I’ve often said that any guitar can be improved by fitting a Bigsby. I guess that’s not exactly true, but how about this one! Fitting it isn’t difficult, it’s only 4 screws after all. As ever the devil is in the detail though! I’m figuring about there…. Just far enough down to cover up the witness mark […]
Month: January 2017
Gibson Les Paul – Fret Dress and setup
Wow, what a great guitar. And a fantastic example of a great guitar at that! It’s seen some action though, and needs a little TLC to bring it back to life. The frets are a little worn up at the paying end so that’ll need sorting out for a start. In preparation for a fret dress, off with […]
Gretsch – Bone nut
I love these, some great guitars coming out Gretsch these days. Great value an very well made. This one just has a slight problem, staying in tune. It’s probably the nut. I’m not much a fan of these new fanged materials, I don’t think you can beat good old fashioned bone. Unfortunately I can’t find […]
Eastcoast – clean and setup
Not a bad little one this, I’m not sure about the colour of the neck, I don’t think I’ve seen such an orange finish before! All it needs is good clean and setup though. All it needs is a little time to pull each part out and clean it thoroughly. Not forgetting the frertboard… That […]