Flying V – new nut and setup

I’ve never really been a fan of “Flying Vs” but this one came out quite nicely…

The first thing to fix is the nut.  Nothing to do with that but replace it…

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While the strings are off it also needs a good cleanup….

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Add a little lemon oil, brought the fretboard back to life nicely.

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While I was at it the contact on the jack socket was a little intermittent, in need of a clean.

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Strings back and a standard setup…

The action at the first fret is of course huge as it’s a new nut…

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A little bit of work soon sorted that out.

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Next the action at the other end.  Was a little high…

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so I dropped the bridge a little.

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Lastly check the intonation…

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Ready for some serious Rock….

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