This one will take a while. It’s obviously been tucked away for some time. The biggest problem will be the corrosion. Most of the screws are rusted and I’ll have to do quite a bit to clean up the tremolo. The electrics may also present a problem, but at worst I’ll replace the Pots and pickup […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Repair
Squire Stratocaster – Fret Dress
A nice colour, in fact a nice guitar. I was asked to just adjust the setup but what it really needs is a fret-dress. Rather worn frets… After a few hours, level frets. Once it’s back together it will play as well as any new guitar. A lot better than when it was new, the frets […]
Broken Machine head
This is quite a common problem. As guitars get old the machine heads can seize up. Any oil in them dries out and if it’s been exposed to any moisture, they can rust inside. Also the plastic of the key gets brittle, consequently they end up snapping off or breaking in two. The easiest way to […]
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret – Final Update
All done. Cut the slots in the nut and finished off with a full setup. Looks even better with strings fitted. To see the re-fret in full click here.
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret 1st Update
It’s coming along, slowly, but then re-shaping and polishing each fret is rather time-consuming. There really is no other way of doing it but one at a time with finer and finer micromesh cloth. Neck complete. The next step is to make a new nut then bolt the neck back on the guitar. To see […]
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret
Just now and again something really nice comes across the bench. In this case an early 90s US Stratocaster. What’s nice, and almost a little odd is the condition. The frets are badly worn, it really has seen some use. However it’s also been well kept and is in fantastic condition, this guitar really has been loved. Really […]
Jackson Fusion Pro – Floyd Rose Replacement
Jacksons have never been my style, I find them a little too extreme, but this one is nice. The main problem is the Floyd Rose is rather worn, in particular the screw threads have been stripped out There really isn’t much I can do with that but replace it. At some point the Guitar has also […]
Telecaster Build – 3rd Update
Added most of the hardware today, even that proved more difficult than I thought. Since the pick-guard is of a very early design there are no holes for the neck pickup screws. I’ve mounted the pickup on two springs with screws directly into the body. Since the pick-guard has to fit over the pickup but under the […]
Les Paul Upgrade – Copleted
Finished the Les Paul this morning. Not much left to do really, just fit the strings and re-tune. Once it was all back together I gave it a quick check-out and adjusted the pickup height. Although they aren’t Gibson pickups I went for Gibson setting which proved to be fine. Job done..
Telecaster Build
I’ve been asked to put together a Telecaster for a customer. He has most of the parts but wants it put together professionally. Most of the parts are new, apart from the neck, it’s from an old favourite guitar so he wants to incorporate it into the new guitar. Its seen some action so the first stage […]