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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Santa Cruz 4-String

SANTA CRUZ 4-STRING - Purchased from a customer.

Its a good practice bass and I personally liked the sticker. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this instrument.

No modifications were done on this instrument.

Specifications
Hardware: Black.
Nut: Back plastic.
Tuning Machines: Factory machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: 24 fret Rosewood with White Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: Split-style neck and standard bridge pickups.
Electronics: 2 volume and 1 tone controls.
Features:
  • Old school, bai!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

2010 Ibanez RG350DX

2010 IBANEZ RG350DX - Customer's instrument sent in for set-up.

A quality instrument. Great tone. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Adjustments of the tremolo system; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this instrument.

No modifications were done on this instrument.

Specifications
Serial Number: I100700801
Made: Made in Indonesia in July 2010. Production number 00801.
Hardware: Black.
Tuning Machines: Factory machine heads.
Neck: 3-piece Maple Wizard II
Fingerboard: 24 Jumbo Fret Rosewood with Pearloid Shark Tooth inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: INF3 Humbucker, INFS3 Single-coil, INF4 Humbucker.
Electronics: 1 volume and tone control; 5-way pickup selector switch.
Features:
  • Basswood body.
  • Blue Ritter gig bag.
  • Edge III Tremolo System.
  • Its an angel! A rock angel...
  • Very nice tone!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

First Act ME263

FIRST ACT ME263 - Purchased from Yamaha Great Sound Plaza Masalam, Section 9, Shah Alam.

A unique traveler guitar. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this instrument.

Modifications included installation of heavy-gauged strings to balance out the short scale.

Specifications
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut: Black plastic.
Tuning Machines: Standard capped machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: 20 fret Rosewood with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: Single humbucker pickup.
Electronics: 1 Volume control.
Features:
  • Pink Valencia gig bag.
  • Unusual hardtail bridge system.
  • Very small and lightweight! Great for traveling!

1980's Yamaha

1980's YAMAHA - Purchased from Wisma Cash Converter, Seksyen 9, Shah Alam.

A quality guitar stumbled upon in disrepair. It shines once again. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Adjustments of the tremolo system; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

Repairs included replacing missing tremolo arm.

Modifications included installation of Switchcraft input jack and vintage-style woven wiring for a slight boost in tone.

Specifications
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut: Plastic
Tuning Machines: Standard capped machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: 21 fret Rosewood with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: Hum-Single-Hum pickup configuration.
Electronics: 1 Volume and 2 Tone controls; 5-way pickup selector switch.
Features:
  • Vantage gig bag.
  • Vintage style tremolo.
  • Classic look and feel!
  • Vintage tone!

1986 Charvel

1986 CHARVEL - Customer's instrument. Sent in for set-up.

An awesome shred machine. made by the same team who now make Caparison guitars. Top-notch quality. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Adjustments of the tremolo system; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this instrument.

No modifications were done on this instrument.

Specifications
Serial Number: C001486
Made: Made in Japan in 1986.
Hardware: Black.
Tuning Machines: Jackson machine heads.
Fingerboard: Bound 24 fret Rosewood fingerboard with Mother-Of-Pearl Shark Tooth inlays.
Neck Construction:
Neck-thru.
Pickups: Jackson Single-Single-Hum pickup configuration.
Electronics: 1 Volume, Tone, and Preamp controls; 5-way pickup selector switch.
Features:
  • Original Charvel hardcase.
  • Jackson Double-Locking Tremolo System.
  • A true 80's Glam Rock guitar!
  • Lots of punch in the pickups!
  • Divebomb all you want!