The answer is, “When you can’t get the strings anymore”. It’s a great idea, you can change strings in seconds, just hook the string in at the nut and clip the bottom end on the bridge.. It was a fairly simple conversion, Change the nut for a locking one… and install a set of machine […]
Tag: Electric Guitar Setup
Fender Squire – Fret-dress and new heads
A fairly routine job. Take a standard Squire Stratocaster and those special touches which will make it so much better. The biggest setback to a really good playing action are the slightly uneven frets. They are a little worn as well so a fret dress will sort out both problems. The other problem lies in the machine heads. […]
5 String Telecaster
The first thing I did was to have a good look at the Guitar. Since the owner wants a low action the question is how accurately are the frets set, any high frets will cause buzzing when the action is lowered. I’m pleased to say it’s pretty good so I won’t need any work […]
Maverick, fret-dress and setup
I don’t think I’ve had one of these on the bench before. Not quite my cup of tea but different. It’s obviously had a lot of use and needs a spot of TLC. The frets are a little worn and the fret-board has several years worth of goop on it. There were also a couple of high […]
Very Green Ibanez!
Quite a long job this one, been on the go for a couple of weeks. The customer wanted a really nice setup, which really ment a fret dress before he had the body re-painted. I though it was a bit daft to do the setup twice so ended up pulling it apart and doing the […]
Rickenbacker 360
An unusual request, a water damaged guitar. The chap had a burst pipe in his house that pretty well flooded the place. Luckily the Ric wasn’t soaked but you can see where the damp has got to it. Actually extreme dryness can cause more damage to a guitar than damp can! The frets are a […]
Jim Harley “Rickenfaker”
Something I bought ages ago but never quite had the time to finish off It started out as a £150 second hand Jim Harley… I’d always fancied a Rickenbacker 350 but couldn’t really afford one so I though I could do something with this.? The frets aren’t too badly worn, a little uneven but a […]
Tanglewood Health Check and Setup
How well does your guitar play? You probably take your car in to be serviced regularly but what about your prized Guitar? Normally people come to me with problems but just now and again it’s just for a quick “once over” Had one today, I think it’s for sale and the guy just wanted to […]
Fender Strat – Floyd Rose setup – completed
Got the screws… all I need to do now is put the springs back and fit a new set of strings… Now for the balancing act! adjusting the tension of the springs against the tension in the strings so that the tailpiece sits parallel with the body. Complete the rest of the setup and it’s ready […]
Squire Strat with new Tele neck
A chap came to see me with an upgrade he has had a problem with. It seemed like an easy job, fit a new neck on to an old body. This is as far as the screws got before they jammed solid and tore the heads out… The problem is the holes in the body […]