These are normally better than this.!. If you’re looking for a good starter guitar then I reckon you can do a lot worse than pick up a second-had Ibanez. Sadly I think this one must have been built on a Friday afternoon! Still a good looking guitar though… Mostly it’s fine, It just has a couple […]
Tag: Guitar setup
Milan IV Bass – Setup
This one’s been sitting around for a while, so needs a bit of work to get back into a good playing condition. The machine head posts were quite corroded so that seemed like a good place to start. That’s better.. Next the fretboard, a good cleanup to remove a few years worth of dirt. and then some […]
Giannini – Fret Dress and Bone Nut
I’ve never come across one of these but I think I want one! What a classic look, no Beatles fan should be without one. I played bass in a band many years ago, and as a Beatles fan had to try out a Hofner bass. I could never really get on with it though, I […]
Jackson – Fret dress
Never been a meal fan, and this one needs quite a bit of work doing to get it playing properly.. The frets are a little worn, not too bad…. the trouble is there are some low spots… To sort out those 2 problems I’m going to level everything. First then, off with the nut.. and make sure […]
Squire Stratocaster – Upgrade
I know this is a budget guitar but it should have been better than this. However a little bit of work and I’ll get it playing nicely…. The first thing I did was to remove the nut. It’s a good job I was planning to replace it as the old one came out in bits….. I’m […]
US Fender Stratocaster – Fret Dress and Setup
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 […]
Italia Setup
I’ve not actually had one of these on the bench before, but I think they’re great looking guitars, a cross between a Duesenberg and a Rickenbacker. It could do with a little more work, the frets are rather worn.. They’re a little uneven as well, but for now it’s just going to have clean-up and […]
Gretsch Black Falcon – Fret Dress and Setup
Wow, another big bodied Semi-Acoustic to play with! This one needs a lot more work to get it playing properly mind you. Some of the frets are very uneven so they’ll need levelling if it’s ever going to play nicely. Before removing the strings it’s always a good idea to mark exactly where the floating […]
Fender Acoustic – Action height
I quite like these Fenders, good value for money but sometimes in need of a little extra work to make the most of them. The action on this one was just a little high… The neck also had rather too much curve in it as well, which isn’t helping much. First things first then, tighten the […]
Classic Vibe Stratocaster – Setup
What a lovely Strat’, I never really used to like this colour, but it’s growing on me. There’s nothing much wrong with it mind you, just needs a bit of a setup. The first problem however was getting the old strings off… Why the plate on the back was on the wrong I’ve no idea? […]