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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Brandless

BRANDLESS - Customer's instrument sent in for set-up.

This guitar's manufacturer is a mystery, but it's craftsmanship is satisfactory compared to other brandless guitars I have encountered. 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 guitar.

No modifications were done on this guitar.

Specifications
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut: Plastic.
Tuning Machines: Standard machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: 24 fret Rosewood
with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: Single-single-humbucker configuration.
Electronics: 1 volume, 1 tone; 5-way selector switch.
Features:
  • Antler gig bag.
  • A quality cheapo!
  • Lefty right-handed!
  • Jackson wannabe!

Saturday, July 28, 2012

1990 Squier Stratocaster

1990 SQUIER STRATOCASTER - Customer's instruments sent in for set-up.

One of those old sought after Japanese Squier... 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 guitar.

No modifications were done on this guitar.

Specifications
Serial Number: K008926
Make: Made at the Fuji-gen Plant, Japan in 1990.
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut: Bone.
Tuning Machines: Gotoh machine heads.
Neck: Maple with Rosewood Skunk Stripe.
Fingerboard: 21 fret Rosewood with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: 3x single coils.
Electronics: 1 volume, 2 tone controls; 5-way selector switch.
Features:
  • Alder body.
  • ESP soft case.
  • Vintage style tremolo system.
  • A classic!
  • Collectible!
  • Dressed in vintage stickers!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

1988 Yamaha FG-160-1

1988 YAMAHA FG-160-1 - Customer's instrument sent in for set-up.

Another great vintage Yamaha acoustic. 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; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

Repairs included replacing broken nut, re-in
stalling removed machine heads, and replacing missing screws.

No modifications were done on this guitar.

Specifications
Serial Number: Body - 80211171; Neck - 0824688
Made: Made in Taiwan, Republic Of China on the 11th of February 1988.
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut: Plastic.
Tuning Machines: Yamaha original machine heads.
Neck: Nato.
Fingerboard: 20 fret Rosewood with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Set-neck.
Features:
  • Spruce top with Sapele back & sides.
  • Original Yamaha gig bag.
  • Great sound and tone!
  • A vintage guitar!