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 […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Setup
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 […]
Gretsch Black Falcon – Fret Dress and Setup
Wow, another big bodied Semi-Acoustic to play with! This one needs a lot more work to get it playing properly mind you. Some of the frets are very uneven so they’ll need levelling if it’s ever going to play nicely. Before removing the strings it’s always a good idea to mark exactly where the floating […]
Epiphone Wildkat – Setup
Anyone that knows me will know I do love big bodied semi-acoustics, so it was quite nice to get my hands on this little tinker….
Classic Vibe Stratocaster – Setup
What a lovely Strat’, I never really used to like this colour, but it’s growing on me. There’s nothing much wrong with it mind you, just needs a bit of a setup. The first problem however was getting the old strings off… Why the plate on the back was on the wrong I’ve no idea? […]
Guitar Setup – Pickup Heights
The last step in any good electric guitar setup, the pickup heights…
Guitar Setup – Intonation
The last bit of the playing action, the Intonation….
Epiphone Setup
What a lovely Guitar, just in need of a tweek here and there to get it playing as it should. The frets were good and even so they didn’t need any work for once. Since it’s got a floating bridge I put some low adhesive tape on the body before removing the strings. That way […]