We’ve dealt with Gibson nuts. Now let’s look at getting a Fender-style guitar or bass nut safely out.
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Removing a nut from a Gibson guitar or bass isn’t hugely difficult but there are a couple of things that can trip you up and cause problems.
Find out how to do it safely…
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More stuck stuff. A slightly unusual one, this week.
If you work on (or if you have) an older Gibson you’ll occasionally come across a guitar with a curious output jack…
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More stuck stuff. We’ve dealt with tailpiece bushings and now we’re moving up to tun-o-matic bridge posts. The vintage-style bridge posts can be tricky to remove.
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Yeah, armchair pundit time again. You might have read, a few days ago, Gibson’s CEO Henry Juszkiewicz gave his opinion on the public’s perception of quality control at his organisation.
Now get mine…
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It’s occurred to me that a lot of a guitar repairer’s time is spent removing things from guitars. Sometimes that just involves unscrewing some screws but, other times (often?), some additional effort and knowledge is required to safely remove something.
Like various ‘bushings’. Read on…
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Up until a little while ago, the term ‘witness points’ was not one I knew. Turns out, though, it’s a very useful concept to understand — especially if you’re having problems getting a string intonated before running out of saddle travel.
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The first in an occasional episode of deep, deep Haze history. Man, I miss the ‘60s.
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More ranting. Now it’s staggered height tuners that feel my wrath. Well, not wrath exactly but I do have a bit of a problem with them.
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Rant time. Again. You’d think I enjoyed ranting.
Let me state this clearly: Truss rods are NOT for adjusting action. Let no one tell you otherwise.
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When it comes to compensation and intonation the change from a wound G string to a plain one caused a lot of hassle in sections of the guitar community. Get the skinny on G-strings…
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