Larivee PV-09 :: set up.
This is a smaller parlor-sized guitar with a 24” scale length.
2002, 2012 & 2013 Fender Stratocaster necks :: recarve.
Three Fender Strat necks in for re-carving and finished with Tung oil. The necks are all being shaped to match a LSL Instruments neck with a slimmer profile. This player has tendinitis in his left thumb and has found that this neck geometry allows him to play longer with less pain.
2005 Martin DC-16RGTE :: resecure pickup elements and set up.
The output jack was falling out of the guitar as the nut inside had worked it’s way loose. It was tightened and the cabling was resecured to the side so as to not rattle around inside the guitar.
The frets are severely worn, yet the guitar plays fairly clean with low action. The guitar suffers from numerous low-humidity cracks along both the top and back seams. The top seam running from the bridge to the tail block is completely open to the extent that a Post-It can be easily inserted. I recommended that this top crack be be a priority and repaired as soon as the player’s budget will allow as it will eventually cause other complications.
2008 G&L S-500 :: shield electronics and set up.
Copper foil was added to the body cavities and pick guard. These “Magnetic Field Design” pickups are incredible. Their design integrates a copper plate into the base of each pickup, similar to a telecaster bridge pickup. The Jake Blade trem is also a cool feature. This sparkle finish is called “Spanish Copper”.
Pacer 16.5” archtop :: refit bridge foot, dye fingerboard black and set up for chrome flats.
This guitar is a Chinese import that sells new for $160. Insanely cheap. But you get what you pay for as the fingerboard extension humps over the body (should be planed down / refretted). The bridge foot looked like it went straight from the band saw to final setup - no attempt at a tight fit. There are other build-quality issues and hardware / electronics are not of the best quality. This is all to be expected though at this price. All issues aside, the guitar sounds and plays pretty damn good. Roll off the treble, bust out your fake book and run through some charts. Bleep bloop!