Minor Frets

'83 Gibson Les Paul in for a restring/setup. Sometimes with instruments that have been sitting a long time the moving parts seize up. This one needed the bridge reconditioned and oiled to be adjustable again.

Got this in yesterday. '89 blue American Special Telecaster in for some electronics checks. Some of these came standard with Fender's dual ganged/stacked tone pot called the TBX Tone Control (for treble/bass expander). Guitar was intermittent and passing signal when in contact with the control area - diagnosed as inadequate earthing to the pots and volume pot resistance drop in the upper taper causing a hot/cold crossover to the output jack. Fixed ground issue and may require a new pot down the line. The pickups sound great overdriven.

I knew I was doing something wrong. A valuable piece of advice, thanks Martin!

A nice thing about working on other people's guitars is that you can transfer those skills to work on your own! Here's my Mini Maton after a service and new strings. It's got a crack in the top (not of my doing) but it doesn't affect the sound. Will need a refret on the first few frets eventually as they are wearing down. I love this little thing!

Mid-80's Kramer EVH C5150 replica in for some various work including a general service, Floyd Rose setup, D-tuna adjustment, electronic repair and some other tweaks. I love parts guitars, especially ones that look roughly bolted together and this one just happens to be a shred machine!

Tech tip: a clean, well maintained and saturated fingerboard free of gunk and grime, as well as buffed frets will keep your instrument in top condition and be more comfortable to play! Dirt can work itself underneath fret edges and frets are metallic so will oxidise over time. Getting rid of these will extend your string life and elicit a much more joyful playing experience.

If yours don't look like this, bring them in. Clean fretboards are happy fretboards!