Got the wiring done. A simple guitar, 2 pickups, 2 volumes, one tone, one switch and a jack socket. Nothing particularly fancy although I’ve been asked to include the volume tone fade fix. To see the entire project so far click here.
Tag: Gibson Guitar
Gibson Les Paul, Fret Dress & Setup
I was asked to have a look at a Les Paul with a view to improving the setup, a nice easy couple of hour job, (or so I thought)! The first thing of course is to have a close look to see exactly what needs doing to improve the playing. If the owner was completely […]
Gibson Flying V – 3rd update
Now that the glue has dried I can refit the pickups to drill the new holes. I’ve used cotton in place of the E-strings to make sure the location is right. Holes drilled and pickups installed. I’ve left a slight gap between the bridge pickup and the pickguard otherwise the hole for pickup would be visible […]
Gibson Flying V – 2nd update
I’ve started to fit the new parts but found another problem The pickups have been changed at some point and the holes for the pickup rings aren’t quite in the right place and they don’t quite sit squarely. The neck pickup isn’t too bad but the bridge pickup will have to be moved. I’ve filled […]
Gibson Flying V – 1st update
Having sorted out the sheered off strap button screws etc. Next I removed all the old bits and pieces, pickguard with electrics before giving the body a good polish to remove all the old dirt and minor scratches. Ready to start building in the new parts. Click here to see the start of the job.
Gibson Explorer – Service and Setup
A fairly routine job, fit a new set of strings and check the setup. I found a few other bits and pieces that also needed putting right along the way. I’ve never really been a fan of these sort of guitars, one of the inevitable problems is you always end up bashing the ends on […]