Been a quiet week, with nothing of real interest. A couple of fret-dressings. The last one a rather nice Epiphone Les Paul The fret-dress was a routine job, as was the setup.. The neck, unusually had very little set in it… The owner wants a fairly low action but I think it needs a little more […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Setup
Peavey Restoration – Final Update
With the body complete, bolt the neck back on and set it up. Since the whole guitar has been apart everything will need re-setting, starting with the truss-rod. The rest of it was simple, Job done…. To see the job in full click here
Peavey Renovation – 1st Update
Got the body stripped down and cleaned. Nothing too severe, just enough to remove the surface dirt. I’ve also cleaned off the rust from all the tremolo screws. They all move freely now so I’ll be able to set the bridge height and intonation easily. I’ve stripped all the electrics from the pick-guard. I’m going […]
Squire Stratocaster – Fret Dress
A nice colour, in fact a nice guitar. I was asked to just adjust the setup but what it really needs is a fret-dress. Rather worn frets… After a few hours, level frets. Once it’s back together it will play as well as any new guitar. A lot better than when it was new, the frets […]
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret – Final Update
All done. Cut the slots in the nut and finished off with a full setup. Looks even better with strings fitted. To see the re-fret in full click here.
US Fender Stratocaster – Re-Fret 2nd Update
I’ve got a few pre-shaped bone nuts but, alas, none that would fit. The only other blanks I’ve got are a little large and will therefore need a little more work to make one fit. Once I’ve cut it roughly down to size (I’ll get at least 2 nuts from that blank) I’ll use the sanding disk to […]
Fender Stratocaster – Setup
A nice new Stratocaster. Nothing much wrong with it, but the owner just wanted the action lowering and setting up. Starting at the top; the string height over the nut (measured at the 1st fret) was fine. The set in the neck was a rather high (0.023″) so I’ll straighten that out a little. The action height […]