Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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A new Jeff Beck signature Strat in for a setup. The bridge was adjusted to float and the shims were removed from beneath the LSR roller nut to greatly improve the action. Normally I find the Noiseless pickups to lack the genuine clarity that I appreciate with single coils but this one had me playing it for quite some time during the final setup.
A walnut slope shoulder dread in for a new bone nut, saddle and bridge pins. The player had attempted to remove the original finished-in nut himself and ended up damaging the finish so we opted to touch up around the nut. The guitar was also amplified with a K&K Pure Mini installation on the bridge plate.
A Squire Tele that recently got decked out with a new Mastery Bridge (and string tree), Lollar Special T pickup in the neck and a Curtis Novak in the bridge. Quality hardware like this takes a mediocre budget guitar and ups it's feel and tonal response considerably. She's strung with DR Pure Blues 11-50.
This killer Japanese Jag has been in the shop a few times before. One time for a Mastery Bridge install, Lollar pickups installed and again for a Curtis Novak middle pickup install (here and here). Now it's back in for some finishing touches including new tuners, a Mastery string tree and a Mastery Vibrato (with UFO tip). All I can say is that this is one of the best, most versatile guitars I've worked on. The player that owns this guitar is a monster and I love hearing him play it when he brings it by. Dammit, now I need a 3 pickup (Lollar / Novak) Mastery Jag!
This was a customer's Craigslist steal of a deal. It just needed some minor setup tweaks to the truss rod, saddle and nut to make it a great player. Love the pyramid bridge.
![Floating bridge & roller nut shims :: 2015 Fender Jeff Beck Stratocaster [8.5 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1453992139861-N55AEQ51E91NUCKJT2L6/image-asset.jpeg)
![Bone nut, saddle & pins; K&K Pure Mini pickup :: 2015 Gibson J-15 [4.5 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1454115328864-H3AD2LSC5XYRGJDHB8C2/image-asset.jpeg)
![Mastery, Lollar & Novak :: 2013 Squire Telecaster [8.7 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1453991995372-MCF1CYBIAF2N9ON2BJC8/image-asset.jpeg)
![Mastery Vibrato :: 1997 Fender Jaguar [9.2 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1453991867385-OWUB30J94RZHVWDAGCH6/image-asset.jpeg)
![Setup :: 1986 Alvarez Windsor 5042 [4.6 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1453992041909-3Q825GEXYL92B6QMMOTE/image-asset.jpeg)