Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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335
An import 335 style semi-hollow in for some setup tweaks. Mediocre fretwork is often par for the course on imports with uneven frets and sharp ends. We decided to tap down the high frets and dress the ends to improve fretting up the neck. The player uses this guitar for chord-melody style (ie Joe Pass) and strings it with flats
Spotty wiring :: 2005 Epiphone Dot [8.0 lbs]
One of the tone pots was not rolling off any treble so that is a sure sign of a broken lead. I pulled the harness and found that the pot did not have a path to ground. Also the output jack was poorly wired, so I clipped and resoldered the connection. Once the circuit was repaired, everything was stuffed back in, tightened up and proceeded with the setup.
2014 Gibson Midtown Custom [8.7 lbs] :: setup
The Midtown is a chambered small body 335 with a flat top and back. This was in for a setup and strung with Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt 10's.
2008 Epiphone Dot Studio WB :: headstock repair (front).
The headstock was broken cleanly off so it had to be realigned and glued. There was a significant void that needed to be filled in the face before blacking it out, scraping back the logo and then continuing with the clear coats. The original finish was matte but I opted to do a glossy repair on the face of the headstock.
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2008 Epiphone Dot Studio WB :: headstock repair (rear).
The rear of the neck was finished at the factory with the color in the topcoat. Usually color is the base coat with top clear coats. I selectively sanded through the color layer for aesthetics while blending in the finish fills so the neck feels smooth. There is still the original finish in this area although it may appear to look like bare wood.
Original break here.
![Spotty fretwork :: Allen Eden 335-style [8.1 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1470856075232-7480UWK29KC0ENE8IV40/20160713_Allen_Eden_335_body.jpg)
![Spotty wiring :: 2005 Epiphone Dot [8.0 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1430978182681-RBQE07T8WAVQNECMJTZI/image-asset.jpeg)
![2014 Gibson Midtown Custom [8.7 lbs] :: setup](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1430978788836-Q6BP1TRX1Q1YK7M9TYSZ/image-asset.jpeg)