Common faults & repairs
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Strings lose shine
When the Guitar strings have lost lustre, are challenging to play, or fret sharp, you must replace them and wipe down new strings after every use to prolong their life.
Dull or dirty wood
When the Guitar wood is dull or dirty, wipe it with cotton or chamois cloth and apply a guitar polish.
Moisture and humidity issues
When you find swells and cracks on your Guitar, it is primarily due to moisture absorption and humidity, and the Guitar needs to be kept in a humidity-controlled environment (45–55% at room temperature 65–75° F)
Rattling or buzzing guitar
Rattling and buzzing from your Guitar as you play will typically be due to loose hardware on the instrument. You fix this by tightening the loose hardware connection with a screwdriver or wrench.
Difficulty with fretting
If you experience difficulty with fretting, it is because the Guitar strings are sitting too high; or there is buzzing because the strings sit too low. You fix this by lowering or raising the string saddles at the bridge level.
Neck bows away from strings (outward)
When the neck bends away from the strings between the seventh and twelfth frets, causing strings to be too high and difficult to fret, you have to locate and tighten the truss rod to make the instruments neck arch upward slightly
Neck bows into strings (inward)
When the neck bends into the strings between the seventh and twelfth frets, causing strings to be too low and making strings buzz, you must locate and loosen the truss rod to make the neck sag slightly.
Strings fret sharp or flat
When the Guitar strings fret sharp or flat, you adjust the intonation of the Guitar by moving the saddles toward the bridge or the nut
Tuning machine breaks or gears strip
When your Guitars tuning machine breaks or its gears strip, you must buy and install replacements, making sure that mounting holes align exactly with holes already in the Guitar's headstock.
Loose strap pin screw
When your Guitars strap pin screw comes loose and doesn’t hold tight in its hole, you should apply some plastic wood or white glue to replace this, allowing the substance to dry completely before using the Guitar again
Loose movable bridge or stiff bridge
When the bridge on your Guitar has too much play, feels too loose or feels stiff and doesn’t respond well to the Guitars whammy bar manipulations, you will need to replace, tighten, or add springs to the tailpiece in the rear cavity of the Guitar, remove springs or loosen the plate.
Crackling volume, tone knob or pickup selector switch
When you hear a crackling volume, tone knob, or pickup selector switch from your Guitar, the way to resolve this is to vigorously turn the knob or switch back and forth to work out the dirt or corrosion in it, which is the cause
Crackling pickup jack
When the pickup jack on your Guitar crackles, this requires the soldering of the loose or broken wire back to its appropriate lug
Broken or worn out pickup
When the pickup on your Guitar breaks, wears out, or no longer gives you the desired sound, you must purchase a compatible replacement set and follow the directions to solder all connections together neatly.
Though there are some of these repairs that the Guitarist can quickly do, it is best to seek the help of an expert luthier for most of these repairs.
Though there are some of these repairs that the Guitarist can quickly do, it is best to seek the help of an expert luthier for most of these repairs.