Pre-tour tune up :: 2001 Gibson SG [7.3 lbs]

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Pre-tour tune up :: 2001 Gibson SG [7.3 lbs]

Jonathon of Tigerman WOAH dropped by to have his SG checked out for an upcoming run down to Nashville, TN.  Those who have been following the shop for some time will recognize this well-played workhorse.  It's been in for a broken control cavity, broken headstock, broken strap button screws, etc.  This time it was in for a high fret.  Check out the vlog to see the problem fret addressed.

2002 Gibson ES-333 [8.4 lbs] :: intermittent pickup & broken tuners

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2002 Gibson ES-333 [8.4 lbs] :: intermittent pickup & broken tuners

The neck pickup was cutting in and out on this hollowbody so that usually means you have fish the electronics out through the f-hole or pickup rout to clean / repair.  To my surprise I found an access cover in the back!  This is the first Gibson hollowbody with an access panel to come across my bench. As much as I don't like the idea of them on hollows, it makes resoldering this broken neck pickup lead and cleaning the pots much, much easier.  The bass-side tuners were also previously repaired by someone supergluing the covers.  This is always a temporary fix and the time had come to replace them.  Tuning is now much more stable with a new set of tuners.

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