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: Floyd Rose Tremolo
Sambora – Fret dress and setup
Not something I’ve come across before, but what a great looking guitar! I just needs a little work so that it plays as good as it looks. The biggest problem are the frets, they’re quite uneven so need levelling before it will play well. First job then, neck off and levelled. Tape up the fretboard to protect it, and […]
Washburn Setup
A fairly simple job, the setup wasn’t that far out. Having said that setting up a Floyd Rose is never easy! Before the setup I’ve also added a treble bleed circuit. It stops the quality of the tone from fading and going “woolly” as you back off the volume. Before I start the setup I also gave […]
Jackson – setup
One for the metal fans… Just needs a little work here and there. The Floyd Rose isn’t moving quite as easily as it should to start with……The edges were a little rough so I tidied them up a little, hopefully that should do it. With that back together all it needed was a tweek here […]
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 […]
Jackson Fusion Pro – Floyd Rose Replacement
Jacksons have never been my style, I find them a little too extreme, but this one is nice. The main problem is the Floyd Rose is rather worn, in particular the screw threads have been stripped out There really isn’t much I can do with that but replace it. At some point the Guitar has also […]