John Wesley – Guitar Repairs

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Vintage Flat Back Mandolin Neck Repair.

February 28, 2013by wesleyguitars 2 Comments

This is an old flat back style mandolin with a maple top. The tuners appear to be ivory. I do not know the makers name. This mandolin had a little […]

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Schecter Diamond Series Hellraiser – w/ Floyd Rose – Deluxe Setup.

February 12, 2013by wesleyguitars 1 Comment

Schecter Diamond Series Hellraiser – w/ Floyd Rose in for deluxe setup. Customer wants action as low as possible with zero fret buzz. 3 piece mahogany body with rosewood fingerboard […]

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Maple Cap Strat with Don Lace Pickups & Eric Clapton Mid Boost Circuit.

February 7, 2013by wesleyguitars 2 Comments

The Fender Eric Clapton signature Stratocaster with active pickups mid boost overdrive is just shy of £1,400. If you are wanting a Clapton Strat it is much more cost effective […]

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Faith FNCEHG – Neptune High Gloss Acoustic Guitar

February 5, 2013by wesleyguitars 1 Comment

When I was asked to set-up this Faith High Gloss series guitar it had an action measuring 5mm at the 12th fret making bar chords very painful to play. After […]

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Gibson USA Midtown Custom – Ebony Electric Guitar

February 3, 2013by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

This Gibson Midtown Custom is now discontinued. It is essentially a ES335 with a reduced body size and a flat top in place of the traditional arched top found on […]

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Tokai Love Rock Les Paul 1959 Relic LS75F

January 9, 2013by wesleyguitars 1 Comment

This Tokai Les Paul came in requiring a fret dress to remove 10 years of playing wear. This is LS75F a Japanese model made specifically for the UK market. 24 […]

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2003 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster – One Piece Alder Body/Sperzel Tuners

January 7, 2013by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

The Fender Custom shop are renowned for their great quality guitars, but they would greatly improve the playability of their models by paying more attention to final set-up process. The […]

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1966 Fender Stratocaster Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard.

December 23, 2012by wesleyguitars 3 Comments

This is a Fender Strat neck made way back in September 1966. It was produced one year after Leo Fender sold his company to the Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS for […]

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Yasuma 130 Newance Acoustic Guitar and JLD Bridge Doctor

December 12, 2012by wesleyguitars 6 Comments

This 1970s Japanese 130 is in a right old sorry state. It has a pretty bad belly hump behind the bridge. 40 years of string tension (200 lbs with medium […]

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Wesley Phoenix Les Paul Semi Hollow-Body

December 11, 2012by wesleyguitars 1 Comment

2011 NOS Wesley semi-acoustic LP. Here the fretboard is masked ready for a deluxe set-up and fret dress. The bridge has been removed and both pickups wound down below the […]

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Barnard Castle,
Co Durham,
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