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 […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Repair
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 […]
Yamaha Pacifica setup
How well does your guitar play? This one was almost impossible. However all it needed was a little TLC and it’s a lot better… The frets are also a little uneven, but that’s a whole other job. The set in the neck is huge! You could drive a coach and horses under there! Not sure […]
Hohner Rockwood Re-build, 4th update
With a new neck plate I was able to re-fit the neck. At least it looks like a Guitar again. With the strings fitted I reset the neck set. with a tweek of the truss-rod. Reset the action height. and lastly the intonation. At long last, all back together. To see the project from the […]
Hohner Rockwood Re-build, 3rd update
I was going to put the old frets back but they are rather worn so I thought I may as well put new ones in. Clean out the fret slots, although they are already a little deep for the tangs on the new wire. Bend the fret wire into a curve… and tap it into […]