This one came in needing a decent clean up, and the pots and jack input checked.

On first inspection.. high E missing, B string broken, pickups scratches above the neck pickup, a very dirty fretboard with old strings, a lot of fingerprints and dirt on the metal switch pates and the hardware was in need of a serious clean up.

So the first thing to tackle on this guitar was taking off all the strings and getting to work on the body and hardware to remove as many of the marks as possible.  Spending time working on removing as many of the plectrum marks from the pick guard as possible! Then move on the bridge, hardware and metal plates.

Once the body is looking good, we move up onto the neck and work our way down the fret board.  First taking the fine steel wool to remove as much of the built up dirt as possible. Once the dirt if off, lemon oil the board to hydrate the wood and give it a bit of life. Then take time to work through polishing all the frets to remove any built up dirt on the frets and helps the guitar to play effortlessly.

Get a set of Fender Bullet 10-46’s strung through and bring them up to tension, set the string heights and work on the intonation. Once the guitar is in tune and playing nicely, I went back down to the control plate to have a look at what was going on with the pots and and jack input.  The jack input needed to be tightened up and pushed through to ensure a solid collection and the pots were dirty and needed to be properly cleaned!

Reassemble everything and give one last fine dust off and polish and we’re done.