When it’s on of these…. Perhaps not the worst guitar I’ve had on the bench but you can tell from all the details it’s not genuine.. At first glance it looks OK. Just take a look at the jack plate, and the lack of quality in the finish. The screws on the scratchplate haven’t been […]
I’ve got one of these on my wish list, one day! In the meantime I’ve got this one on the bench to upgrade. It’s had the pickups swapped once already, unfortunately that caused a few problems in itself. One of the problems was with the Push-Push pot’ used to coil tap the neck […]
I’ve never seen a Les Paul like this one… Rather unusual, It had a coupe of electrical gremlins so I replaced the jack socket with a nice new one… Gave the volume and tone pots’ a clean Also cleaned the contacts on the pickup switch.. While it was on the bench it also had a […]
How do you deal with sharp fret ends? There are a couple of reasons why your fret ends can seem sharp making the guitar hard and painful to play. The guitar was just badly made in the first place… The wood has dried out and shrunk a little, so leaving the fret ends poking out. […]
I can’t say I’ve ever really been a fan of PRS Guitars, they’re normally better than this one though. This one has some rather uneven frets so it’s never going to play well as it is. A fret-dress and a setup will sort that lot out though. Using a Fret Rocker over 3 frets there […]
A question I often get asked: What are the best replacement guitar pickups available to upgrade my Guitar? Quite simple: Radioshop Pickups. They make a fantastic range of hand wound pickups and come right at the top of my list of upgrades… I’ve just fitted a pair of P90s to an Epiphone Casino. Rather than […]
I seem to be having a short run of this sort of thing, not quite my cup of tea though. This one has a few problems as well, just needs a little TLC and a setup. Some of the hardware has seen better days. A couple of new pickup rings and new screws all round […]
There’s nothing really wrong with Martin Guitars, but pretty well any guitar can be improved. A simple upgrade for any acoustic is to replace the Nut and Saddle with bone ones. This Guitar seems to have some intonation problems. I’m not sure quite why, the action is a little high, the strings are a little […]
It seems 6 string Bass Guitars are like busses. You wait for ages and then 2 come along at once! I don’t actually remember having another one through the workshop in the last 5 years, and now the second one in 3 weeks! Just in for a setup. As with any 6 string bass, it’s […]
I do love a Rickenbacker, probably my favourite manufacturer. This one just needs a bit of a service and setup. While it was having a once over I also added a set of strap locks. The screw hole on the end was a little loose so I drilled it out and plugged it. With the […]