles, 8 recessed latches, and heavy duty ball corners. I will be able to stand at a comfortable height when working on my guitars, and have the extra storage in the drawers for stuff. One can never have enough extra space for "stuff" :D I also like how it has an LED light to help me see what I am doing. The LED light strip has multiple colored light in it which you can display one color at a time, or all combined. Also you can put it in a mode where the lights dance back and forth while changing colored. There is also a sound activation mic that can time the lights to music. I am very pleased with this tech station, plenty of room, and a nice work area for my guitars. Links: Circle Three Designs Tech Stations Circle Three Designs on Facebook Onto some pictures: Front view with the front/table on covering the drawers Front turned around showing the legs inside that convert it into a table Front view with many stickers I have been saving LED lights and magnetic tool holder Six outlet power strip That little plastic box to the right I thought was a fuse holder, as I had no power to the strip. Opened it up later and it is a switch for the outlets, very nice, and I had power galore! Where do all the pedals go when you swap them out, they go to the bottom drawer of the guitar tech station Sung to Nirvana's Lake Of Fire song. Middle drawer for cables The drawers are deep at 7.5". Top drawer for tools, strings, and miscellaneous items FedEx dropped off yesterday some new tools from Stew-Mac including that guitar shaped parts holder, three nut drivers, and pliers and cutters. Green LED lights on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyT Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Red LED lights on Multi colored LED lights on No need for a neck rest, but just to be safe... I found out I really do not have to use the Stew-Mac guitar neck rest as when the guitar is laying flat, the foam is high enough to let the entire ride neck and headstock above it. But just to be safe going to keep using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 that is crazy cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Very nice stuff, Corey! Just a thought about the neck rest. Before I started making setups on my own, I have crafted a neck caul. After a few setups, I've came to the conclusion that it's not the best thing to use when leveling frets. It's fine for other works, though. The problem is that a section of the neck is supported, while the body is raised. It results an up-bow in the neck when You add pressure with the leveling beam. I rather lay the instrument's body on a flat surface, with the guitar's headstock hanging over the desk's edge. Bence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 that is crazy cool! I could use something for sure. Don't know how I managed as I have. Even a rubber mat like I've seen techs use at Sam Ash etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Very cool idea indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Wow! That's some serious workspace right there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Very cool. I just use an ironing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyT Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Thanks guys, this is way easier than before to do any work on my guitars. Premier Guitar sent me around six of their stickers, and I ordered three sizes of some AC/DC die-cut stickers from Amazon. The latter are very professional, and would also stand up to being on a vehicle window out in the elements. Two new stickers on the middle drawer. Also did not realize that the bottom drawer is way deeper than the middle two ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc3c46 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Very cool. I just use an ironing board. +1 ! The smart way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Very cool. I just use an ironing board. What is an "ironing board" ? Just a single guy with an inquiring mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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