It’s very sad but even the big boys turn out duff guitars sometimes. Nothing that can’t be fixed, but you really shouldn’t have too!Not really a very good advert especially as it’s a special edition… There are some really high frets causing some nasty fret buzzing. The only way to sort that is to file […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Repair
Ibanez – New Scratchplate
Quite a nice guitar, just been a little damaged… Can’t really fix that, but I know of a firm that’ll make me a new one. While I’m at it, the customer wants the new one in Mint Green rather, than another black one.The parts swapped, ready to fit to the guitar.I’m going to remove the protective […]
Ibanez Bass – tidy up
Another great Bass. Seen some action so needs a bit of a tidy up. It would be a shame to do too much though, it’s got it’s age and use written all over it. Something I hate are the new “Road Worn” guitars but this one’s got that way from use. There were some black […]
Duesenberg 49er – Fret dress and setup
I think this is a great guitar, well it could, and will be. Sadly they’ve let themselves down with the detail. Nothing that can’t be fixed, but it’s something that shouldn’t need doing. While I’m at it I’ll tidy up a couple of other problems. It’s seen some action so the frets are a little […]
Gibson Les Paul, Fret-dress and Setup
A nice old guitar but in need of a little TLC… The frets and fretboard are rather worn for one.The bridge pickup is loose, and the pickup switch is rather intermittent.With the strings off the reason for the loose pickup is clear, the brass threaded end has pulled out. A fairly easy fix.The frets are […]
How to tell a good guitar from a bad one!
I’m often asked if such and such a guitar is any good? Is a ***** better than a *****? The truth is they can all vary. It’s possible to pick up a cheap guitar for less than £100 that plays nicely, on the other had you can spend £3,000 on a top end guitar that […]
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… While the strings are off it also needs a good cleanup…. Add a little lemon oil, brought the fretboard back to life nicely. […]
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 […]
Fender Jazz Bass nut job
This one had a bit of a buzz so I made a new nut… Unfortunately I couldn’t find a black TUSQ blank the right size so I’ll have to cut down a larger one to fit. Mind you the original blank was the wrong one anyway. The radius of the bottom didn’t fit the neck! […]
Broken Jazzmaster Nut
A fairly simple repair although setting up some guitars is a little more difficult… The bottom of the nut blank didn’t quite fit the slot. It’s a 7½” radius rather than the 10″ of the fretboard. While the strings are off it’s always worth giving the fretboard a good clean and oil. Here is the […]