Ibanez RG – Service and Setup

Not quite my cup of tea, but a very nice piece of wood… It’s got a common problem, not returning to pitch when you use the trem’.  These Floyd Rose Tremolo units can be a little temperamental. It’s also missing a spring, it’s dropped out somewhere apparently. I pretty sure I know where it’ll be….. […]

Kremer – Full Service and Setup

Guitar not playing properly?  How about a quick service and setup, pretty well anything can be sorted out.  This one’s lust got a few minor problems. The pickups don’t seem to be staying in place?  An odd one that, I don’t think I’ve come across that before? The volume and tone controls are a little […]

Ibanez RG – Fret Dress and Setup

I generally rate Ibanez guitars, but this one’s not so good.  It’s got some very uneven frets. The only way to get it playing properly is to dress them all, to get a common level.  It’s always easiest to do that with the neck off the guitar. There we go, taped up and levelled. As […]

Jackson – Fret dress

Never been a meal fan, and this one needs quite a bit of work doing to get it playing properly.. The frets are a little worn, not too bad…. the trouble is there are some low spots… To sort out those 2 problems I’m going to level everything.  First then, off with the nut.. and make sure […]

Sambora – Fret dress and setup

Not something I’ve come across before, but what a great looking guitar! I just needs a little work so that it plays as good as it looks. The biggest problem are the frets, they’re quite uneven so need levelling before it will play well.  First job then, neck off and levelled. Tape up the fretboard to protect it, and […]