Ouch, this Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster had an unfortunate previous encounter with someone who had tried to upgrade the nut, and somehow had an entire piece of the fretboard removed! We carefully spliced in a matching piece of ebony and then precisely cut the new nut slot and gave it the gleaming bone nut the owner wanted in the first place! Click for more shots
This nifty Levin Model 62 required loads of work, earning it the nickname ‘most expensive cheap guitar in the world’ Hahaha! Here it is post carbon fibre neck support installation, getting a level and radius carved into it before staining and fretting!
This was a neat request; the client wanted not one, but TWO nicked covered Bare Knuckle P-90 pickups installed in his Fender Baja Telecaster along with a 5 way switch! I think the result looks fantastic, click to see some more pictures…
Can’t go wrong here! This is a Shell Pink Fender Jazz Bass FSR with a solid rosewood neck - Click for some more pictures
This nice ‘95 Fender Jaguar was in desperate need of a proper Re-fretting as you can see! The frets were very worn and it had developed quite the void in the middle of the neck. Here it is getting a level and returned to it’s original 7.25 radius
Deceptively tricky repair to this recent Martin D-45 Retro: Heat exposure had left it with the binding shrunk in all four spots on the waist! The binding was very slowly corrected and cleaned up into their respective slots so the guitar is now back to spec ;) Click for some before and afters
This Aria 131DP underwent a proper conversion to left hand configuration. The original saddle slot was filled and the precisely cut into left hand compensation, topped off with a gently compensated bone saddle. Click for a couple more close up shots!
Oops, someone had installed this Bigsby kit and it seemed like nothing went well. Everything was crooked, it wouldn’t stay in tune and two screws had snapped off inside the guitar! Everything was removed, dowelled with proper hardwoods, the topes matched and then cut once again for the Bigsby install. This time, with everything straight ;) the bridge was stablised, a Callaham roller installed and the wiring was sorted out to proper Esquire configuration. Click for a few more pictures…
Here we have a rare original 1964 Fender Esquire that underwent a full restoration! There a lot of photos of this one, so click through if you want to see it from when it arrived in its awful orange-y red finish with a humbucker to its transformation into the gem you see above. Special thanks to Scott from SC Relics for sorting out the finish on the body and getting it spot on to lightly aged 1960’s blonde.
This simply incredible Martin 2-18 model is from 1893! Fully documented history in one family since new, it truly must be the cleanest example I’ve ever come across. No cracks, no breaks, original case & papers, wow! Click for a more in-depth look, including Martin Guitars’ 60th Anniversary certificate.
Things getting a little crazy up in here - This already heavily cusomised Oud is in for some full electronics upgrades, including new humbuckers, pots, and some coil/phase selections. Yes, that is also a midi system you see there! Click for more…