The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[SuffolkBlue]

Thanks @SuffolkBlue . Going to see it on Thursday. I don't know much about acoustic guitars so if it needs a neck reset would it be loose or?

Is the action horribly high and the bridge as low as it can be is what I would immediately look for. I think you can also check with a straight edge flat on the finger board and the straight line falls below the top edge of the bridge. I don't believe it would necessarily feel loose but I suppose if it were really bad then there would be noticeable gap between the neck heel and the body??? (I'm sure I posted a photo of one extreme disaster I noted on ebay - but might be in the "how much thread", I can't find it at the moment but I'll take another look in my posting history).

Caveat - I'm no luthier and I'm more used to electric guitars. I'd have a good google rather than trust me too much!!!

 

[MontyVeda]

Thanks @SuffolkBlue . Going to see it on Thursday. I don't know much about acoustic guitars so if it needs a neck reset would it be loose or?

either loose or the join is visibly pulling itself away from the body. if the action looks crazy high but the nut and saddle aren't the cause, then be wary.

If it looks right, it'll be right.

 

[SuffolkBlue]

Just browsing Ebay this morning. Quote "The guitar is used and the action is high but is in still good playable condition"
Really, I'd never have noticed. Surely not playable by any stretch of the imagination? The neck is coming away at the heel joint in the photo so probably what's causing the issue although the bridge looks as though it is lifting too on the other photos (although that might be just the photo angle). Really needs to be listed as spares or repair?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186172293002?hash=item2b58bbbf8a:g:qWQAAOSw2pBlVPA8

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Here it is (see the photo attachment as the listing has gone) - not sure why I didn't find it first time!!! I think we said at the time - it was scrap, but if it were a valuable instrument then a neck reset might work????

 

[SuffolkBlue]

@Cycleops Slightly off at a tangent but this luthier channel is worth watching - almost addictive at times!!

https://www.youtube.com/@twoodfrd

 

[Cycleops]

Yes, I've been watching twoodfrd. He's a real perfectionist. When he starts a repair it's quite difficult to stop watching.

 

[Cycleops]

@Cycleops Slightly off at a tangent but this luthier channel is worth watching - almost addictive at times!!

https://www.youtube.com/@twoodfrd

Interestingly one of the first videos is some work on a Seagull:


View: https://youtu.be/hiMwfs5KLng?si=7g9WGv9eyVSHCR5r

 

[SuffolkBlue]

Interestingly one of the first videos is some work on a Seagull:


View: https://youtu.be/hiMwfs5KLng?si=7g9WGv9eyVSHCR5r

Just clicked on Youtube earlier before I saw your post and it's top of my recommended list !!!

 

[Cycleops]

You all might be interested to know Fernandes has filed for bankruptcy:

https://www.premierguitar.com/news/fernandes-guitars-files-for-bankruptcy

 

[MontyVeda]

no words...

 

[Seevio]

no words...

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Technically it should work, but...

 

[SuffolkBlue]

Technically it should work, but...

Yes, I wonder what the intonation is like???

 

[Seevio]

Yes, I wonder what the intonation is like???

Call it a hunch, but I'm not convinced whoever set it up like that is familiar with the concept of intonation. That said, it's nothing that can't be solved by moving the saddles back a bit.

 

[Cycleops]

What do you reckon guys. This came up in the local version of Gumtree.
It's a Squire Showmaster. Fender also offered a version.

Never seen one before, have any of you? Apparently sold between 2000-2006. This has a 2003 build date. Indonesia, so probably made by Cort. Looks to be in nice condition and the guy is asking the equivalent of £80. Worth a punt.

 

[MontyVeda]

also no words...

 

[rogerzilla]

Ideal for punk guitarists - a knuckle duster to deal with stagedivers who get too close to your rig.