How To Buy A Guitar Online

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Remember the days when buying a guitar was a whole week’s (or month’s) process? When we would go to all our local music stores and try out countless guitars, hoping to find the one that fits perfectly and snugly between our fretting hand, and allows our picking hand to smoothly transition between strings? The whole process would take hours everyday if you knew what you were looking for beforehand, but it would be relatively simple if you did not plan ahead (sometimes this would lead to regret long after the return policy has died down).

Well, online shopping has made it no different. It still takes weeks before you should decide on what to spend on, and with newer online music stores coming up every now and then, the process should take even longer! But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as my article would suggest to you as you read on.

Before I begin, I’d like to say that I am in no way affiliated to any online music shop, and that I simply am a musician, just like you, who’d like to tell you, and especially beginning players, how online stores can be the difference between that awesome Jackson or a mediocre one.

Buying Online Vs. Buying At Your Local Store

– Online stores do not have to actually keep a physical shop, with salesmen, electricity bills and rent, and this significantly brings their cost down, a portion of which they transfer over to us. This allows us to choose even more exclusive guitars with better hardware and electronics. At times the savings can reach even more than $500!

– Have you seen the range available at websites such as Musician’s Friend or Music123? They have all the brands on the planet! You can choose between a Gibson, Dean, Ibanez, Hamer..and the list goes on. It is virtually impossible for physical stores to keep such an inventory!

Read More: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/the_guide_to/how_to_buy_a_guitar_online.html#262504

Guitar Repairs London: 1968 Gibson 335 Headstock Repair

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A phone call from a distraught Stage Tech. This guitar was slowly losing its headstock!

The guitar belongs to Richard Oakes, the guitarist with Suede.

This is his beloved guitar which has had the headstock broken and repaired once before. The Stage Tech had resorted to binding the headstock with Gaffer Tape in the hope that it would last a little longer until the end of the band’s tour.

The Process

Fortunately the head veneer is still in one piece and undamaged. The break has occurred just underneath the top nut. So it is decided that the head veneer should be removed and replaced once the repair inserts have be added.

The head veneer is clamped under a piece of perspex to keep it flat until needed later on.

The Repair

The idea is to join/re-glue the neck to the headstock (as best as). And once this is done reinforcing inserts can be added.

A jig is made up to hold the guitar and headstock in place whilst the glue sets.

Read More: https://grahamparkerluthier.com/2019/01/15/guitar-repairs-london-1968-gibson-335-headstock-repair/#comment-7265

Selecting a Bridge for Epiphone and other “Imports”

While there are many different types of bridges used on imported guitars, such as separate bridge and stop tailpiece, separate bridge and trapeze tailpiece, wraparound (bridge and tailpiece as one unit), rosewood block, etc., the majority of guitars use a separate bridge and stop tailpiece, as used on most Les Pauls, 335s, etc. In this section, we will concentrate on that particular setup. Get guitar tailpiece parts at FaberUSA.

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OTHER PARTS

In addition to replacement bridges, other parts to consider upgrading on imported guitars are:

  • Tailpiece: our 100% lightweight aluminum TP-59 stop tailpiece – much lighter than the stock tailpiece and provides a more “woody” and vintage tone
  • Tailpiece bushings: our metric Steel Tailpiece Bushings provide much improved tone transfer over the stock “pot metal” bushings
  • “Vintage Steel” tailpiece studs: our “Vintage Steel” Tailpiece Studs replace the standard tone robbing, non-locking tailpiece studs
  • Tone-Lock™ tailpiece studs and spacers: our steel Tone-Lock™ Studs/Spacers not only provide the convenience of locking the tailpiece, also but provide enhanced sustain not available with any other locking system
  • Tone-Lock™ KIT: The Tone-Lock™ KIT contains a TP-59 aluminum tailpiece and a pair of Tone-Lock™ studs/spacers at a discount over buying the parts separately. A Lock Nut and Stud tool is also included, which is used to tighten the tailpiece studs without marring the plating, as can happen when using a regular screwdriver
  • Tone-Lock™ MASTER KIT: The Tone-Lock™ Master Kit contains a Tone-Lock™ locking bridge, TP-59 aluminum tailpiece, and a pair of Tone-Lock™ studs/spacers, at a discount over buying the parts separately.

Read More – https://faberusa.com/selecting-a-bridge-for-epiphone-and-other-imports/