An interesting problem, it came with no bridge saddle. The trouble there is not having a starting point with the setup. However, got to start somewhere, so a bone blank. Cut if first to roughly the right length. It’s also a little thick so it needs sanding down a little… So there’s the staring point. […]
Here’s a thing, Don’t really use your tremolo. A simple answer is to just screw the trem’ claw sprigs in so that the tremolo sits flat on the body. If you want to increase the sustain then you need to add a small block of wood between the tremolo block and the body. The block […]
Well I’ve had a Les Paul on the wish list for ages. A truly iconic guitar but a little out of my reach. However I came across this in a local guitar shop. It’s been hanging on their wall for a few years and they’ve just not been able to sell it. For one thing […]
What a lovely guitar, just needs a little work. The high “E” string keeps popping out of the slot for one. A new nut will sort that out. The pickups aren’t quite up to spec so I’m going to send them off to Radioshop Pickups and have them re-wound. While it’s apart I’m going to […]
These older Japanese Squires are pretty good, they knew how to make them back then. This one’s just a little worn. You can always tell how a guitar has been played. More often than not most of the wear tends to be up at “the paying end”. this one’s been played right up at the […]
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, […]
This has to be the heaviest Tele’ I’ve ever come across. It’s big old chunk of pine (I think) and a solid brass pick-guard. It’s got a few intermittent electrical faults, that wiring doesn’t look too good, and I think the outside of the braded cable was shorting against the wiring on the pots’ It’s […]
Wow, what a monster. I’ve looked at some of these before but I’ve never really tried one out, it just seems so huge! The basic principles for a setup are the same as any guitar, just scaled up a little. It’s also got a problem with the nut. The slots are a little deep so the […]
Here’s a nice one. It’s been well looked after but well used. The frets are rather worn. As ever it’s worse at the paying end. First thing first, out with the nut. and then out with the old frets. A little heat often helps to loosen things off a little. then in with the end […]
I do love a big semi-acoustic. For a Chinese made guitar these are excellent value. This one’s been fiddled around with a little though, so it needs a setup. It’s fairly new so doesn’t really need any cleaning as such, but a splash of lemon oil never goes amiss. A little polish on the top before […]