NorthStar Guitar
Welcome to NorthStar Guitar Print E-mail

NorthStar Guitar is a one man shop located in Coon Rapids. I take great care in making sure you get the best product I can deliver. I also take custom orders, or rewind and repair pickups for you if you have an old favorite that has lost its tone. Call for a price quote

651-270-5738


You can also e-mail me at this email. Thanks!

 
About our pickup philosophy Print E-mail

There are a lot of guys out there making "scatterwound" pickups, just like we do. Some guys make bang on vintage repro's of the big names that are lost in the dust of the past. Here at NorthStar, we make vintage spec pickups with the best modern components we can. Our pickups compare with the big maker in California and the other one on Staten Island.

The difference is handwinding.

I want you to have an instrument that when you pick it up, it's hard to put down because you keep finding new ways to express yourself with. You do not need a $1200 guitar to enjoy a good playing experience. I had a local musician playing an EpiphoneLP  guitar that I use to test pickups. I had loaded it with a Star Dust neck and a Half Nelson. He just kept playing these amazing tones and saying "This is an Epiphone?"

Good pickups can save your guitar. They can make you a more inspired musician. Inspired musicians play more and get better faster. Then, if you want to, you can afford to buy that $1200 guitar, just don't forget the pickups!

 
About our pickup names Print E-mail

So, naming pickups is insanely hard. I could follow the "star" theme, but that gets tired soon. I thought about numbering, but that is hard to remember. So, I decided to name the pickups after their overall character and my whim.