Christmas, lockdown and thoughts for 2021…. What a year 2020 has been! Who would have thought when we closed for our Christmas break in 2019 how much the world was going to change! Due to the government’s new tier rules, Banbury will enter tier 4 on Boxing Day. Unfortunately this means once again we will … More Christmas, lockdown and thoughts for 2021….
PRS se Acoustic We had a nice PRS Acoustic guitar come in that although didn’t need a full setup, the customer felt the string gauge he was using was a bit too heavy. We suggested going down from the 12-53 to 11-52. Although not a massive change in gauge, over the whole set of strings can … More PRS se Acoustic guitar
Epiphone Joe Pass We had a gorgeous Epiphone Joe Pass jazz guitar come in that the customer wanted some heavier strings fitting and then a setup doing. We removed the old strings and then lemon oiled the fret board to clean and rehydrate it and cleaned the body. We checked the tightness of all the … More Epiphone Joe Pass Jazz guitar
Strat Pickup swap We had a Strat come in that after years of serious gigging needed some work to freshen it up. The customer being a huge Hank Marvin fan who owned a few red Strats decided he wanted it resprayed in a sunburst finish to give some variety to his collection. Once the guitar … More Strat pickup swap
Burns Sonic bass Just before the government put the country on lockdown, the last instrument we had in to do some work on was a very early 1960’s Burns Sonic Bass guitar. It came in needing a clean and setup. We removed the old strings and gave the guitar a good clean and polish. We … More Burns Sonic Bass
Les Paul style electric guitar We had a Les Paul style electric guitar come in that had been left in a cupboard, and left unloved, and in need of a restring and setup. First thing we did was remove what strings were still left on it, and gave the fretboard a clean and rehydrate with … More Les Paul Style Electric Guitar
Seymore Duncan Hot-rail pickups! We had a Squire Telecaster come in that although the customer loved the overall feel of the guitar, felt that the pickups were a bit thin and weak sounding. He decided on a set of Seymore Duncan Hot-rail pickups as a replacement for the stock pickups. After removing the stock pickups, … More Seymore Duncan Hot-rail pickups
Yamaha Acoustic We had a Yamaha acoustic guitar come in that needed a setup, but the customer was also preparing for his first gig and wanted a way of amplifying it. After discussing a couple of options we decided on a TGI soundhole pickup. These can be fitted as a temporary fit or hardwired in, … More Yamaha Acoustic Guitar
Burns Bison Bass Here’s one for you bass guitarists out there! We had a Burns Bison bass guitar come in needing a restring and setup. After removing the old strings we gave the fret board a good clean with lemon oil to remove any grime, and rehydrate the wood. We then cleaned the rest of … More Burns Bison Bass
A nice start to 2020! We had a nice start to 2020 with a job that came in. A lady brought a guitar in that her dad had built, and she had used when she was younger. Having not been used for many years, the plan was to clean and restring the guitar and then … More A nice start to 2020!
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