Happy birthday to Keith Richards, who has — weirdly — not been killed by 2016 yet. I hope I don't jinx it.
Born December 18th, 1843, Keith turns 174 today. Of course, the same people that covered up the original Paul McCartney's death have re-written all the records to claim Keith was actually born in 1943 and is only 73, but come on
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Ok, so you’ve got to admit that's a little unusual.
What we’ve got is a tailpiece installed on this Takamine. It’s anchoring the strings which pass through the (pinless) bridge and up over the saddles.
Whatever else, it’s an inventive solution to some sort of problem.
Thing is, it’s not the best solution. The tailpiece is resting against the top of the guitar with isn’t the best for getting a good tone. Also, the guitar’s designed to have strings couple to the bridge for good transfer to the top.
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I'm trying to get the hang of drawing on an iPad. So, for the season that's in it, happy Hallowe'en everyone.
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Yes, Gerry's going on about neck shimming again.
But it's important, you see. I'm on a quest. A quest to stamp out bad shimming.
Join me…
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Another case of hidden screws. Because these are the sorts of things that slowed me up in the past, when I come across one (and when I remember to photograph it), I'll pass it on and hopefully help others in the future.
The original Taylor Expression System used a pair of AA batteries. Usually, these are problem free but, sometimes, a battery can get stuck in its housing. Grrr.
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I worked on a Strat-style guitar recently. It was a HSS configuration and there was no output from either of the single coil pickups.
I opened it up to start troubleshooting and spotted the (slightly odd) problem pretty quickly.
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I've been noticing a number of Gibson guitars with damage to their truss rod adjustment nuts. The damage is, almost certainly, from the factory. The nuts have a large (relatively speaking) portion 'ground away'.
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Most players face the UPGRADE Vs NEW GUITAR dilemma at some point (or at many points). It can be a difficult decision to make. Sometimes the way forward is clear but sometimes there's no easy answer. Before you make the call, here's a little food for thought.
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Haze Guitars appointments are now available again.
Normal service has been resumed.
And, I really, really have to say a MASSIVE thank you to all of the people who said they'd wait until I was taking in repairs again. That means a lot. Thank you.
If you'd like to book an appointment, click to Read More and you'll see the button.
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TL;DR: It depends. Ok, see ya!
It really does depend, though. Here are a few things to consider.
Before we get too far, though…
First up, and most importantly, is to get to know your current setup. Once you’ve got that starting reference point, you’ll be in a much better position to gauge when it’s time for some setup tweaks.
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Cementing my status as guitar-building nerd (or maybe nerdy guitar builder — not sure which), I'm interviewed on The Sweet Setup* about my techie bits. I talk about the hardware and apps that I use for day-to-day stuff and what I used to create Sketchy Setups.
*Note for guitar nerds: Different kind of 'setup'. 😉
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