There wasn’t much really wrong with this one, it’s just been tucked away and neglected for a good few years. The fretboard was rather caked in several years worth of goop. It was rather thick and dry so I very gently used a cabinet scraper. Very important not to scrape too hard, to only remove […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Setup
Fender Jazz Bass – Replacement Neck
A strange one this, the top of the neck has quite a crack in it. I tried to glue and clamp it but the crack must go right through. When I tried to tighten the truss-rod it didn’t pull the neck into shape, it’s just opening up the split. Sadly it’s beyond my skills to […]
Ibanez RG – Fret Dress
This a rather unusual one, Ibanez guitars are normally a lot better than this… Having set it up to a normal standard it was choking out badly at the first fret. Turns out the first fret is really low. The only way to dial that problem out would be to put in a rather excessive […]
Jazzmaster – Shielding and Pickup swap
Need to improve the sound of your guitar? How about a new set of pickups and shield the pickup cavity to stop any unwanted hum while you’re at it… The inside of the Jazzmaster must be about as complicated as they come. However, a one-for-one pickup swap should be easy. Before the new pickups go […]
Custom built “Les Paul” style guitar
A kit guitar, just needs finishing off and setting up. It does have some problems though, the frets are very uneven and so causing quite a lot of fret-buzz. The first fret in particular is rather low. That’s a big problem as it means having to take every other fret down to that level. So, […]
Strat’ – Setup
Here’s a rather nice Stratocaster, just needed a bit of a tweek on the setup. It’s got some nice pickups as well. Although for an American made Strat they got some basics wrong, the neck is on a little wonky. Since the neck will come off to adjust the truss-rod I’ll sort that out when […]
Gretsch – Full setup
Those that know me will know I love a semi-acoustic, particularly Gretsch, and these ones coming out now are fantastic. Sadly the setup on this one wasn’t great. While the strings are off is the easiest time to oil the fretboard. The heads were also just a little loose as well. So with a […]
PRS – Fret Dress and Setup
I can’t say I’ve ever really been a fan of PRS Guitars, they’re normally better than this one though. This one has some rather uneven frets so it’s never going to play well as it is. A fret-dress and a setup will sort that lot out though. Using a Fret Rocker over 3 frets there […]
What are the best replacement pickups?
A question I often get asked: What are the best replacement guitar pickups available to upgrade my Guitar? Quite simple: Radioshop Pickups. They make a fantastic range of hand wound pickups and come right at the top of my list of upgrades… I’ve just fitted a pair of P90s to an Epiphone Casino. Rather than […]
Jackson – Service and setup
I seem to be having a short run of this sort of thing, not quite my cup of tea though. This one has a few problems as well, just needs a little TLC and a setup. Some of the hardware has seen better days. A couple of new pickup rings and new screws all round […]