Gibson ES 335 – Bone Nut

I Love these guitars.  Their Quality control isn’t great, but there’s nothing that can’t be fixed.  A bone nut will help the sustain and keep it in tune… I’m going to use a large blank….This one is already nice and square which saves a little work.It’s a little thick mind you, so I’ll need to […]

#Eastman Semi-Acoustic setup

  A nice new guitar, not far off just needs a little tweek here and there, particularly as the owner wants flat-wounds on it. As ever with the new strings fitted first I adjusted the truss-rod to get the right set in the neck… Next the action height at the 12th fret…The bridge just needed […]

Vintage Fret Dress

A great looking guitar, now plays as good as it looks… There was nothing very wrong with it, just some slightly uneven frets and a rather high action. First mask off the fretboard and body to protect it… and level the fret tops. Once the frets are re-shaped and polished I put the strings back […]