This one will take a while. It’s obviously been tucked away for some time. The biggest problem will be the corrosion. Most of the screws are rusted and I’ll have to do quite a bit to clean up the tremolo. The electrics may also present a problem, but at worst I’ll replace the Pots and pickup […]
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Squire Stratocaster – Fret Dress
A nice colour, in fact a nice guitar. I was asked to just adjust the setup but what it really needs is a fret-dress. Rather worn frets… After a few hours, level frets. Once it’s back together it will play as well as any new guitar. A lot better than when it was new, the frets […]
New Gibson Pickups
Quite a simple update. The chap has an Epiphone Les Paul that didn’t quite sound right and so asked me to fit a pair of Gibson pickups. I like jobs like that, nice and easy, old ones out news ones in. Before… After…. (can you tell the difference?) Well I guess you have to hear it. […]
Broken Machine head
This is quite a common problem. As guitars get old the machine heads can seize up. Any oil in them dries out and if it’s been exposed to any moisture, they can rust inside. Also the plastic of the key gets brittle, consequently they end up snapping off or breaking in two. The easiest way to […]
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret 2nd Update
I’ve got a few pre-shaped bone nuts but, alas, none that would fit. The only other blanks I’ve got are a little large and will therefore need a little more work to make one fit. Once I’ve cut it roughly down to size (I’ll get at least 2 nuts from that blank) I’ll use the sanding disk to […]
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret
Just now and again something really nice comes across the bench. In this case an early 90s US Stratocaster. What’s nice, and almost a little odd is the condition. The frets are badly worn, it really has seen some use. However it’s also been well kept and is in fantastic condition, this guitar really has been loved. Really […]
Fender Broken Headstock
Ouch! Bet that hurt…. Luckily it’s a clean break, along the grain and the parts fit together well. The veneer on the face of the head has kept it together. The guy taped it back together to keep it in place which is good. If you ever do break something like this it’s always best […]
Jackson Fusion Pro – Floyd Rose Replacement
Jacksons have never been my style, I find them a little too extreme, but this one is nice. The main problem is the Floyd Rose is rather worn, in particular the screw threads have been stripped out There really isn’t much I can do with that but replace it. At some point the Guitar has also […]
Custom Build
I don’t quite know what to call this one, it started out as a fairly cheap second-hand Washburn, but I’m going to turn it into something rather special. So far I’ve pulled it apart, taken out all the electrics and taken the neck off. I bought a set of machine heads but might not use […]
Telecaster Build – Final Update
Got the Tele finished this afternoon. Not before the neck caused me more grief. Next stage, wire in the electrics. A slightly unconventional wiring with a 4 position switch so that the pickups can be selected singly, in parallel or series. Once the wiring was done It’s the final lap, put the strings back and […]