Riffster Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I’m a hobbyist and do not have my guitars setup often, in addition to this I’m a tinkerer and have enough tools to do a decent setup. Over the years I’ve taken some of my guitars to a couple of guys. First time I took one it simply felt like a string change, that’s a $55 string change. Some years later took a couple of guitars to another guy, he was an odd guy. His work was ok, nothing special. Then I found out he ended up in jail. Long story. Over the years I bought some basic tools and set my guitars up. Recently I saw a guy in a local Facebook group and the guy lives close to me, I checked and he studied guitar making at MI and worked for Gibson for a few years. Cool. So I started him off with a real challenge, my Epi ES335. I have tweaked this guitar to no end and just never became a good player since factory nut, saddles and frets were all terrible. I left the guitar and a few days later he had it ready, holy smokes!. Super, super low action and completely smooth frets. The guitar plays great with not buzz and just rings. I am really happy and already dropped off a second guitar. I anticipate I’ll have most of my guitars set up by this guy, they play so much better with a pro setup and I need all the help I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Oops, I thought I was posting this on the Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Its nice to have a good tech you can rely on. The fellow I use has worked wonders a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 It is indeed, the guitar plays great, the action is so low there's nowhere for tone to hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpd36 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 It is indeed, the guitar plays great, the action is so low there's nowhere for tone to hide. I have found this guy's videos to be an excellent teaching resource for setting-up guitars: Dave's World of Fun Stuff (https://www.youtube.com/user/davey4557/videos). He really knows his stuff, teaches clearly and is a funny guy, too! Grab your tools and start setting-up your own guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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