What a lovely guitar, just needs a bit of a tweek here and there to bring get it playing to it’s best. Before the setup it just needs a bit of a clean, nothing too bad but while the strings are off, might as well.And a spot of lemon oil to rejuvenate the wood. On with […]
Month: March 2015
Jackson Custom-build
A recovery of something just about fit for the bin. A bit of a mess really, but I thought I’d see what I could come up with…. Before: in need of quite a lot of work… The fretboard was coming off so I helped it along it’s way. Next I drilled out the old fret […]
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 […]
Rickenbacker 360 – Service and Setup
Anyone who knows me will know I’m a Rickenbacker fan, and this is a fantastic example… Nothing much wrong with it, just needs a bit of a clean and setup with new strings..I’ve always though 12 string heads look too large and cluttered but Rickenbacker got it right. With the strings of I first gave […]