Maverick, fret-dress and setup

I don’t think I’ve had one of these on the bench before.  Not quite my cup of tea but different.  It’s obviously had a lot of use and needs a spot of TLC.  The frets are a little worn and the fret-board has several years worth of goop on it.  There were also a couple of high […]

Very Green Ibanez!

Quite a long job this one, been on the go for a couple of weeks.  The customer wanted a really nice setup, which really ment a fret dress before he had the body re-painted.  I though it was a bit daft to do the setup twice so ended up pulling it apart and doing the […]

Fretless Hofner

Well it was fretless when I started! Someone elses project, already started, so all I’ve been handed is a body and neck. The first stage of the project is to fit new frets.  So, step one, make sure the fret-board is nice and level.  There are a couple of deep points but it’s mostly in good condition. […]

Custom Build 4th update

Things have been a little quiet in the workshop this week, a couple of minor jobs but nothing worth putting on the blog. I did find some time to finally wire in the custom job I’ve been working on in my spare time, I just haven’t had much spare time lately. I’m not so keen […]

Rickenbacker 360

An unusual request, a water damaged guitar.  The chap had a burst pipe in his house that pretty well flooded the place.  Luckily the Ric wasn’t soaked but you can see where the damp has got to it.  Actually extreme dryness can cause more damage to a guitar than damp can! The frets are a […]

Jim Harley “Rickenfaker”

Something I bought ages ago but never quite had the time to finish off It started out as a £150 second hand Jim Harley… I’d always fancied a Rickenbacker 350 but couldn’t really afford one so I though I could do something with this.? The frets aren’t too badly worn, a little uneven but a […]

Tanglewood Health Check and Setup

How well does your guitar play?  You probably take your car in to be serviced regularly but what about your prized Guitar?  Normally people come to me with problems but just now and again it’s just for a quick “once over”  Had one today, I think it’s for sale and the guy just wanted to […]

Fender Strat – Floyd Rose setup – completed

Got the screws… all I need to do now is put the springs back and fit a new set of strings… Now for the balancing act!  adjusting the tension of the springs against the tension in the strings so that the tailpiece sits parallel with the body. Complete the rest of the setup and it’s ready […]

Squire Strat with new Tele neck

A chap came to see me with an upgrade he has had a problem with.  It seemed like an easy job, fit a new neck on to an old body. This is as far as the screws got before they jammed solid and tore the heads out… The problem is the holes in the body […]

Epiphone Les Paul – Fret Dress and Setup

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 […]