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 […]
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 […]
Got a few problems with the nut on this one. The “G” string is way too low and buzzing dreadfully. Looking closely at the nut, there lies the problem… Yeh, there’s the problem, not fitting well. The best option is to replace it with a new one. I do like good old fashioned bone. Chop […]
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 […]
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. […]