Classical, nylon strung guitars tend to have a higher action but this one was very high. The first thing was to flatten out the neck a little… That helped a little. but not enough. So I took out the bridge saddle and ground it down a little. finishing it off by hand to make sure […]
Schecter – Fret Dress and setup
Not quite my cup of tea, and it’s got a bit of a problem, a couple of low spots. High spots are easy, to lower two high frets down to the rest is quite easy but I’ve got to bring the other 22 down to the low 2, if you follow my drift! With the […]
Happy Birthday Nena
Still one of my favourite bands, definitely top 3 anyway. Remember this one? Anyway, Happy Birthday Nena…
Travelling with a guitar
I’ve just been asked about a Bass that they could take away with them. It reminded me of a video I saw a while ago. It’s got to be worth another view, just click on the link below…. United Breaks Guitars If you do suffer such a problem just give me a call or visit […]
Washburn – Fret dress and setup
A rather lovely guitar, in need of a little bit of work to get it playing properly though. A lovely piece of wood. Some of the frets are rather uneven. Big fat frets with some very low points, so it’s going to be quite a bit of work. There’s quite a bit of wear and tear […]
Tronical Min-ETune Auto-tuner
Anyone struggle to tune your guitar? Do you use non standard tunings? Need to change them between songs in a hurry? In that case you’ll love the Tronical Auto Tuners. If you don’t, and you find it easy enough to tune your guitar and it stays in tune then you’ll probably think they’re a pain […]
Jay Turser – Fret dress and bone nut
Got handed this one with a “What can you do with this”? Mainly it’s just missing a nut and one of the bridge pins. The frets are a little worn as well so I’m going to give them a dress as well. It’s seen a lot of action around those open chords.. Once they’re level, […]
Gibson ES335 – Setup
I do like the different, and this one really is that! a touch of 1970’s Glam Rock I think… The first problem is the bridge, most of the saddle screws are rusted solid and one’s missing. Not difficult, just time consuming. Take each screw out and clean it with a wire brush on a dremel, […]
Gibson Les-Paul Custom – Pickup Ring replacement
You’d have thought this job would be easy, but if you really want it done properly there’s a little more to it. One of the pickup rings took a knock and broke so needs to be replaced. The trouble is the classic Gibson rings have a flat bottom and aren’t flexible enough to bend around the […]
Squire Start’ – Custom Pickups
Here’s a great way to improve our guitar. Rather than trade it in for an upgrade how about changing the pickups? These should sound good. About the only bits that I’m going to keep are the volume pot and the pickup switch. That’s the new wiring. I’ve added push/push pots on each of the tone […]