Nice guitar but It’s got some problems. Probably been there from new, but now I’m going to put it all right… The first problem is the Intonation. No matter what the owner did it just didn’t sound right all the way up and down the neck.Looking at the nut the slot for the bass E […]
Tag: Fender
Telecaster Build
I’ve just been given a mixed bag of bits, some old some new, to put together…. I think there’s a very nice Telecaster in there somewhere! But where to start?How about at the top, the machine heads. First the guides.. they’re rather tight so rather than hammer them in and risk damaging them I pressed them […]
3 Pickup Telecaster
I love these modern Telecasters, the only problem is you can’t get the original sound of the neck and bridge pickups together? The switch works just like a Strat’.What I’m going to do is add a mini switch to just bring in the bridge pickup no matter what else is selected. The modern players have […]
Fender Jaguar – Full setup
Always had a soft spot for the Jaguar. I don’t think it’s ever really received the credit it’s deserved, always in she shadow of it’s big brother, the Stratocaster, pity really. There was nothing much wrong with this one, it just needed a little TLC and tweek here and there on the setup….As always I […]
US Stratocaster – How low is your action!
I’m often asked for a low action, but this is probably the lowest I’ve ever seen! Actually someone’s had a go at it and the owner wants me to put it right. I like a low action myself but this is un-playable.The tremolo is also sitting flat and locked in place… It didn’t really take a […]
Acoustic Pickup
Want an Electro-acoustic? Rather than trade in your much loved old acoustic for one you can plug-in, how about an upgrade? I did exactly that for the owner of this Fender. Not exactly complicated, just a little time consuming to get right.The first part is to cut the hole for the pre-amp… With the hole […]
Fender Telecaster – Fret Dress
What a beautiful Guitar, sadly it just doesn’t play quite as well as it should. To get it spot on it needs a fret dress… They weren’t that bad but now they are spot on, just need to be re-shaped….. and polished. Looking good. Just needs putting back together and set up…. starting with the […]
Fender Jazz Bass nut job
This one had a bit of a buzz so I made a new nut… Unfortunately I couldn’t find a black TUSQ blank the right size so I’ll have to cut down a larger one to fit. Mind you the original blank was the wrong one anyway. The radius of the bottom didn’t fit the neck! […]
Broken Jazzmaster Nut
A fairly simple repair although setting up some guitars is a little more difficult… The bottom of the nut blank didn’t quite fit the slot. It’s a 7½” radius rather than the 10″ of the fretboard. While the strings are off it’s always worth giving the fretboard a good clean and oil. Here is the […]
Fender Stratocaster, pickup switch
I do love these, they look just fantastic. This one just has a slight problem with the pickup switch. A slightly dry contact somewhere leading to an intermittent contact. Switch cleaner can sometimes do the trick but ultimately the only guaranteed way is to replace it… The new one in place… That should do the […]