Washburn – Fret dress and setup

A rather lovely guitar, in need of a little bit of work to get it playing properly though. A lovely piece of wood. Some of the frets are rather uneven.  Big fat frets with some very low points, so it’s going to be quite a bit of work. There’s quite a bit of wear and tear […]

Washburn – Cleanup and Re-String

Now and again I get a really simple job, for example just changing a set of strings.  While the strings were off it also needed a good clean, you can see the build-up on the fretboard.  It can be quite tough, but I find the best thing to shift it is fine steel wool. With the dirt removed […]

Washburn – Rebuild and upgrade

Not the greatest of guitars, but with a bit of work this one is going to something special!I I’ve been given almost a free hand to do whatever I want so I’m looking forward to producing something different. The first thing it needs is a god clean. The next step is to sort out the […]

Washburn Setup

A fairly simple job, the setup wasn’t that far out.  Having said that setting up a Floyd Rose is never easy! Before the setup I’ve also added a treble bleed circuit.  It stops the quality of the tone from fading and going “woolly” as you back off the volume. Before I start the setup I also gave […]