There wasn’t much really wrong with this one, it’s just been tucked away and neglected for a good few years. The fretboard was rather caked in several years worth of goop. It was rather thick and dry so I very gently used a cabinet scraper. Very important not to scrape too hard, to only remove […]
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Tanglewood – Deep Clean and Setup
Nothing much fundamentally wrong with this one, it’s just in need of a thorough clean and setup. It’s not been used for quite some time but I believe it has significant sentimental value. The fretboard and frets were rather dirty, as was the rest of the guitar. A good scrub with 0000 grade steel wool […]
Epiphone Casino – Bridge Upgrade
A great guitar that’s been through the workshop once or twice before for a couple of other upgrades. I do love a semi-acoustic with a Bigsby, but they sadly they aren’t the most stable of tremolo units. A roller bridge can help quite a bit though. The original bridge had a nasty habit of lowering […]
Epiphone ES335 – Neck Repair
A rather nasty break this one. It’s split along the grain though, so it’s repairable. It’s split into several parts so I need to deal with those loose parts first. Before gluing anything I removed any loose small chips that will get in the way of the head fitting closely back together. Then inject slightly […]
Fender Jazz Bass – Replacement Neck
A strange one this, the top of the neck has quite a crack in it. I tried to glue and clamp it but the crack must go right through. When I tried to tighten the truss-rod it didn’t pull the neck into shape, it’s just opening up the split. Sadly it’s beyond my skills to […]
Ibanez RG – Fret Dress
This a rather unusual one, Ibanez guitars are normally a lot better than this… Having set it up to a normal standard it was choking out badly at the first fret. Turns out the first fret is really low. The only way to dial that problem out would be to put in a rather excessive […]
Taylor Setup
Taylor Setup Not something I would expect to have to do, a setup on a top end Taylor. A guitar setup is quite a personal thing though, so the standard factory setings may not suit everyone. The owner just wanted a slightly lower action. The neck had just a little more relief than I would […]
Custom built “Les Paul” style guitar
A kit guitar, just needs finishing off and setting up. It does have some problems though, the frets are very uneven and so causing quite a lot of fret-buzz. The first fret in particular is rather low. That’s a big problem as it means having to take every other fret down to that level. So, […]
Hofner bridge and nut upgrade
A rather nice guitar, but with room for improvement. I’ve had this guitar in the workshop before but we couldn’t quite get the intonation properly adjusted as there wasn’t enough space to move the saddles far enough. The nut is also plastic, so while we’re upgrading the bridge, I’ll cut and fit a bone […]
PRS – Fret Dress and Setup
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 […]