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 […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Setup
#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 […]
Duesenberg 49er – Fret dress and setup
I think this is a great guitar, well it could, and will be. Sadly they’ve let themselves down with the detail. Nothing that can’t be fixed, but it’s something that shouldn’t need doing. While I’m at it I’ll tidy up a couple of other problems. It’s seen some action so the frets are a little […]
Gibson Les Paul, Fret-dress and Setup
A nice old guitar but in need of a little TLC… The frets and fretboard are rather worn for one.The bridge pickup is loose, and the pickup switch is rather intermittent.With the strings off the reason for the loose pickup is clear, the brass threaded end has pulled out. A fairly easy fix.The frets are […]
How to tell a good guitar from a bad one!
I’m often asked if such and such a guitar is any good? Is a ***** better than a *****? The truth is they can all vary. It’s possible to pick up a cheap guitar for less than £100 that plays nicely, on the other had you can spend £3,000 on a top end guitar that […]
Fender Telecaster – Fret Dress
What a beautiful Guitar, sadly it just doesn’t play quite as well as it should. To get it spot on it needs a fret dress… They weren’t that bad but now they are spot on, just need to be re-shaped….. and polished. Looking good. Just needs putting back together and set up…. starting with the […]
Musicman Axis – re-fret
A slightly odd request, a re-fret just to change the feel of the guitar. The neck minus the old frets. Put a slight curve into the new fret-wire. and fit it the old slots. That leaves some very rough and sharp ends…. which need to be filled down evenly. After that each fret needs finishing […]
Fender Jazz Bass nut job
This one had a bit of a buzz so I made a new nut… Unfortunately I couldn’t find a black TUSQ blank the right size so I’ll have to cut down a larger one to fit. Mind you the original blank was the wrong one anyway. The radius of the bottom didn’t fit the neck! […]
Great piece of wood!
I don’t know if I would really want a light wood guitar but this one is really nice. The setup wasn’t bad, just needed a tweek here and there…