Tyler Daniels, a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, has lived in Oxford, Mississippi for 6 years and now serves as the guitar technician at Rebel Music, a music store in Oxford that repairs guitars and other equipment. He also plays the guitar.Daniels uses a screwdriver to work on the neck of an acoustic guitar, which is without its strings, on his workbench, while FOX’s “New Girl” plays on the TV, upper left.Daniels uses a mini-torch to repair a guitar pedal, which sits on a stand, under light from a nearby lamp.As Daniels concentrates on using a screwdriver and hammer on the neck of a guitar, his toolboxes are on the wall next to his head, with the various pieces of equipment he uses for his repairs.A Kay acoustic guitar sits for sale in the Rebel Music showroom. “This is definitely the coolest guitar in here,” Daniels said. “It’s unlike anything else we have.”Daniels places a Fender Hellcat acoustic guitar back on its rack in a side closet containing other guitars in Rebel Music. The ones here have been fixed and are awaiting pickup.
