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 […]
Category: General
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 […]
January Sales
Since I was in London for a few days over Christmas I thought I would see if I could find anything interesting in Tin Pan Alley, any bargains in the January Sales! I used to love the place as you never quite knew what you would find, lots of old bits and pieces, a neck here or […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all out there in Guitar-land….. At least I managed to clear the bench for Christmas, so I don’t have any customers banging on my door, needing their instruments back for the holiday. Now I can put my feet up for a rest. Speaking of Christmas though. If any of you should get anything […]
5 String Telecaster
The first thing I did was to have a good look at the Guitar. Since the owner wants a low action the question is how accurately are the frets set, any high frets will cause buzzing when the action is lowered. I’m pleased to say it’s pretty good so I won’t need any work […]
Maverick, fret-dress and setup
I don’t think I’ve had one of these on the bench before. Not quite my cup of tea but different. It’s obviously had a lot of use and needs a spot of TLC. The frets are a little worn and the fret-board has several years worth of goop on it. There were also a couple of high […]
Encore Acoustic setup
As a cheaper guitars go these Encores are not bad. This one just needs a bit of a clean and setup. The action at the first fret is OK…. but the set in the neck is huge, you could drive a coach and horses under there!! The action at the 12th fret is also huge. […]
More George Martin than George Harrison!
Been working on an interesting project with some friends. My web-guru Clive, from Octagon technology http://www.octagontech.com/ and Lizzie, from Develop and Promote http://www.developandpromote.co.uk/ asked me if I could help them record a pod-cast. It’s a very long time since I was in a recording studio but I’ve got some gear so offered my services. Like most people I […]