SV1 'The blast from the past'

[FrankenWashie]

That’s freaking gold Andy!🤣😂

[Andyxlh]

Makes me smile... I'll give it another coat of clear and then a polish and it should come up unreal. I did say that I wasn't going to play this one live, but it is such a nice guitar that I might do now, so we'll see if anyone notices... either way I'll look a bit of a sad old man with an 80s pointy guitar!

[Andyxlh]

Here it is done, I wonder who will notice the decal 😊

[Andy40]

Just caught up on this thread, great looking guitar. I bet it plays like a dream. I love the deal too, made me laugh.

[Andyxlh]

Thanks Andy, it actually plays really nicely. I'm still fiddling with the frets up above 17 or so, but the stock pickups sound pretty good and it has been to a couple of rehearsals. But I don't play well enough to play it live!!!

[Simon Barden]

Looks really good.

I think you would benefit from fitting a string bar on the headstock. It helps the locking nut work a lot better.

This shows how to set one up.

https://hazeguitars.com/blog/locking...bar-adjustment

[Andyxlh]

Thank you Simon, I'll order one. I can see how that would help, even with the tilted back headstock. I'm guessing it will also reduce the need for overtigntening the locking nut too.

[Simon Barden]

If the headstock is angled back, then just remove the string clamps and see if the strings are already lying flat across the surface of the nut. If they are lifted off slightly at the tuner side, then fitting a string bar is a good idea. If they are already flat all across the nut, then fitting a bar won't provide any extra benefit.

It certainly helps keep the tuning a bit more stable, means that clamping the strings doesn't affect the tuning allowing you to keep the fine tuners in the middle of their travel, and in some instances, has stopped a string buzzing sound coming from the nut. The clamps then simply are for holding the string in place, and don't have to force the string against the nut as well.

[JohnH]

Love the decal!

[FrankenWashie]

Looks really good.

I think you would benefit from fitting a string bar on the headstock. It helps the locking nut work a lot better.

This shows how to set one up.

https://hazeguitars.com/blog/locking...bar-adjustment

That’s a good article Simon, reminds me I need to re-fit the Bar on the FrankenWashie Ressurection.