Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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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.
Harp guitar pickup install :: 2015 Carruth Harp Guitar "Thumbelina" [6.4 lbs]
Ken Bonfield stopped by the shop last night to have a K&K pickup installed in his new Alan Carruth harp guitar. This is an incredible instrument. The neck and upper harp are both detachable from the main body and fold into a small custom case for travel.
Video was shot of this pickup installation along with some minor neck angle tweaks and featured on the vlog.
TonePros bridge swap :: 2013 Gibson ES-335 TDC [7.8 lbs]
The player of this 335 found that the stock nylon saddles were not yielding the tone he was looking for. For a quick experiment, I pulled the TonePros bridge on my 1986 Howard Roberts Fusion and installed it on his 335. He liked the results of the metal saddles better so we decided to swap out the stock bridge. I ended up lightly distressing the new bridge to match the existing hardware. The new bridge was laid out, notched and set up in the vlog video below.
Custom fingerboard inlay :: 1982 Gibson SG R1
The SG dot-to-block conversion rolls forward with a custom "Norah" script to be inlaid into the 12th fret. This mother of pearl inlay was designed by a friend of the guitar's owner and hand cut by Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay. Below this inlay was featured over on the vlog.
Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1
A rare Gibson SG R1 in for new frets, but not before converting the dot fingerboard inlays to blocks. These block inlays were deceivingly difficult to position. If they are off just a little bit they look odd big time. The blocks will be flushed up with the board before a custom script inlay goes in the twelfth fret. Below is a quick video on inlaying the blocks.
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![Harp guitar pickup install :: 2015 Carruth Harp Guitar "Thumbelina" [6.4 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1444890667860-EC2R9UTWR50X5IFLBC42/image-asset.jpeg)
![TonePros bridge swap :: 2013 Gibson ES-335 TDC [7.8 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1444746298106-UJOZXM58667SE0YKRIWR/image-asset.jpeg)
