Rickenbacker Fireglo 4003 Bass

Ken Lawrence Guitars

If however you be described as a keen guitar player and treasure your particular axe of choice, you'll undoubtedly at some stage have contemplated the best way to provide a guitar a performance upgrade. So what possibilities could be on the market that won't involve butchering the guitar and so are comparatively simple to undertake? Naturally, in case your guitar can be a costly model there is every probability which it sported top of the range components, but let us assume for the sake of this particular article, that it is mid-price to budget model.

One of the most clear and audible improvement can be purchased within the pickup area. The materials as well as the production technique of some stock pickups might be under great, that is reflected from the sound. Some really great replacement humbucking pickups and single coil pickups can be obtained in the big-name companies and additionally some smaller boutique pickup makers. Replacement pickups are usually produced using a more hands-on approach and bespoke versions can be found by several of them.

In my opinion, another early port of call will be the original machine heads or tuners. Often the stock tuners are not that great and therefore are maufactured with less good materials. If your guitar is can not stay in tune than the is essential (make certain your pickups are not too close to the strings since the magnets can on occasion cause tuning issues). You can also just fancy the product quality feel and functionality of the top of the range set of tuners. Schaller are a business who make superb examples for that many various types of guitar around.

Should your guitar arrived with a plastic nut this can also benefit massively from an upgrade. You can purchase a new ready-made nut in various materials such as brass or graphite, or you are handy with a file you might be confident enough to chop and file a fresh nut out of bone. This is simply not one of the most simple upgrade as well as the procedure is at night scope want to know ,. Search on line for more information on this upgrade.

The bridge and tailpiece is yet another area value consideration. Very often guitars include cheaply manufactured versions from China or Korea and impressive gains can be purchased by utilising versions created from lightweight aluminium along with other fancy materials. Again the Schaller range may be worth considering.

There are several other simple upgrades for instance changing the standard strap buttons with strap locks to maintain your guitar secure if standing and playing, those mentioned above would be the most essential.

Ken Lawrence Guitars

If you genuinely wish to go all out you can find companies available who'll give your guitar a complete refinish in whatever colour you would like. Not everyone's cup of tea but if that normal sunburst finish has stopped being performing to suit your needs, this may well be just what you will need.
 

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