Jackson Custom-build

A recovery of something just about fit for the bin.  A bit of a mess really, but I thought I’d see what I could come up with…. Before:  in need of quite a lot of work… The fretboard was coming off so I helped it along it’s way.  Next I drilled out the old fret […]

Ibanez Blazer re-fret

Now that’s a worn set of frets!  Might just get away with dressing them, but then they would be very very low.. Rather than that, I’m going to replace them with new ones.Out with the old…Putting a slight bend into the new fret-wire. Gently tap the new wire into place… and trim the spare end. […]

#Jackson – Project

I picked this up a week or so ago.  It’s not something I would even consider but a good friend of mine bought it on e-bay and it wasn’t exactly what he expected so I’ve taken it off his hands and I’m going to see what I can do with it. The first thing I did was […]

Musicman Axis – re-fret

A slightly odd request, a re-fret just to change the feel of the guitar. The neck minus the old frets. Put a slight curve into the new fret-wire. and fit it the old slots. That leaves some very rough and sharp ends…. which need to be filled down evenly. After that each fret needs finishing […]