An Epiphone Les Paul with some switching issues. Turned out that the contacts in the 3 way toggle switch needed to be re-tensioned so they signal would not cut out when using. Easy fix once you figure out what's going on.
![Spotty switch :: 2009 Epiphone Les Paul Standard [8.3 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1486767061672-KKYNYT985FI4TKHIF06A/20160909_2009_Epiphone_LesPaul_body.jpg)
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![Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster [8.7 lbs] :: electrical check up](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1472577111085-DG1VTCWS14WUPTMK8N89/20160725_1987-1991_Fender_Telecaster_52_RI_body_bench.jpg)
A reissue '52 Tele in for some noise issues. A few ground solder joints needed to be touched up along with cleaning out the pots with some contact cleaner. Back in business.
![No battery, no pickup :: Mitchell MX400 QAB NAT [4.4 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1466233027873-WBJ9J38D2FQPSIRTBWAS/20160617_Mitchell_MX400.jpg)
A very quilted-figure Mitchell acoustic in for a dead pickup. The first thing I always check with acoustic pickup issues is the battery. As the voltage drops, so does the headroom of the onboard preamp eventually fading away to silence. This happened to be missing a battery all together so a fresh 9V brought the pickup back to life. The player was surprised that it was just the battery as he had tried replacing it himself. I've had other pickup fixes in the shop solved by a new battery so maybe I just get lucky sometimes.
![Short circuit & loose frets :: Ibanez BTB775PB [9.8 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1464731963992-A6WX269KIF6KH41KV68O/20160531_Ibanez_BTB775PB_body.jpg)
A beastly Ibanez 5 string bass in for an intermittent short circuit and fret buzz. I traced the output issue to a bad 25k volume pot that needed to be replaced (see video below for the replacement). As for the fret buzz, treble side fret ends 12-20 were playing it high and loose. The inexpensive fix was to glue and clamp them back down. Doing a fret level after they were locked back down would have further improved clean playing up the neck.
![No signal :: Partscaster Fender Tele [7.4 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1448901924774-DRO2JFFIGQHFGT1043LM/image-asset.jpeg)
A relic'd partscaster Tele with a history of random signal loss in for a while-you-wait repair. This has been through a couple other shops in the area and ended up on my bench for an emergency fix last week. I did the usual checking of all connections by eye, with a meter, reflowing suspect joints and physically stressing connections while the guitar was connected to an amp. I even checked the resistance of both pickups to make sure there wasn't a broken coil. Something I did ended up fixing the no-output issue, but I don't know exactly what was the cause. Not exactly the most reassuring of repairs, but I made sure to shake, prod and bang on the guitar as much as I could before it left with the player. Good thing it is a relic!
Note that the fix got the player through the gig so now only time will tell if whatever fix I did will last.