More on the Epiphone Les Paul @shroprockdoctor. Gotoh SGS510 chrome machine heads installed, no mod required. New chrome roller bridge & tail piece with 4 new chrome inserts & studs making sure to install a ground wire from the lower insert hole closest to the control cavity to keep the bridge grounded. Bone blank for […]
Month: June 2021
Hanging on the stairs @shroprockdoctor for a while…
Hanging on the stairs @shroprockdoctor for a while now is Mr McCreadie’s Epiphone Les Paul which had a headstock repair & a new set of stainless steel frets installed & then continued to hang around while awaiting a complete set of new components to replace the overly corroded original gold hardware. Today a pair of […]
New nut & a setup for the EVH in for tuning instab…
New nut & a setup for the EVH in for tuning instability issues. The owner supplied a Floyd rose locking nut which was initially going to be fitted but really doesn’t make for a straightforward fit as there isn’t sufficient space on the end of the neck/headstock to seat the metal nut. It was agreed […]
Dropped off @shroprockdoctor today an EVH strat wi…
Dropped off @shroprockdoctor today an EVH strat with tuning stability issues. Came in with a request to install the supplied Floyd Rose locking nut as the locking tuners were reported as not helping. Inspection of the installed plastic nut with all six strings cut deep below the nut surface made it the prime candidate for […]
Part one of the Boss GT5 resurrection @shroprockdo…
Part one of the Boss GT5 resurrection @shroprockdoctor completed. The fixed two core mains supply cable which was damaged with exposed cores has been removed & replaced with an IEC socket. The steel casing is now grounded. PAT passed. All internal power related wiring, transformer leads etc. have been resoldered, resecured & heat shrink sleeved. […]