Epiphone Les Paul – Fret Dress and Setup

Been a quiet week, with nothing of real interest.  A couple of fret-dressings.   The last one a rather nice Epiphone Les Paul The fret-dress was a routine job, as was the setup.. The neck, unusually had very little set in it… The owner wants a fairly low action but I think it needs a little more […]

Peavey Restoration – Final Update

With the body complete, bolt the neck back on and set it up. Since the whole guitar has been apart everything will need re-setting, starting with the truss-rod. The rest of it was simple, Job done….                              To see the job in full click here

Peavey Renovation – 1st Update

Got the body stripped down and cleaned.  Nothing too severe, just enough to remove the surface dirt. I’ve also cleaned off the rust from all the tremolo screws.  They all move freely now so I’ll be able to set the bridge height and intonation easily. I’ve stripped all the electrics from the pick-guard.  I’m going […]

Squire Stratocaster – Fret Dress

A nice colour,  in fact a nice guitar.  I was asked to just adjust the setup but what it really needs is a fret-dress. Rather worn frets… After a few hours, level frets. Once it’s back together it will play as well as any new guitar.  A lot better than when it was new, the frets […]