Well I finally think I’ve got it worried. I did hope to have it finished this afternoon but then, what was I thinking, anything on this guitar was always going to take twice as long as planned! Next then the neck picukup cavity. Needs to ba at least this much bigger… With a small router […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Repair
Epiphone Les Paul – Setup
The first step is to check the amount of curve in the neck. It should bend up slightly and is measured half way along the neck using a notched straight edge and a feeler gauge. The tension in the strings pulls the head up, increasing the curve. This tension is balanced against the truss-rod which […]
USA Fender Telecaster Tuning problems
A really nice Tele’ but the owner’s unhappy as it won’t stay in tune. There is always the problem with the standard Tele’ bridge. The Intonation is always a compromise so I’m going to change them for a compensated set… With the strings off I’ve had a good look at the machine heads. They […]
US Stratocaster Setup
Had a rather nice US Stratocaster on the bench today. Nothing major, just a clean and setup. I rather like the body, nice paint finish over a very nice piece of wood…. The fretboard was a little grubby… A quick rub down with some steel wool will remove that and polish the frets at the same time. […]
Fender Flame
Wow, what a fantastic guitar! I guess I’m lucky, just now and then someone brings in something really nice…. All it needed was a new jack socket so it was an easy fix..
How many strings can you change in a day?
I think I’ve set a personal record, 72 strings in all… A dozen guitars from Lincolnshire Music Services, a quick cleanup, new set of strings and fix a few minor problems. Most of them had very rusty strings…. and grubby, dry fretboards. The bodies will clean up easily enough…. The fretboard will also clean up […]
When is a speedloader really slow?
The answer is, “When you can’t get the strings anymore”. It’s a great idea, you can change strings in seconds, just hook the string in at the nut and clip the bottom end on the bridge.. It was a fairly simple conversion, Change the nut for a locking one… and install a set of machine […]
Very Green Ibanez!
Quite a long job this one, been on the go for a couple of weeks. The customer wanted a really nice setup, which really ment a fret dress before he had the body re-painted. I though it was a bit daft to do the setup twice so ended up pulling it apart and doing the […]
Fretless Hofner
Well it was fretless when I started! Someone elses project, already started, so all I’ve been handed is a body and neck. The first stage of the project is to fit new frets. So, step one, make sure the fret-board is nice and level. There are a couple of deep points but it’s mostly in good condition. […]
Squire Strat with new Tele Neck – Update
Had a spare slot this week so managed to finish off the Strat’. What a job, I like a challenge sometimes but not like this one… Not only were the frets very uneven but the truss-rod is stuck solid. There is a slight back-bow without the strings so I bolted it on the jig to […]