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 […]
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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 […]
Epiphone Les Paul – Fret Dress and Setup
Been a quiet week, with nothing of real interest. A couple of fret-dressings. The last one a rather nice Epiphone Les Paul The fret-dress was a routine job, as was the setup.. The neck, unusually had very little set in it… The owner wants a fairly low action but I think it needs a little more […]
Custom Build – 3rd Update
I had a little time so had another go at the custom build. I’ve got a pair of Gibson pickups which I’m going to use, the trouble is they don’t quite fit! Not a big problem; first mark out just how big the pockets need to be… …and use my smaller router to gently enlarge […]
Epiphone Bass – Update
Having got the pickups done it’s time to look at the top end. Fit a new set of machine heads. It should be easy apart from the fact none of the screw holes line up! Firstly then, plug all the old holes. Once the glue is dry trim the wooden pegs and fit the new […]
Epiphone Acoustic Fret-Dress
This is a well loved guitar, it’s been well looked after but is starting to show some signs of wear now. The frets at the top of the neck in particular. A fret-dress will even everything up nicely. Before I can level the frets I need to make sure the fretboard is level…. so a […]