I’ve never been a huge fan of 12 strings, but perhaps that’s just because I don’t have the playing skills to be able to play them properly? Anyway all the owner wanted was a bit of a clean-up and service and a little look at the piezoelectric pickup. When plugged in the volume was fine […]
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Facebook problem solved!
Hi out there in Facebook land. Some of you may have noticed that my posts have not had the intended pictures, just the generic header. We’ve been looking at it for a while and thanks to my IT Guru Clive at Octagon Technology http://www.octagontech.com/ we seem to have sorted the problem out! so stay tuned! George
Jim Harley “Rickenfaker”
Something I bought ages ago but never quite had the time to finish off It started out as a £150 second hand Jim Harley… I’d always fancied a Rickenbacker 350 but couldn’t really afford one so I though I could do something with this.? The frets aren’t too badly worn, a little uneven but a […]
Very Special Stratocaster
Wow, this has to be the nicest Strat’ I’ve ever had the pleasure of working on! I’ve had both extremes this week, probably the cheapest and nastiest neck fitted to an old Squire and now this…..Absolutely stunning!! I actually did very little, since it didn’t need much doing but I just wanted to share it […]
Squire Strat with new Tele Neck – Update
Had a spare slot this week so managed to finish off the Strat’. What a job, I like a challenge sometimes but not like this one… Not only were the frets very uneven but the truss-rod is stuck solid. There is a slight back-bow without the strings so I bolted it on the jig to […]
Telecaster Custom – Volume fix
I’ve never really been a fan of these but to see a 70s guitar like this is nice. The owner wasn’t happy as the bridge pickup was just too much when on 10. I’ve never really come across such a request but he was right, it just had too much of an edge to it, […]
Tanglewood Health Check and Setup
How well does your guitar play? You probably take your car in to be serviced regularly but what about your prized Guitar? Normally people come to me with problems but just now and again it’s just for a quick “once over” Had one today, I think it’s for sale and the guy just wanted to […]
Fender Strat – Floyd Rose setup – completed
Got the screws… all I need to do now is put the springs back and fit a new set of strings… Now for the balancing act! adjusting the tension of the springs against the tension in the strings so that the tailpiece sits parallel with the body. Complete the rest of the setup and it’s ready […]
Fender Strat – Floyd Rose setup
A classic guitar in need of a little TLC… The main reason for getting into this one is that the Floyd Rose is sitting flat on the body, effectively a hard tail. With the rear cover off I can see why, the spring claw is screwed right in… Apart from that the heads on the […]
Squire Strat with new Tele neck
A chap came to see me with an upgrade he has had a problem with. It seemed like an easy job, fit a new neck on to an old body. This is as far as the screws got before they jammed solid and tore the heads out… The problem is the holes in the body […]