Author Archives: Colin

While checking my messages this other day I found that I had missed a call from my friend Wes at Guitar Center. The message said that they had received a USA Les Paul that had been damaged in shipping. Apparently the neck had popped out of it’s… Read more

This PRS CE-24 came into the shop with a dead volume potentiometer. After discussing it with the client we decided to replace all of the electronics (all less than superb components) with high quality Switchcraft and CTS components from RS… Read more

This acoustic has recently made it into regular rotation during it’s owner’s gigs. While it’s a fine guitar with some very nice burl ash back and sides, he wanted to improve the overal tone and sustain. So we replaced the plastic nut, saddle and… Read more

This acoustic came in with some phantom rattles that our client was having trouble identifying. Once we had it on the bench, we checked for the obvious culprits: loose braces and loose wires. After a thorough inspection, all of the braces… Read more

This Epi DOT came in for a basic setup and a simple neck repair. There was about a 3 inch long crack along the fretboard that needs some TLC. It was a simple crack that was easily repaired with som cam-clamps and wood glued. After the repair… Read more

This guitar had been sitting on the sidelines for a while and needed some TLC before it’s owner was to take it back on stage. It was missing an output jack plate as well as some suspicious wiring on the existing output jack. This “economic”… Read more

This Guild JF30-12 twelve-string guitar has been a little hot under the collar. And by that I mean it has experienced some serious heat while on a recent trip to Southeast Asia. The bridge was pulling up from the heat exposure and three of the… Read more

This Guild D-45 had an unfortunate encounter with a stage floor after being knocked off of its stand. The impact resulted in damage that could be better described as a crunch than a crack. However, as far as traumatic wood damage goes, this is… Read more

This Guild D-55 came in for some basic TLC. The endpin was quite loose, so we filled the endpin hole with a mahogany dowel that was sized to match. After the glue dried, we will re-drilled and reamed the hole for the endpin to create a… Read more

This Fender acoustic really needed a neck reset. However, while it is a fine workhorse guitar, it really did not make sense to make such an investment in an economic instrument. However, this guitar is used almost daily, so something needed to… Read more