What a lovely guitar, just needs a little work. The high “E” string keeps popping out of the slot for one. A new nut will sort that out. The pickups aren’t quite up to spec so I’m going to send them off to Radioshop Pickups and have them re-wound. While it’s apart I’m going to […]
What a lovely guitar, just needs a little work. The high “E” string keeps popping out of the slot for one. A new nut will sort that out. The pickups aren’t quite up to spec so I’m going to send them off to Radioshop Pickups and have them re-wound. While it’s apart I’m going to […]
What a lovely guitar, see you don’t have to spend a fortune to have a really nice guitar! The owner brought this one round with some lovely upgrades from the start. It’s a nice guitar from the start, but I love the ideas this guy had… Before… A couple of cosmetic changes, a black pick-guard, […]
Not quite my cup of tea but a nicely built guitar. The owner has decided on a pickup upgrade so it should be a fairly simple job. Off with the control knobs. It’s all plug in so shouldn’t need any soldering, apart from the cable for the neck pickup, just not long enough so I spliced […]
This is one I built about 10 years ago but have never been fully happy with. I used modern acrylic paint but without baking facilities it took about 5 years to properly cure! 10 years down the line it’s got some dings and scratches and actually looks great. The biggest problem was the sound though. […]
What a lovely guitar. It’s seen some action though, so needs a little bit of work. The owner’s decided rather than just a little TLC he want’s to go the whole hog and have some serious upgrades along the way as well… The pickups are already out, the covers are away being re-chromed. It’s missing a strap button […]
These Epiphones aren’t bad these days, some of the parts aren’t quite top flight but then that’s how they keep costs down. One of the simplest upgrades are the pickups. How about a set of Seymour Duncans. If you’re going to change the pickups then it’s probably worth replacing the pots’ as well. It might […]
I’m still not really sure about these. There’s certainly nothing seriously wrong with them, in fact they’re terrific for money. I just can’t put my finger on it. Anyway, I’ve had this one on the bench before and already done quite a bit to it, I’ve dressed the frets and performed a full setup on […]
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 […]
A rather interesting looking guitar. The owner’s looking for an upgrade, so out with the old.. and in with the new..New Pots, Pickups and Switch etc…. The screws on the bridge needed a bit of a clean while I was at it….. The fretboard also needed a bit of a clean…. and oil… There was […]