How’s that for a guitar finish! Wow, I’m not sure if it’s quite my cup of tea but I just love it. Sadly it’s just not playing very well, there’s quite a bit of fret buzz high up the neck. The problem lies in the frets, some of them are just a little uneven. To uneven […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Fret Dress
Gibson Les Paul – Fret Dress and setup
Wow, what a great guitar. And a fantastic example of a great guitar at that! It’s seen some action though, and needs a little TLC to bring it back to life. The frets are a little worn up at the paying end so that’ll need sorting out for a start. In preparation for a fret dress, off with […]
PRS – Rebuild
A bit of a mess this one, but with a bit of effort I think it should be recoverable.. The first fault is rather obvious, it’s just between the nut and the machine heads! To glue it back together was quite simple, the break was along the grain. The trouble is there were some large pieces […]
Giannini – Fret Dress and Bone Nut
I’ve never come across one of these but I think I want one! What a classic look, no Beatles fan should be without one. I played bass in a band many years ago, and as a Beatles fan had to try out a Hofner bass. I could never really get on with it though, I […]