Anyone that knows me will know I do love big bodied semi-acoustics, so it was quite nice to get my hands on this little tinker….
Tag: Epiphone Guitar Setup
Epiphone Setup
What a lovely Guitar, just in need of a tweek here and there to get it playing as it should. The frets were good and even so they didn’t need any work for once. Since it’s got a floating bridge I put some low adhesive tape on the body before removing the strings. That way […]
Epiphone Les Paul – Setup
A nice one this, just needs a little TLC.. Nothing much wrong with it really, just needed a little bit of a clean and oil.. followed by a standard 5 point setup.. 1. The neck set… A little high so a turn on the truss-rod… 2. The action at the 12th fret… a little high […]
Epiphone ES339 – Fret dress and setup
A great looking guitar, sadly not playing as well as it should. In fact they made a bit of a mess of this one, the frets are all over the place..The 11th was the highest but they were all very uneven. You’d like to think a new guitar would be better than that but, sadly, […]
Epiphone Les-Paul – Fret dress and Nut
A nice little guitar. The trouble is they’re built to a budged, seemingly without much care. However I’m going to make this one play really nicely. While I’m at it I’ve been asked to fit a TUSQ nut. Not something I like to be honest, but I’ll stick it on and see how it works. […]
Fender or Gibson which do you prefer?
Most people stand in one camp or the other, Gibson or Fender, but this one crosses divides. It just came in for a once over, service and setup. A classic Fender? No, from the Gibson stable… Not a great deal wrong with it, just in need of a little TLC… The electrics were a little […]
Epiphone Flying-V
I can’t say as I really like these, but a classic nonetheless. This one’s going to get an upgrade with a new pair of pickups…While the pickguard is off, wiring in the new pickups, I also gave the pots and switch a clean…. Also, while the strings were off, I gave the fretboard a good clean…and oil…The new […]
Epiphone Hummingbird – Setup
A nice new guitar, just in need of a tweek to make it play a little better… The action was rather high making it difficult to play. First I reduced the set in the neck… Then reduced the height of the saddle a little… That’s much better…
Epiphone Les Paul – Fret Dress and Bone Nut
I’m often asked what’s the best way to improve an average guitar? The first thing to consider is do you want to improve the sound it makes or the way it feels to play? The first is easy, strip out the pickups and fit something special, Bare Knuckle are probably my favourite, and their choices are […]
Epiphone Les Paul, Fret Dress and setup
It’s a sad reflection that some guitars are just not as good as they really should be. This is a lovely alternative to it’s Gibson cousin but still should be better. A little bit of attention to detail though and it’ll be better than the Gibson… The action at the 1st fret is a little […]