Here’s a beautiful little guitar, just needs a little attention and an upgrade or 2 along the way… The frets are rather worn for a starter…. and it came with a nice pair of Gibson pickups…… To start with, out with the old, the old nut… off with the volume and tone knobs, so I […]
A nice one here, just a little worn… You can see the worn spots here… So off with the strings, level the neck and tape it up to protect it while I’m working. I believe in doing the whole lot together, with adhesive backed sandpaper and a calibrated beam. You can see there were some […]
I love these guitars, the best value out there in their price range but this one has a common problem. It’s common to most guitars with Bigsbys, tuning stability. Use the tremolo and it doesn’t always return to normal. There are a couple of things that can be done…. While I’m at it, why do […]
A nice one this. just needing a little work to get it playing nicely. Before anything else I like to start with a good clean. A spot of Lemon Oil to keep the wood in good condition. So a full setup, starting with the neck relief… with a small twist on the truss-rod. Next the action […]
What if the action on your acoustic is a little high? It can be an easy fix. This one is a little high so I’m going to give it a general setup. Starting with the neck relief. I always start that with the old strings, otherwise I’ll have to take the new ones off and […]
Does your guitar buzz playing open chords? at the top of the neck? It’s probably because the slots in the nut are too low. The proper answer is to replace the nut but a quick fix can be achieved…. It’s got a nice bone nut, but the action is way too low. As I say, […]
What beautiful piece of wood. Sadly it’s a little worn and actually wasn’t very well built in the first place, but I can sort all that out… As I say, some of the frets up at the paying end are rather worn. Some of the frets are way off. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a […]
This is one I built about 10 years ago but have never been fully happy with. I used modern acrylic paint but without baking facilities it took about 5 years to properly cure! 10 years down the line it’s got some dings and scratches and actually looks great. The biggest problem was the sound though. […]
This Martin needs a little bit of work, the action is rather high. That’s easily fixed but I was amazed by the box of magic that the owner also wanted to add. The action was very high, a pity on such a nice guitar. Before taking the saddle down it’s important to make sure the neck […]
I like a project I can get my teeth into. Got handed a box of bits to put together. Some very nice parts there as well. First thing then, does the neck fit the body? Not quite. The neck pocket just need teasing out a little. Nothing much, but I don’t want to force it. The heads […]