Usually, static electricity is a hilarious way to annoy your family and friends by zapping them after you walk across the carpet. With guitars, thought, it’s even more annoying than that.
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Just a couple of quick tips this time. Sometimes, quick and easy is the way to go (as long as it doens’t become half-assed)
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So, what about those posh diamond-coated nut files you can get? Are they any good? Well…
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Those nut and sddle sanders they sell on eBay for not a lot of money… Are they any good? Well…
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Dealing with truss rods can often be a frustrating experience. There are no real standards. For the most part, you’ll encounter a smallish number of adjustment nuts and tools but sometimes makers throw curveballs. Looking at Maton today…
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I’ll return to tremolo stabilisation (a particular implementation) at some point in the future but, for now, I’ve a few thoughts to round out the subject, including an important caveat for all these systems. Check it out…
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After blocking, after dive-only setups, after tremolo-stops… It’s time to look at ways to keep the bridge fully floating but still add a little extra stability to the system. Let’s take a look at tremolo stabiliser devices…
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I talk (rant) a lot about using full-pocket shims when shimming a guitar neck. And, while you can certainly buy some for an easy life, if you’ve access to a 3D printer, it seems you can now print some.
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