Wow, an interesting mix of old and new. The neck is genuine Fender, but I don’t know about the rest. The body’s probably the heaviest Telecaster I’ve ever come across. I’m going to fit the neck to a new body with a mix of old and new hardware. The first stage is to sort out the […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Repair
Gibson SG – Fret Dress and setup
I rather fancy one of these, This one needed quite a bit of sorting out though… The string break angle over the bridge looks a little extreme to me, but I can sort that out when I get it back together and complete the setup. The frets have got some worn spots…. and are a […]
Unknown Bass – re-wire
I’ve never been sure exactly what this is, it’s a bitsa’ (bitsa’ this and bitsa’ that) It’s not been working properly lately, the electrics have been playing up so I’m going to replace the pots’ and possibly the switch. just a direct swap, one for one. While I’m at it, I drilled out and plugged […]
Ibanez – Setup
Here’s a lovely guitar, just not behaving properly, needs a little work. The first thing is the bridge. The trouble with the wooden bridge is that intonation is always a bit of a compromise. The “Tune-o-matic” option means each string can be adjusted separately. Since it’s a floating bridge the tape is there just so […]
Schecter – Fret Dress and setup
Not quite my cup of tea, and it’s got a bit of a problem, a couple of low spots. High spots are easy, to lower two high frets down to the rest is quite easy but I’ve got to bring the other 22 down to the low 2, if you follow my drift! With the […]
Travelling with a guitar
I’ve just been asked about a Bass that they could take away with them. It reminded me of a video I saw a while ago. It’s got to be worth another view, just click on the link below…. United Breaks Guitars If you do suffer such a problem just give me a call or visit […]
Washburn – Fret dress and setup
A rather lovely guitar, in need of a little bit of work to get it playing properly though. A lovely piece of wood. Some of the frets are rather uneven. Big fat frets with some very low points, so it’s going to be quite a bit of work. There’s quite a bit of wear and tear […]
Tronical Min-ETune Auto-tuner
Anyone struggle to tune your guitar? Do you use non standard tunings? Need to change them between songs in a hurry? In that case you’ll love the Tronical Auto Tuners. If you don’t, and you find it easy enough to tune your guitar and it stays in tune then you’ll probably think they’re a pain […]
Gibson ES335 – Setup
I do like the different, and this one really is that! a touch of 1970’s Glam Rock I think… The first problem is the bridge, most of the saddle screws are rusted solid and one’s missing. Not difficult, just time consuming. Take each screw out and clean it with a wire brush on a dremel, […]
Gibson Les-Paul Custom – Pickup Ring replacement
You’d have thought this job would be easy, but if you really want it done properly there’s a little more to it. One of the pickup rings took a knock and broke so needs to be replaced. The trouble is the classic Gibson rings have a flat bottom and aren’t flexible enough to bend around the […]