What beautiful piece of wood. Sadly it’s a little worn and actually wasn’t very well built in the first place, but I can sort all that out… As I say, some of the frets up at the paying end are rather worn. Some of the frets are way off. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a […]
Tag: Guitar setup
Telecaster – Radioshop pickup upgrade
This is one I built about 10 years ago but have never been fully happy with. I used modern acrylic paint but without baking facilities it took about 5 years to properly cure! 10 years down the line it’s got some dings and scratches and actually looks great. The biggest problem was the sound though. […]
Martin GPCPA4 – ToneWoodAmp
This Martin needs a little bit of work, the action is rather high. That’s easily fixed but I was amazed by the box of magic that the owner also wanted to add. The action was very high, a pity on such a nice guitar. Before taking the saddle down it’s important to make sure the neck […]
Custom built Telecaster
I like a project I can get my teeth into. Got handed a box of bits to put together. Some very nice parts there as well. First thing then, does the neck fit the body? Not quite. The neck pocket just need teasing out a little. Nothing much, but I don’t want to force it. The heads […]
Epiphone Casino – Rebuild
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 […]
Eternal Guitar – Sticky Switch
I don’t often get calls emergency calls, but I’m always willing to help gigging musicians if I possibly can. I got a call on Friday from a tech’ needing a little help. Got a guitar with a sticky switch and not enough time to strip it down and change it. As it goes it was a fairly simple […]
Fender Stratocaster – Service and Setup
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 […]
The Ventures
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 […]
Tanglewood – Sharp Fret Ends
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. […]
Fender Stratocaster – All new electrics
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. […]