Originally Posted by dingobass
Cheers mate.
Cheers mate.
Yeah DBs right I think we are all just genuinely concerned that we don't like to see this happen to anyone. The trouble is once a guitar like this gets in the system. It's passed on through a variety of hands. In the end the owner wouldn't have a clue that it wasn't legit,until he tried to sell it as such. If I can help in anyway with repairs or advise please just ask.
No worries and cheers for that mate.
Okay so to reiterate, here's my plan for getting my Chibson Angus SG modded up so he/she/it, or whatever, will play alot better than it currently does:
1, Rip out the stock nut which causes the high E-String to buzz like a sitar when tuned to pitch, and replace it with a white Graphtech Tusq XL nut.
2, Replace the stock bridge with a new Nashville Tune O Matic bridge (the original bridge also causes the high E-String to buzz like a sitar).
3, Replace the stock tuners with a set of better quality replacements, each of the original tuners exhibited 1/4 turn of backlash rendering it very difficult to accurately tune each string to pitch.
4, Level the frets near the body end of the neck to get rid of serious fretbuzz/choke on the high E-string.
And finally....
5, Replace each pickup with new Entwistle HV58 pickups.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 02-11-2015 at 12:21 PM.
sounds like a solid plan Doc, look forward to seeing the build diary. Maybe you can record how it sounds now and compare it to what it will sound after the upgrades
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Actually, that's a pretty cool idea now that you mention it, and since I happen to have all I need to do good recordings, I'll do that, will also do the diary as well since I just found my Digital Camera, so I'll include pics with it too.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 02-11-2015 at 01:04 PM.
sounds good Doc, then you will have a gauge to how much the sound has improved.
Might pay to take photos of the amp settings so you can replicate the sound after the upgrades have taken place
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Since I don't have any of my guitar amps at home I'll be using an amp simulator that's on my Desktop PC to do the recordings, that'll keep things consistent with regards to settings since I can just do a "save as", I'll be using a plugin called Positive Grid Bias.
sounds good Doc
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Sounds great DrNomis. Download the latest Bias software not sure if you know but it now includes variety of cabs too. Look forward to hearing and seeing the difference's
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