Here’s something a little different, rather than the usual round of Stratocasters etc. An odd scale length for Fender as well, just a little shorter than the usual. However it just wasn’t playing properly. While the string were off I also gave the fretboard a good clean…. and oil…. The scale length means none of […]
Tag: Electric Guitar
Custom Shop Fender Stratocaster
WOW What a great guitar! It’s not often I get such lovely guitar on the bench. However It wasn’t quite playing as well as it should, so I gave it a bit of a tweek here and there. This really is something special, when Fender put you name on it for you. out of deference to […]
PRS Pickups
Wiring not really your thing? Just getting inside some of these things can be a bit of a pain. Once you get it all out it’s quite simple. This one had just a few minor problems, easily sorted. Getting the parts back together is the hardest part….
Fender Jazz Bass – New heads and setup
Nice Bass, rather worn machine heads though. Managed to get a rather nice new set from Axesrus to exactly fit the old holes.All that’s needed is a good cleanup….and a lick of oil…Followed by a standard 5 point setup.. No.1 The neck set, starting with it as flat as possible…by adjusting the truss-rod.No.2 the action […]
Gretsch Double Jet – Setup
Nothing much wrong with this one realy, I think this range of guitars are excellent value for money, it just needs a little tweek here and there to optimise its setup. While the strings are off (It’s always worth fitting new strings before completing a setup) I gave the fretboard a clean and oil. The […]
Fender Telecaster – Intonation problems
Everyone loves a Telecaster, a cassic guitar, no-one should be without one! There is, however, one fundamental problem with the original design. The strings are paired up on the bridge saddles and so the intonation is always a compromise, perticulrly on the D and G strings. There is a simple solution though, compensated saddles. I’ve […]
Gretsch Country Gentleman – Cleanup
Don’t look, it’s horrible!!! What a poor old wreck, I’ve dived on less corroded ships at the bottom of the sea! This one was built in 1964 and, sadly, Country Gents built around that time all have dodgy binding that falls apart. That may provide content for another blog, but, for the time being I’m […]
Gibson Les-Paul – Overhaul
What a great old guitar! Despite it’s age (dialling the serial number into the web came out with 1960) it’s not seen a great deal of wear, it’s just had a little damp getting to it lately. Luckily I think we’ve got it just in time! The frets are a little worn around the usual […]
Ibanez – Fret Dress
These are normally better than this.!. If you’re looking for a good starter guitar then I reckon you can do a lot worse than pick up a second-had Ibanez. Sadly I think this one must have been built on a Friday afternoon! Still a good looking guitar though… Mostly it’s fine, It just has a couple […]
Milan IV Bass – Setup
This one’s been sitting around for a while, so needs a bit of work to get back into a good playing condition. The machine head posts were quite corroded so that seemed like a good place to start. That’s better.. Next the fretboard, a good cleanup to remove a few years worth of dirt. and then some […]