Not the greatest of guitars, but with a bit of work this one is going to something special!I I’ve been given almost a free hand to do whatever I want so I’m looking forward to producing something different. The first thing it needs is a god clean. The next step is to sort out the […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Setup
Bone Nut and Setup
This one’s seen some service and needs a little TLC.. Frets are a little worn for a start, not terribly even either so a dress will sort both problems.While I’m at it a bone nut, the old one’s a bit wonky anyway.It’s got to come out to do the dress anyway.With the neck perfectly flat…..level […]
Gretsch setup
I rather like these, I think they’re great value for money. This one just needed a few tweeks here and there to optimise the playing action, apart from the neck pickup that is, which was dead… It’s so new it’s still got the plastic under the bridge… I thought it was most likely the switch […]
US Telecaster – Cleanup
Whenever I get anything through the door there is always a thought, would I like to add this to my collection? This was a real yes and no! Yes its really nice but no, its left handed. What it needs is a little TLC, well a lot of TLC, a good clean and a fret dress. Under […]
Washburn Setup
A fairly simple job, the setup wasn’t that far out. Having said that setting up a Floyd Rose is never easy! Before the setup I’ve also added a treble bleed circuit. It stops the quality of the tone from fading and going “woolly” as you back off the volume. Before I start the setup I also gave […]
Gibson Les Paul – Fret Dress
It’s very sad but even the big boys turn out duff guitars sometimes. Nothing that can’t be fixed, but you really shouldn’t have too!Not really a very good advert especially as it’s a special edition… There are some really high frets causing some nasty fret buzzing. The only way to sort that is to file […]
Squire Stratocaster – Setup
A nice new guitar. They can be good guitars but, sadly, they don’t seem to have the time to set them up properly in the factory. They just need a little work to make the most of them. While I’m at it the owner wants all the protective plastic removing, not actually as easy as you […]
Ibanez Bass – tidy up
Another great Bass. Seen some action so needs a bit of a tidy up. It would be a shame to do too much though, it’s got it’s age and use written all over it. Something I hate are the new “Road Worn” guitars but this one’s got that way from use. There were some black […]
Jackson – setup
One for the metal fans… Just needs a little work here and there. The Floyd Rose isn’t moving quite as easily as it should to start with……The edges were a little rough so I tidied them up a little, hopefully that should do it. With that back together all it needed was a tweek here […]
#Eastman Semi-Acoustic setup
A nice new guitar, not far off just needs a little tweek here and there, particularly as the owner wants flat-wounds on it. As ever with the new strings fitted first I adjusted the truss-rod to get the right set in the neck… Next the action height at the 12th fret…The bridge just needed […]