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Recent Repairs

ESP LTD Eclipse

This needed alot of TLC. Most of the frets were really flat and very uneven with oxidation starting. The original molded plastic nut was not in the greatest of shape, and the bridge and tailpiece had seen better days.

1970's Aria

!970's Japanese Aria. Complete overhaul into custom Iron Cross Guitar. This guitar was pretty beat up when i received it. Started with Complete re-fret, upgraded to stainless steel frets and custom made TUSQ XL Nut, Installed set of Seymour Duncan Alpha & Omega pickups with all new pots/switch's/jack and wiring. upgraded to locking tuners and finished it up with custom purple Iron Cross emblem and stripes!

Squier Bullet Overhaul

20+ Year old Fender Squier Bullet that has not been played in some time. Started by taking apart and cleaning entire guitar. Cleaned and polished all metal components. Replaced pickgaurd and installed set of Fender Tex-Mex pickups including new pots, 5-way switch and all wiring. Then finished with fret leveling and crowning of frets 1-7. Sounds and plays fantastic, like a completely different guitar now!

Sustainiac Install on Fender Stratocastor

Here is an awesome upgrade, Fender Stratocastor with Sustainiac pickup and fretwork.

Bartolini Pick Up Install

Bartolini Pickup and shielding install on Fender Active Jazz Bass.

Ovation (1986)

Beautiful Ovation that needed just a little TLC. Was purchased with Eric Johnson signature in red sharpie on white body and a chip on the headstock. Removed the signature, leveled and re-crowned frets and repaired chip in headstock. Plays and sounds beautiful.

Sterling Music Man StingRay

Frets were in rough shape, complete re-level, crowning and setup. Looks and plays better than new!

Gibson Les Paul Studio Overhaul

Awesome red and gold Gibson Les Paul Studio. Pick ups swapped out to Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB & SH-2 JAZZ HOT RODDED set and brand new Pots, Output Jack and Switchcraft 3 way switch and full fretjob. Not to mention brand new gold roller bridge!

Warwick Neck Replacement w/headstock wrap and custom Logo

Warwick Rock Bass neck replacement, Truss rod snapped in old neck, customer wanted Spector neck installed. Installed wrap on headstock with custom truss rod cover logo!

Leo James LP Build

Completely upgraded!! Started off with some fret leveling and re-crowning. Replaced the white plastic nut with a Graphtec TUSQ XL black nut. Replaced and upgraded all of the chrome hardware to black hardware including, bridge and tailpiece, output jack and locking tuning machines. Then to top it off installed a set of Seymour Duncan Invaders!! This guitar is now a beast and sounds like a beast as well!!

"Pennywise" Project

Received this guitar from a family member around Halloween and decided to keep the Halloween spirit alive! Wrapped headstock, and custom cut vinyl with new pots and knobs, and topped it off with blood red pickup rings! fun and simple project that now hangs in my studio!

Yamaha AES820-DS "Ha Ha" Joker Project

Super cool guitar that received a complete makeover. Started by removing the neck pickup and swapping out bridge pickup to a Bare Knuckle Juggernaut. Removed 3 way switch and filled the hole. Relocated the output jack from the back of the guitar to the front, rewired and shielded component cavity. To finish up, wrapped the headstock and cut custom graphics for the final touch. It is now a real one of a kind guitaar!

Ibanez

Older Ibanez that has not been played in a while. Complete fret level and re-crown. Replaced both volume pots and then setup.

Squire Build

Fun older Squire build and refresh! Swapped out pickups for some fender Tex-Mex pickups. Replaced pickguard, including all wiring, pots and switch. Also replaced nut and added a set of locking tuners. Finished it up with full fret level, crown and setup. Plays and sounds just as good if not better than its expensive counterpart!