What a lovely guitar. It’s seen some action though, so needs a little bit of work. The owner’s decided rather than just a little TLC he want’s to go the whole hog and have some serious upgrades along the way as well… The pickups are already out, the covers are away being re-chromed. It’s missing a strap button […]
What a lovely old Strat. In need of a little TLC but basically sound… The bridge is all a little manky, rather corroded, but I’m sure that can be sorted. It’s just a case of taking it all apart and getting the wire brush in there. That’s better, just needs setting up again. Another thing […]
Now here’s a good looking guitar, I rather like it. As with lots of these Korean guitars, it’s not terribly well built. I’ve seen a lot worse, and I’m sure it can be sorted out. The trem’ is a little high and the owner want’s it blocked to only go down. That’ll make sure it returns to […]
This is a nice guitar, it just has a couple of problems. The biggest problem are the fret ends they’re a little sharp. A minor problem, the jack socket is a little loose. It’s fiddly but the nut on the inside had come loose so it was sticking too far through. It’s that one there. […]
Here’s a nice looking Strat’. A rather nice upgrade with a new pick-guard and a set of Iron Gear Pickups. It’s also got a problem with one of the saddle height screws. A new set will sort that out. The new pickups are switchable with a Low/High output so I’m going to fit three Push-Push pots. […]
I don’t quite know why, but PRS have never really done it for me. This one has bits I rather like though, and some that are truly awful! Here’s the problem though, probably the most worn frets I’ve ever come across. They’re beyond a fret-dress, they need to be replaced. A little bit of heat helps […]
Well here’s an interesting project. Want a Les Paul but can’s afford one? Well I know that feeling. There are some, not too bad, Chinese copies out there. The trouble is the hardware tends to be rather cheap and nasty. A decent one can be a good starting point though. Just replace everything else!! With all […]
Not quite my cup of tea, but a very nice piece of wood… It’s got a common problem, not returning to pitch when you use the trem’. These Floyd Rose Tremolo units can be a little temperamental. It’s also missing a spring, it’s dropped out somewhere apparently. I pretty sure I know where it’ll be….. […]
What a beauty, I’m not sure if It’s a little extreme, but it’s got something. It’s not staying in tune very well mind you, but I think I an see why. Here’s why it’s not staying in tune: With the strings pulling out of the slots in the nut at such an angle, they’ll be […]
I’ve not come across one of these before, rather nice though. This one just needs a service and setup and it’ll be good as new. The biggest problem it’s got is rather self inflicted. Someone took a sticker off it with a Brillo pad, or something equally as bad. It’s left some really deep scratches […]