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| 2422.1 | Me Too | RGB::ROST | In search of Richard Sinclair | Mon Jan 06 1992 13:51 | 6 |
| I don't do my own, I also take mine to Rich McDuff. My gigging basses
go at least twice a year, and get new strings, intonation, neck tweak
if needed. My Dano bass I'm superstitious about, the strings are about
13 years old now and starting to sound pretty good 8^) 8^)
Brian
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| 2422.2 | I did..... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | plonkers 'r' us | Mon Jan 06 1992 13:57 | 13 |
| In the 70's when I was playing out every weekend:
* New strings twice a month (very salty air and hands)
* Check/set intonation (myself) every other string change...rarely
needed adjustment as used same brand/guage of strings consistently.
* Clean/polish hardware, remove scum from fretboard, polish neck and
body once a month
* once a year visit to luthier for neck check/adjustment....
Steve
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| 2422.3 | Bass:Never Guitar:2x a year | WASTED::tomg | My paradigm is broken | Mon Jan 06 1992 13:58 | 13 |
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On my bass, I don't do *any* maintenance, except for
string changes (~2-4 times/year) and a occasional tweaking
of the intonation. I never mess with the truss rod. Richard
Stanley levelled the frets and it plays great both winter and
summer.
On the telecaster, I a complete setup done about twice
a year. The tele is due for a fret levelling and I'll probably take
it to Rich at MacDuffs.
-T
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| 2422.4 | I do it myyyyyyy waaaaayyy | SOLVIT::FRASER | Rollover: 1000 Points When Lit! | Mon Jan 06 1992 14:01 | 30 |
| I do them myself - even new from the store. Complete strip
down, clean (and polish) all the inaccessable places you can't
get to when the strings are on, lube all adjustments such as
bridge height/intonation screws, lube tuner shafts/sleeves
etc., check neck and frets and neck angle where appropriate,
feed and polish fretboard, check pickups and mountings are
secure and non-rattly and internal cabling is secure, all
pots/switches/sockets are tight, all earths/grounds are in
place and continuous.
Finally, restring with guage of choice and set up - tune to
concert pitch, adjust action, detune and snug neck/body joint
(where applicable), retune to CP, intonate and recheck action,
repeat as necessary until it's _right_.
Repeat whenever you feel like it - every string change, maybe
if you're playing a lot and especially if you have the sweaty
paws syndrome. Otherwise, keep it well polished which helps
prevent paw marks and small dings. Give yourself a treat -
change strings regularly.
Works for me - your mileage may vary!
Andy
PS. it helps that Sandy loves to polish guitars within an inch
of their lives! :^)
PPS. Could be some part-time work here - Sandy&Andy's guitar
renovations.
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| 2422.5 | more recently.... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | plonkers 'r' us | Mon Jan 06 1992 14:01 | 9 |
| and.....in '89/'90 when I played out about twice a month:
* new strings/intonation check about once a month
* cleanup/polish everything whenever I got in the mood....
* no visits to luthier.....my Les Paul seems to be "bullet-proof" 8)
Steve
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| 2422.6 | Less is More | BSS::STPALY::MOLLER | Fix it before it breaks | Mon Jan 06 1992 15:28 | 17 |
| Mostly my cords and cables need the most work. With my duo, and all of it's
MIDI gear, I usually have to repair at least one cable a week (out of about
50 - it's good to have lots of spares).
It's very dry here in Colorado Springs, and Most of my guitars rarely
see new strings (even on a multi-year basis). My main guitar (a double
neck 6 string/Bass) gets new strings on the guitar neck in the first
week of January (I used it on 47 gigs last year, only breaking the high
E string once - I use .008 GHS strings and a medium nylon pick) - By this
time, the wire wrappings on the strings underneath the frets are too worn
to be trustworthy.
As for neck adjustments, once the neck is set, I leave it alone (remember,
it is exceptionally dry out here, wh have no humidity to speak of, even in the
summer).
Jens
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