Epiphone Les-Paul, Fret dress and Bone nut

Epiphone make some great guitars, they can just be a little inconsistent sometimes. The action on this one’s way too high. I don’t need to measure the amount of neck set, I can see it’s way to large. It’s also got a broken switch, but that’s an easy fix. First thing then, take off the strings, […]

Squire Mustang – Setup

Here’s something a little different, rather than the usual round of Stratocasters etc.  An odd scale length for Fender as well, just a little shorter than the usual.  However it just wasn’t playing properly. While the string were off I also gave the fretboard a good clean…. and oil…. The scale length means none of […]

Custom Shop Fender Stratocaster

WOW What a great guitar!  It’s not often I get such lovely guitar on the bench.  However It wasn’t quite playing as well as it should, so I gave it a bit of a tweek here and there. This really is something special, when Fender put you name on it for you.  out of deference to […]

Gibson Les-Paul – Overhaul

What a great old guitar!  Despite it’s age (dialling the serial number into the web came out with 1960) it’s not seen a great deal of wear, it’s just had a little damp getting to it lately.  Luckily I think we’ve got it just in time! The frets are a little worn around the usual […]

Giannini – Fret Dress and Bone Nut

I’ve never come across one of these but I think I want one! What a classic look, no Beatles fan should be without one.  I played bass in a band many years ago, and as a Beatles fan had to try out a Hofner bass.  I could never really get on with it though, I […]

Jackson – Fret dress

Never been a meal fan, and this one needs quite a bit of work doing to get it playing properly.. The frets are a little worn, not too bad…. the trouble is there are some low spots… To sort out those 2 problems I’m going to level everything.  First then, off with the nut.. and make sure […]

Gibson ES335 – Fret Dress and Setup

Wow, what a beautiful guitar.  Reminds me of the first brand new guitar I ever bought, except mine was an Epiphone, I could never have afforded the Gibson when I was about 16. This one has been well loved but well used so is in need of a little TLC.  I’m sure I can get […]

US Fender Stratocaster – Fret Dress and Setup

Now this was a really lovely guitar.  I think a late 80s, American Built Strat’ Considering its age there’s not much wrong with it.  A little bit of wear and tear on the frets… The rest of it’s lovely, a really great colour too. There was however one big problem that I hadn’t anticipated, the […]

Gibson ES335 – Bone Nut

Back to that 335 again, still not playing right.  I thought it might need a little more TLC.  I’ve worked out where the problem is at least. The G-string is sticking in the nut! Should be an easy fix, put in a bone .onet… Here’s the old on still in placeSoon tap that out and […]

Italia Setup

I’ve not actually had one of these on the bench before, but I think they’re great looking guitars, a cross between a Duesenberg and a Rickenbacker. It could do with a little more work, the frets are rather worn.. They’re a little uneven as well, but for now it’s just going to have clean-up and […]