What a lovely guitar, see you don’t have to spend a fortune to have a really nice guitar! The owner brought this one round with some lovely upgrades from the start. It’s a nice guitar from the start, but I love the ideas this guy had… Before… A couple of cosmetic changes, a black pick-guard, […]
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Dean – EMG Pickup upgrade
Not quite my cup of tea but a nicely built guitar. The owner has decided on a pickup upgrade so it should be a fairly simple job. Off with the control knobs. It’s all plug in so shouldn’t need any soldering, apart from the cable for the neck pickup, just not long enough so I spliced […]
Telecaster – Radioshop pickup upgrade
This is one I built about 10 years ago but have never been fully happy with. I used modern acrylic paint but without baking facilities it took about 5 years to properly cure! 10 years down the line it’s got some dings and scratches and actually looks great. The biggest problem was the sound though. […]
PRS – Pickup Upgrade
I’m still not really sure about these. There’s certainly nothing seriously wrong with them, in fact they’re terrific for money. I just can’t put my finger on it. Anyway, I’ve had this one on the bench before and already done quite a bit to it, I’ve dressed the frets and performed a full setup on […]