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2015 Les Paul – Upgrade?

Well I’ve had a Les Paul on the wish list for ages.  A truly iconic guitar but a little out of my reach.  However I came across this in a local guitar shop.  It’s been hanging on their wall for a few years and they’ve just not been able to sell it. For one thing […]

Gibson Les Paul – Setup

A nice one this. just needing a little work to get it playing nicely. Before anything else I like to start with a good clean. A spot of Lemon Oil to keep the wood in good condition. So a full setup, starting with the neck relief… with a small twist on the truss-rod. Next the action […]

Gibson Les Paul – Fret Dress and setup

Wow, what a great guitar.  And a fantastic example of a great guitar at that!  It’s seen some action though, and needs a little TLC to bring it back to life. The frets are a little worn up at the paying end so that’ll need sorting out for a start. In preparation for a fret dress, off with […]

Gibson Les Paul – Fret Dress

It’s very sad but even the big boys turn out duff guitars sometimes.  Nothing that can’t be fixed, but you really shouldn’t have too!Not really a very good advert especially as it’s a special edition… There are some really high frets causing some nasty fret buzzing. The only way to sort that is to file […]

Gibson Les Paul, Fret-dress and Setup

A nice old guitar but in need of a little TLC… The frets and fretboard are rather worn for one.The bridge pickup is loose, and the pickup switch is rather intermittent.With the strings off the reason for the loose pickup is clear, the brass threaded end has pulled out.  A fairly easy fix.The frets are […]

Gibson Les Paul – Overhaul

This one is going to take a while, I like a challenge now and then!  It’s perhaps going to take longer than I thought but since it’s a quality guitar it shouldn’t be too difficult. The guitar with the new parts… Along with the new parts it also needs a little bit of TLC, the […]