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 […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Service
Custom Build
I don’t quite know what to call this one, it started out as a fairly cheap second-hand Washburn, but I’m going to turn it into something rather special. So far I’ve pulled it apart, taken out all the electrics and taken the neck off. I bought a set of machine heads but might not use […]
Telecaster Build – Final Update
Got the Tele finished this afternoon. Not before the neck caused me more grief. Next stage, wire in the electrics. A slightly unconventional wiring with a 4 position switch so that the pickups can be selected singly, in parallel or series. Once the wiring was done It’s the final lap, put the strings back and […]
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 […]
Telecaster Build – 2nd Update
Carrying on with the Telecaster I’ve come upon a problem. Its caused by the fact that the neck is second-hand. It doesn’t sit entirely square so over the length of the strings the bridge will be out by about 3mm. That leaves 2 choices: A. Line up the pickup mount with the bridge which will require […]
Telecaster Build – 1st Update
Had a go at the Telecaster today. The first step of course is to fit the neck to the body. Not quite as easy as I would have liked as the neck pocket was just too small for the neck. However with a coupe of hours work and some very sharp chisels and it’s in. Since […]
Music Man Service and Setup
Simon of “A Thousand Sins” seems to be having a clear out and asked me to check out and service one or two of his guitars… First on the list, the Music Man. Fundamentally nothing at all wrong with it. The action at the nut was fine but the neck perhaps had a little too […]
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 […]
Gibson Flying V -5th Update
Got the wiring finished so all the bits and pieces back in place. Just one part missing, needed re-chroming which I really can’t do! Once that comes back all it’ll need is a new set of strings. To see the start of the project click here.