Setup :: 2003 Fender Telecaster [8.2 lbs]

March 17, 2015

This was a rather straight forward setup, though I did need to account for some severely worn frets.

Fun fact: this body is routed for a neck humbucker.

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Duct taped output jack :: 2008 Gretsch G5135 CVT Electromatic [6.7 lbs]

March 17, 2015

Duct taped output jack :: 2008 Gretsch G5135 CVT Electromatic [6.7 lbs]

This has an old school Tele cup output jack that was completely floating in the side of the body, to the point that it was duct taped in place. There was no way to resecure the original jack as the mounting hole was enlarged (for some reason). I opted to replace it with an electrosocket, but had to wrap it with a thin mahogany veneer in order to make it fit tightly. Once the jack was squared away, this Bigsby-equipped guitar was then setup.

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Spotty wiring :: 2005 Epiphone Dot [8.0 lbs]

March 17, 2015

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.

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