Here’s a common problem. A nice guitar but the action is a little high. It can put you off, you’re not going o persevere if the guitar is hard to play. However don’t worry, as long as the guitar is basically sound and the frets are level it can be sorted. Looking up at the 12th fret the […]
Tag: Fender Acoustic
Fender Acoustic – Action height
I quite like these Fenders, good value for money but sometimes in need of a little extra work to make the most of them. The action on this one was just a little high… The neck also had rather too much curve in it as well, which isn’t helping much. First things first then, tighten the […]
Fender Stratocaster – Custom build
A collection of bits and pieces, put together should make a nice guitar… To make it a really great guitar, rather than just an average one I levelled the frets. Firstly making sure the neck is level.With it nice and flat, grind down the fret tops to a common level….Once levelled each fret needs to […]
Acoustic Pickup
Want an Electro-acoustic? Rather than trade in your much loved old acoustic for one you can plug-in, how about an upgrade? I did exactly that for the owner of this Fender. Not exactly complicated, just a little time consuming to get right.The first part is to cut the hole for the pre-amp… With the hole […]
Fender Sonoran fret dress and setup
These are great little guitars. This one is brand new but the owner want’s to see what I can do to improve it. Since there isn’t really anything wrong with it I guess the devil is in the detail as they say. The neck has slightly too much set in it so that’ll be easy […]
Fender Broken Headstock
Ouch! Bet that hurt…. Luckily it’s a clean break, along the grain and the parts fit together well. The veneer on the face of the head has kept it together. The guy taped it back together to keep it in place which is good. If you ever do break something like this it’s always best […]