Stories from Daily Guitar Repair
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That pesky falling out Tele Jack, The magic Stewart MacDonald tool.
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Jul 9, 2010
Possibly the worst guitar jack plate idea in guitar construction. The Vintage Telecaster jack is held in place by a bent steel plate with a hole in the center for the jack in it. It is jammed in place by… Full Story »
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Stuffing a Sustainiac in a thin Ibanez
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Jul 7, 2010
It all went together with much thought going into the placement of the electronics. The control cavity had to be extended to fit the board and the battery has it's own box to avoid moving the wires around when changing… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Ibanez
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The GuitarTable or Gitable
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Jul 4, 2010
We have seen guitars that slide the pickups in from the side, the back and even guitars that assemble onto the side of pickups. This was a specific design from our client. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Slide
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Our Shop Manager Allen Whitman gets the call to do the Joe Satriani CD and Tour! What!
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Jul 2, 2010
Yes, that tall long haired fellow that helps you figure out how we can help you with your guitar will be taking a few breaks now and again. But never fear, Fernando who you usually see Mondays and Tuesdays will… Full Story »
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So you want to intonate a 12 string acoustic guitar
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Jul 2, 2010
The problem with intonating a 12 string acoustic guitar is many. The biggest being that most of the pairs tuned to the same pitch are of a different gauge. This make the intonation or the pitch of the string as… Full Story »
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Our own Trevor Healy on a Guitar Compilation
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Jun 10, 2010
Our own Trevor Healy has a track on Beyond Berkeley Guitar, a record featuring some of the Bay Area's finest acoustic fingerstyle guitar players, which was just released on the Tompkins Square Label. Check the cd out, it is some… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Fingerstyle Guitar
- Guitar
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Close Work
Daily Guitar Repair &bull May 22, 2010
Per instructions, Gary is recutting saddle slots to bring the high E string of this lefty Gibson ES 335 very slightly farther out to the edge of the fretboard. Naturally once one string has been repositioned the other strings will… Full Story »
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Help For The Touring Musician.
Daily Guitar Repair &bull May 7, 2010
It's not uncommon for us to receive a frantic phone call from a harried tour manager requesting immediate assistance for a malfunctioning guitar. Usually the problem presents itself during soundcheck and someone standing around at the venue is delegated to… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Guitar
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One of the nice things...
Daily Guitar Repair &bull May 5, 2010
Like a kid in a candy store. Full Story »
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It'S Okay To Take Your Strings Seriously
Daily Guitar Repair &bull Apr 30, 2010
Here's Ned D., one of our extended shop family, and a set of bass strings that he feels very strongly about. The thing is: we'll work with you to get your instrument exactly how you want it to be, with… Full Story »
