A bit of a bag of nails, this one is going to need quite a bit of attention. The fingerboard is filthy and the frets are badly worn. Neither of the pickups are even connected so a complete re-wire is needed. First job, get the guitar on the jig, dress the frets and clean the […]
Tag: Electric Guitar
1960’s Watkins Rapier – 5th update
Now that the neck is finished its time to re-fix it back on the body. Since I’ve filled in the screw holes in the neck I need to make sure the new ones are in the right place. The neck pocket is also a little tired and therefore a bit of a sloppy fit I used […]
Emperor Epiphone – 3rd Update
Now that the old holes are filled and a centre line accurately established its time to work out exactly where the holes for the new pickup rings should be. Using tape to protect the guitar top and some more tape to keep everything in place very gently drill the new holes. To make sure to top […]
Epiphone Emperor – 2nd Update
There isn’t much wrong with this one so all I’ve done today is give the fingerboard and frets a bit of a clean and oil. Changed the machine heads for some nice Gold ones To follow the project click here. To see where this guitar started click here.
Epiphone Emperor – 1st Update
Made a start, pulled out all the old electrics…. By using a piece of cotton I marked exactly where the strings will sit once the new tailpeace is fitted. From that I’ve worked out an exact centreline so I can correctly locate the pickup rings. I can now work out exactly where the holes need to […]
Epiphone Emperor
The next big job. At first sight not a lot wrong with it, just needs freshening up a little. The main thing the owner wants is a complete re-wire, including all new pickups and controls. I’ve ordered most of the parts but the pickups are still on the way. I had a close look at […]
1960’s Watkins Rapier – 4th update
Got all the frets replaced with the ends filed down with a 45 degree bevel. Its impossible of course to fit all the frets absolutely level so a fret-dress is always needed. Just adding the tape to protect the fingerboard. Thinking ahead the neck plate is missing and I’ve not been able to find one that fits the […]
1960’s Watkins Rapier – 3rd update
Had a spare afternoon so turned my attention to James’s old Rapier. I’ve got some ideas as to what to do with the body, but more of that later. Since the neck has no truss-rod the options were to either completely remove the fingerboard and install one or, the easier quicker, and from James’s point of view, the […]
Precision Bass – Update
Having got the neck securely levelled I had a good look at the frets. Although not particularly worn they are a little uneven, not unexpected on a guitar like this. Using a Stew’ Mac’ fret rocker I marked up the high spots, just to get an idea of bad things are. For fairly fine jobs I like to […]
Precision Bass
A charity donation! The owner has given me this to tidy up and put on sale with the suggestion that any profits go to a service charity. It’s not a fantastic guitar but, since the owner is donating the instrument, then I think it only fair to donate my time to the project. The hardware will […]