Now this was a really lovely guitar. I think a late 80s, American Built Strat’ Considering its age there’s not much wrong with it. A little bit of wear and tear on the frets… The rest of it’s lovely, a really great colour too. There was however one big problem that I hadn’t anticipated, the […]
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Guitar Setup – Intonation
The last bit of the playing action, the Intonation….
Epiphone Setup
What a lovely Guitar, just in need of a tweek here and there to get it playing as it should. The frets were good and even so they didn’t need any work for once. Since it’s got a floating bridge I put some low adhesive tape on the body before removing the strings. That way […]
Bone Nut
This one rather sits at the bottom end of the market, but even so, it should play OK. This one had a very strange “buzzing” sound. It’s all down to the cheap plastic nut with its overly slack slots. The only way to cure that is to fit a decent nut.The blank was just a […]
Guitar Setup Stage 1: Neck Set
Want to know about Guitar Setup. Keep watching for the first stage of a 5 point setup… The neck set, or curve…
Burns Marquee – Fret Dress and Setup
A lovely guitar, just not quite as good as you would hope… The nut slots have been widened out and then repaired, rather badly. The only real way to fix that is to replace the nut. Some of the frets are a little un-even, so I’m going to dress them to get a common level. […]
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Fender Jaguar – Full setup
Always had a soft spot for the Jaguar. I don’t think it’s ever really received the credit it’s deserved, always in she shadow of it’s big brother, the Stratocaster, pity really. There was nothing much wrong with this one, it just needed a little TLC and tweek here and there on the setup….As always I […]
Music Room Lincoln
Guitar Surgery Something new, if you want something doing, but are not too sure about it, come in for a chat. I will be available in the Music Room Lincoln between about 10am and 1pm on Sat 25th May for free consultations. If it’s something minor that I can fix on the spot, such as changing a set […]