The Ventures

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 […]

Gibson SG – Bone nut, service and setup

What a beauty, I’m not sure if It’s a little extreme, but it’s got something. It’s not staying in tune very well mind you, but I think I an see why. Here’s why it’s not staying in tune:  With the strings pulling out of the slots in the nut at such an angle, they’ll be […]

Kramer – Fret Dress and setup

How’s that for a guitar finish!  Wow,  I’m not sure if it’s quite my cup of tea but I just love it.  Sadly it’s just not playing very well, there’s quite a bit of fret buzz high up the neck. The problem lies in the frets, some of them are just a little uneven.  To uneven […]

Fender Stratocaster – New Pickup

Fancy and upgrade?  How about a new pickup or 2?  Not too sure about fitting them yourself?  Just give me a shout… Just one to change in this case, the bridge pickup. It’s also a question of the quality of wire, I don’t use the cheap stuff.  Decent wire not only lasts longer, will maximize the […]

Schecter – Fret Dress and setup

Not quite my cup of tea, and it’s got a bit of a problem, a couple of low spots.  High spots are easy, to lower two high frets down to the rest is quite easy but I’ve got to bring the other 22 down to the low 2, if you follow my drift! With the […]