PCB Perception
Gibson’s addition of PCBs gets a lot of criticism. Is it justified? Mostly no but with a little bit of yes.
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Travel guitar demonstrates neck resets
Presets can be a little tricky to explain as a concept, but a travel guitar that came in for a setup gives a really clear illustration of what's happening.
Aligning a bolt-on neck
Installing a bolt-on neck you have to be careful to get the alignment right. Get it wrong and the strings can fall off the edge of the fingerboard and that's never good. Here’s a tip to help.
The Haze Super Light
If you do this job, you'll find yourself needing good lighting in really awkward areas. I decided to do something to try and make this easier.
Repairing shrunken and separating guitar binding
Part two of the shrunken and separated waist binding repair on this Martin acoustic. Let's get this glued up and back in shape
Repairing shrinking waist binding on acoustic guitar
Binding shrinking at the waist is a pain. It can be repaired but does involve a little work to do it right.
On it or behind it: Correct capo placement
I don’t feel like I’m a thought-leader when it comes to capo placement but people keep asking me about it. Time to nail my colours to the mast.
The problems swapping direct-mount humbuckers
Direct or body-mount humbuckers are more and more common. If you’re planning on upgrading and swapping them out, there are some considerations that you should be aware of, though. Check it out…
The Mystery B-String Noise
We humans are great (mostly). Our amazing minds let us do incredible things. And sometimes, they try to screw with us. When that overlaps with guitars, I find it massively interesting. Check out the story of The Mystery B-String Noise…
Some foam is more equal than others
Some body mount pickups can be installed using foam underneath. This is not without its problems though so be aware of the following when you’re considering adding or replacing pickup foam…
The Space Between The Notes
There’s no real rule that says we have to divide an octave into twelve equal parts. That’s just how it’s historically been done in western music. Some players are digging into the space between the notes and playing microtonal guitars and basses. Check it out…
It's All About The Tone
Well, we’ve done volume controls so it sort of makes sense to throw the tone control into the mix too. And, for that, we need a new little helper. Let’s welcome the capacitor…
Resistance Is Useful, Not Futile
At some places in a circuit, we want to see a nice, low-resistance path from one point to another. But, in the right circumstances, higher resistance can be pretty useful. Let’s look at resistance, pots, and volume controls…
Seeking Continuity
Lets talk about electrical continuity. It’s an important concept for any wiring troubleshooting job so we should get a grip on it.
Jazzmaster/Jaguar Trem Lock and Operation
An interesting repair I’ve seen a few times. Also a discussion on the operation of the Jazzmaster and Jaguar tremolo/vibrato tailpieces and, in particular, the trem lock function. Read more…
Fancy-Pants Tools and Gear
After last week’s post about expensive gear and tools, I need to sit you down and have one of those talks. I may even need to use your middle name when speaking to you. And you can take that look of your face too. 😄
Fancy-Pants Tuners. Do you need one
Strobe tuners are incredibly accurate and operate in a cool, nerdy analogue manner. Should you get one to up your setup or tuning game?
The Spot-Levelling Problem
Spot levelling a single high fret can be a quick and easy way to deal with it. Sometimes, though, it’s difficult to properly identify problem frets and dealing with them can quickly become complicated.
Spot-Levelling: Giving Frets The Kiss-Off
Sometimes the guitar gods smile on you and it’s possible to deal with a single high fret in isolation without having to level the whole neck. This is a big time-saver so here’s how it’s done when the fates allow…
Lifting inlay lifts no more
Sometimes fingerboard inlays can start to lift out of the board, making for really annoying playing. The fix isn’t too tricky to do.