Recent content by unleashthejay

I've had the same Roomba for 4 years and it has never knocked over a guitar. The first time I let it clean my new apartment it knocked my guitar down and cracked the neck! What should I do? Should I take it to a shop or try to fix it myself? I immediately detuned it to relieve tension. FIXED...

Hello, I just swapped out the pups from my telecaster (this is my first single coil or non noiseless pups in a long time) and since they were expensive pickups I had a guitar shop do the swap and also change out the wiring to a premium set including shielding (it was originally a 2001 MIM). Does...

I didn't realize it would be shorter, but the width seems to be right. Should I return them, or do you think they will be okay? Thanks.

Was this a manufacturing approach? The steel saddle was for the low E string and A, and the others were brass. Was this for tone? I know these are relics but I’m curious why.

I received a free MIM Telecaster, and I briefly plugged it in and played it before getting a setup at a local guitar shop (the neck was in really bad shape, so I handed it to the tech. also, I wanted to play it for a few weeks before deciding which pickups to swap out). When I got it back...

Would you have your guitar set up at a major chain (like guitar center) or a local guitar shop? I live in the NY area so I have a lot of options. Don't know if it matters or if you benefit from a place like guitar center since they will have one dedicated person doing setups all day.

I just got a 20-year-old used Tele; it's my first Telecaster, so I want to make sure I maintain that classic sound. Does anyone have any pointers like on how to set it up like action and strings? Thanks!

I'm thrilled to have received a free 2001 Mexican Fender Telecaster! It requires a lot of work, but I'm eager to get it in shape. If I'm planning to upgrade the pickups, what would you suggest? I aim to maintain its vintage Telecaster sound, although I also appreciate Prince's distinctive Tele...

Hello, I have an older 1st gen lil 78 in both the neck and bridge. They both sound great but every once in a while the high E strings gets stuck under the neck pickup cover (this is probably why the changed it to a plastic cover). Has anyone been able to solve for this other than replacing the...

Hello, I have a 20 year old American Stratocaster that once upon a time I thought it was cool to use metal knobs but now (maybe because I'm older) I like the stock look. The pickup have aged a bit. My question is, would you recommend buying aged white knobs and a tip or just the regular white...

Hey everyone. I just got a custom custom and it sounds good but I'll admit it's different from my other SD pickups. I have it in the bridge of a Strat copy so it's a trembucker. In the neck I have a Alnico ii which sings so I know it's not the guitar. Also, I've been playing the alnico ii in...

I prefer flush but I'm ok with floating. The thing is that since it's a foreign Strat copy body the tremolo cut out is a bit smaller than it should be and since I replaced the tremolo block when it's flush I can do dive bombs which I love doing but when it's floating I cannot without some sort...

I have a guitar that went from a flush tremolo to a floating one within one day without any adjusting. It is not actually all new but let me explain... It's a partcaster that was put together recently (by a guitar shop) and I took it home and started playing and dive bombing like I always do...

What sorcery is this? I went into my local Guitar Center in NYC and saw these two pedals in the used section:

What do you do with your knobs on a HH Strat? Do you just do a standard master volume and two tone knobs or something else?