Gibson Flying-V Restoration This is bit of a long term job. I started a couple of months ago with a fret-dress but it’s time to start the rest of it. It should be quite simple apart from a couple of sheered off and striped out screw heads. The only way to get that screw out is bit […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Repair
1960s Watkins Rapier – 6th update
I had a little spare time this afternoon so had a bit of a play with the old Rapier. As I’ve not been able to find the proper bridge I decided to fit a “Tuneomatic” one. First thing I need to work out exactly where it’s going to fit so I needed to establish the […]
Encore Strat Setup
This became more of a referb’ than just a setup. A bit of a mess to be honest, a prime example of what can go wrong if you don’t really know what you are doing. The guitar was also rather grubby so the first thing it will need is a good cleanup. At some point […]
Music Room Lincoln
Guitar Surgery Something new, if you want something doing, but are not too sure about it, come in for a chat. I will be available in the Music Room Lincoln between about 10am and 1pm on Sat 25th May for free consultations. If it’s something minor that I can fix on the spot, such as changing a set […]
Gibson Explorer – Service and Setup
A fairly routine job, fit a new set of strings and check the setup. I found a few other bits and pieces that also needed putting right along the way. I’ve never really been a fan of these sort of guitars, one of the inevitable problems is you always end up bashing the ends on […]
Epiphone Emperor – 4th and final Update
Having got all the electrics fitted and working its now time to fit the new tailpiece and strings. Since I tidied up the top of the bridge earlier I also needed to re-cut some string slots in it. Firstly I fitted the 2 “E” strings to correctly place the floating bridge… Using the appropriate file I cut slots in the […]
Les Paul rebuild
A bit of a bag of nails, this one is going to need quite a bit of attention. The fingerboard is filthy and the frets are badly worn. Neither of the pickups are even connected so a complete re-wire is needed. First job, get the guitar on the jig, dress the frets and clean the […]
1960’s Watkins Rapier – 5th update
Now that the neck is finished its time to re-fix it back on the body. Since I’ve filled in the screw holes in the neck I need to make sure the new ones are in the right place. The neck pocket is also a little tired and therefore a bit of a sloppy fit I used […]
Emperor Epiphone – 3rd Update
Now that the old holes are filled and a centre line accurately established its time to work out exactly where the holes for the new pickup rings should be. Using tape to protect the guitar top and some more tape to keep everything in place very gently drill the new holes. To make sure to top […]
Epiphone Emperor – 2nd Update
There isn’t much wrong with this one so all I’ve done today is give the fingerboard and frets a bit of a clean and oil. Changed the machine heads for some nice Gold ones To follow the project click here. To see where this guitar started click here.