The Revival of a 12 String Mandriola Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt https://youtu.be/MOMrH8DaTkU An obscure oldie gets some long awaited TLC and a new lease of life! This highly unusual little number was brought to me in quite a sorry state. Missing a fret and with the neck and fretboard split completely in two, back […]
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Ibanez Gio RG Setup & Fret Polish Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt Turning rough and scratchy frets into buttery mirrors! This Ibanez came in for it’s first setup after the customer bought it used. There was a little bit of everything needed to make it just right but the main issue that stood out were
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DIY Martin Truss Rod Key Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt A really simple way to access your Martin truss rod without buying an expensive tool Just a nice simple hack today for bypassing the proprietary block that Martin so kindly inflicts upon us by recessing their truss rod keys behind a brace and charging a
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Cort Acoustic Gets Electrified, Amplified, Upgradified Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt Retrofitting a Joyo Under Saddle Piezo Pickup System Quite a straight forward installation of a side mounted preamp. Using masking tape allows me to mark the body for the cut. I find the centre line then measure outwards how much clearance is needed for
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Epiphone Les Paul With A Screw Loose! Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt https://youtu.be/XX_D8128RBE Strap button fill and redrill repair This customer brought me his LP as he was having trouble with less than stellar performance from this strap button. No problemo! The hole was very neatly stripped out, so I was able to measure the
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PRS SE Custom 24 Setup Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt https://youtu.be/JWRiMSP1foM Nothin’ fancy here! A routine setup for this rather elegant Custom 24 Quite a common question I receive (twice in the past week) is something along the lines of “I have a new guitar and people say I should get it set up, is
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LTD Gets A Slippery Neck https://youtu.be/Krrt7y-mJ0c Roughing up a gloss finish for reduced friction & easier slides Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt This is the 2nd guitar I’ve done this to for this customer, both have came out lovely. Just as before I used various grades of quality wet & dry paper, masking tape and
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Epiphone Les Paul Tuner Resecuring Loose tuners = very poor stability. Not to worry! The screws holding the tuners to the headstock on this Epiphone Les Paul had well and truly stripped their holes. Previous attempts had been made at a repair but they weren’t done correctly and ultimately failed again. The holes were filled
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Custom Strat Parts Build Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt https://youtu.be/CEV8lulZakc Handed over with instruction to “make it mint” – mission accomplished What better way to get everything you want on a guitar than to build it to your own spec!? The customer brought this one with instruction to “make it mint” and high hopes for
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Squier HH Strat Fret Level & Setup Facebook-messenger Whatsapp Phone Sms Map-marker-alt https://youtu.be/qb0JvuKPUiU Fret Level & Setup to Complete a Lovely Hot-Rodded Strat After an extensive upgrade spree, the owner had almost achieved the desired result. A set of IronGear pickups (Rolling Mill overwound in the neck and a Tesla Shark in the bridge) had
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