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Vintage 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom Off the Bench

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 18:27:18 GMT

Vintage 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom off the Bench

In for Pro Setup and Nut Replacement.

Final Setup Measurements:

Nec Relief: .008 in

String Gauge: 9

1st Fret Action: (low to normal action)

E .54mm

A .48mm

D .46mm

G .45mm

B .45mm

E .40mm

12th Fret Action: (low to normal action)

E 2.00mm

A 2.00mm

D 1.75mm

G 1.75mm

B 1.50mm

E 1.50mm

17th Fret Action: (low to normal action)

E 1.75mm

A 1.75mm

D 1.75mm

G 1.75mm

B 1.50mm

E 1.50mm

Pickup Measurements:

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Poles Screws set to 12” LP Neck Radius on both neck and bridge pickups

High E and Low E set flush with pickup cover

A and B screw 1/2 turn higher

D and G (middle screws) 1 full turn higher than outside screws

Pickup Height (Bridge):

Bass side: 2.5mm

Treble side: 2.0 mm

Pickup Height (Neck):

Bass side: 2.0mm

Treble side: 3.0 mm

Remarks: neck was significantly louder than bridge at max volume so we lowered the neck pickup to reduce its volume and an added benefit of tonal clarity in the neck.

Note: there are a ton of different tones between the screws so one must experiment to get the sound you are looking for. There are no one size fits all. Pickup adjustments are totally subjective.

Nut replaced with Tusq XL Nut from Graphtec.

Martin D13-e Just off the Bench

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:52:32 GMT

D13-e Martin Road Series Off the Bench

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Do You Have High Action or Fret Buzz

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:45:52 GMT

Do You Have High Action or Fret Buzz

Regular guitar setups are essential to achieve the lowest action and the least amount of fret buzz, ensuring that your playing experience is both comfortable and enjoyable. Even if you're just starting out, taking care of your guitar is a good way to make sure you enjoy playing it over time. Reducing buzz and lowering action is a balancing act of adjusting your truss rod, nut and bridge, pretty much in that order. If after all that, the buzzing still remains, unleveled frets could be the problem. A professional setup answers all these questions and will insure that your instrument is playing at peak performance. - PXO

Welcome to Crossroads

looka_production_129058442 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:01:04 GMT

Welcome to Crossroads Guitar Setup and Repair

I would like to personally welcome you to Crossroads Guitar Setups and Repair. We will be using these blogs to post details of our work and to help educate players with our services. We exist to help your instrument sound it's best. To help build our business, we are offering 20% discount on services to all first time customers. Parts and Hardware not included. We are here to serve you!

-Paul Olito (Founder)