What a lovely guitar, see you don’t have to spend a fortune to have a really nice guitar! The owner brought this one round with some lovely upgrades from the start. It’s a nice guitar from the start, but I love the ideas this guy had… Before… A couple of cosmetic changes, a black pick-guard, […]
Month: May 2018
Telecaster – Refurb’
This has to be the heaviest Tele’ I’ve ever come across. It’s big old chunk of pine (I think) and a solid brass pick-guard. It’s got a few intermittent electrical faults, that wiring doesn’t look too good, and I think the outside of the braded cable was shorting against the wiring on the pots’ It’s […]
How to set up a 6-String Bass
Wow, what a monster. I’ve looked at some of these before but I’ve never really tried one out, it just seems so huge! The basic principles for a setup are the same as any guitar, just scaled up a little. It’s also got a problem with the nut. The slots are a little deep so the […]
Hofner President Bass – Refurbishment
What a lovely old guitar. I don’t quite know how old it is but it’s a beauty. Sadly I don’t think it’s been out of its case for quite some time and is in need of a little TLC. None of the electrics are working for a start. The bridge is missing a couple of […]