Hondo is a nigh on 30 years old Les Paul copy, born in 1983 in I think in Korea or Japan. She has had a troubled life, her last owner stopped her being thrown in a skip, and had her neck straightened and other work done, she does not appear to have been played in ages.
Courtesy of the wallet draining engine that is eBay I paid 30 odd quid for something that was due at one point to hit the skip which I guess goes to show the power of relative values.
Hondo was bought as a project, having a playable guitar is one objective, learning basic maintenance another, Also for various reasons I wanted something other than a strat clone.
As part of the project I’m going to try and keep a record of costs, my objective is a playable electric guitar on a budget and I always find it surprising how the little costs add up. I’ll also try to track simple fixes, partially so I can find them next time I need them and if this is useful to anyone else great, There’s an American term “shade tree mechanic” that I think basically means an amatuer or at least not full on professional, anyway I like the term so perhaps “shade tree luthier”. A less grand explanation might be I’m learning to bolt things on and off guitars.
Disclaimer, great title for a song BTW, I know less than zero about fixing guitars, all advice found on the internet should be treated with a pinch of salt. What appears to work for me now may not stand the test of time. Read and draw your own conclusions, product endorsements may or may not have been paid for (I should be so lucky).
Also I know i have a couple or more people I could probably get advice from, sometimes I just need to make my own mistakes
As part of the project I’m going to try and keep a record of costs, my objective is a playable electric guitar on a budget and I always find it surprising how the little costs add up. I’ll also try to track simple fixes, partially so I can find them next time I need them and if this is useful to anyone else great, There’s an American term “shade tree mechanic” that I think basically means an amatuer or at least not full on professional, anyway I like the term so perhaps “shade tree luthier”. A less grand explanation might be I’m learning to bolt things on and off guitars.
Disclaimer, great title for a song BTW, I know less than zero about fixing guitars, all advice found on the internet should be treated with a pinch of salt. What appears to work for me now may not stand the test of time. Read and draw your own conclusions, product endorsements may or may not have been paid for (I should be so lucky).
Also I know i have a couple or more people I could probably get advice from, sometimes I just need to make my own mistakes
You are nearly as cack handed as me and it has taken 30 years+ for me to get as bad as I am.
ReplyDeleteI reckon 30 years is probably a fair guestimate given my progress to date
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