A really nice Tele’ but the owner’s unhappy as it won’t stay in tune. There is always the problem with the standard Tele’ bridge. The Intonation is always a compromise so I’m going to change them for a compensated set… With the strings off I’ve had a good look at the machine heads. They […]
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US Stratocaster Setup
Had a rather nice US Stratocaster on the bench today. Nothing major, just a clean and setup. I rather like the body, nice paint finish over a very nice piece of wood…. The fretboard was a little grubby… A quick rub down with some steel wool will remove that and polish the frets at the same time. […]
Les Paul# Copy
I’ve not had one of these Chinese copies before. I’m all for cheaper copies and cheaper lines. There’s nothing wrong with Squire, I’ve got an Electromatic Gretsch myself and I even built a “Rickenfaker” but I don’t like labelling things and pretending they are something they are not. However one of my customers took a punt on this […]
Fender Flame
Wow, what a fantastic guitar! I guess I’m lucky, just now and then someone brings in something really nice…. All it needed was a new jack socket so it was an easy fix..
How many strings can you change in a day?
I think I’ve set a personal record, 72 strings in all… A dozen guitars from Lincolnshire Music Services, a quick cleanup, new set of strings and fix a few minor problems. Most of them had very rusty strings…. and grubby, dry fretboards. The bodies will clean up easily enough…. The fretboard will also clean up […]
When is a speedloader really slow?
The answer is, “When you can’t get the strings anymore”. It’s a great idea, you can change strings in seconds, just hook the string in at the nut and clip the bottom end on the bridge.. It was a fairly simple conversion, Change the nut for a locking one… and install a set of machine […]
Podcast
Had another interesting afternoon recording the next podcast for Clive and Lizzie from Octagon Technology and Develop and Promote. It was very interesting to hear what Clive had to say about a new on-line threat called “Crypto Locker”. Rather scary but there are some simple things you can do, or rather not do, that can […]
Fender Squire – Fret-dress and new heads
A fairly routine job. Take a standard Squire Stratocaster and those special touches which will make it so much better. The biggest setback to a really good playing action are the slightly uneven frets. They are a little worn as well so a fret dress will sort out both problems. The other problem lies in the machine heads. […]
Jazzmaster Build
This on is going to take a while but at least the first of the parts arrived today! Not much I can do with it mind you, not until the neck arrives at least. Keep an eye open and look for some regular updates as things progress…..
Spot the Difference – 1st job of the year
Like the rest if the world I was able to take it easy for a couple of weeks but it’s time to pick up the tools and get back to work. I started with a little something I’ve wanted to do for ages, but never quite got around to even ordering the parts. As it […]