John Wesley – Guitar Repairs

Professional guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele repairs, guitar restorations, guitar re-frets, setups near Barnard Castle, Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Richmond, Durham, Washington, Sunderland, South Shields, Newcastle, Teesside, Middlesborough.

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Fixing Strat Neck Marker dots with a Chopstick

August 18, 2016by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

This Strat neck is ready for a full refret, but first we need to fix one of the dot markers on the 12th fret. Looks to have had a bad […]

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FAKE! “Chibson” Jimmy Page #2 Les Paul Teardown

March 16, 2016by wesleyguitars 3 Comments

Here are some shots inside a fake Chinese (Chibson) Jimmy Page #2. I have no idea which factory in China is turning these out. The guitar seems to be a […]

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Ibanez RGT HRG1 H.R. Giger Neck Through Electric Guitar

March 9, 2016by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

An RGT42DX painted in HR Giger’s classic conceptual art. In for a fret dress and full deluxe setup.

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Gretsch G5422TDC Electromatic® Hollow Body

March 9, 2016by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

Nice Indonesian made Gretsch G422 in for a fret dress and deluxe setup.

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Rickenbacker 355JL John Lennon Limited Edition

March 9, 2016by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

Part of a very collectible series of commemorative instruments made in 1990, here is the Rickenbacker 355JL John Lennon model. This is a 6-string instrument in a Jetglo finish, built […]

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Rickenbacker 330 12 Fireglow 12 String

March 9, 2016by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

Rickenbacker 330 12  Fireglow 12 string electric in for a fret dress and set-up. Hugely iconic guitar with the jangliest of all electric 12 strings sounds. Re-stringing the headstock is […]

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1962 Hofner Violin Bass Neck Reset

January 17, 2016by wesleyguitars 5 Comments

This 1962 Hofner Violin bass came in with super high action. Over it’s 52 years the neck has been pulled out of it’s neck pocket by the tension on the […]

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1968 Guild D-55 Acoustic Guitar – Crafted in New Hartford, USA

September 22, 2015by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

Prepping a Guild D-55 for a deluxe setup and fret dress. The D-55 Guild’s top of the range model. Introduced in 1968, it’s probably one of my favourite dreadnoughts. It […]

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Early Sixties Burns Sonic (Aristone) Electric Guitar

September 22, 2015by wesleyguitars 1 Comment

Early sixties Burns Sonic Electric guitar. I have seen these models branded “Aristone” see below: http://musical-den.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/burns-sonic-guitar-1960-aristone.html This one merely has Burns – Sonic Model – London on the headstock. Comments […]

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Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat 12 string acoustic guitar

February 4, 2015by wesleyguitars Leave a comment

Amazing sounding Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat 12 string owned by guitarist  Graeme Sams. After a substantial set-up which included a partial re-fret of varying heights of fret wire to compensate […]

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