A few hours ago, I decided to clean, polish, and re-string my acoustic guitar. I remembered that the pickup in it hasn't worked for like 8 years or more, so I took it apart, cleaned it, and rewired it. To my surprise, the built in tuner started working again after I replaced the old 9-volt battery.
From there I ambitiously started working on cleaning, using a brush to make sure the Gerlitz Guitar Honey soaked into the rosewood fretboard. I fanned it until it dried, then reapplied the stuff and used some Dunlop No. 65 Guitar Polish & Cleaner on the painted body, back of the neck, and on all of the goods surrounding the headstock.
I robbed a nut from an input jack on this shitty electric guitar someone gave me to use for parts to put the input jack back into place on the guitar, then began the quest of putting on a new set of Cleartone Phosphor Bronze strings. The truss rod was in no need of adjustment, as the neck was perfectly straight by some miracle. Throughout this process, I realized that both the nut near the tuners and the bridge saddle were looking as if they'd both seen better days, and the bridge pins definitely need some love. I guess that replacing them will be my next journey toward bringing this guitar toward a higher potential.
So my questions for anyone who plays guitar: how hard is it to replace the nut and bridge saddle, and are Graph Tech hardware pieces worth the hype?
Note: Product placement is intentional. I use all of this shit religiously. <3
From there I ambitiously started working on cleaning, using a brush to make sure the Gerlitz Guitar Honey soaked into the rosewood fretboard. I fanned it until it dried, then reapplied the stuff and used some Dunlop No. 65 Guitar Polish & Cleaner on the painted body, back of the neck, and on all of the goods surrounding the headstock.
I robbed a nut from an input jack on this shitty electric guitar someone gave me to use for parts to put the input jack back into place on the guitar, then began the quest of putting on a new set of Cleartone Phosphor Bronze strings. The truss rod was in no need of adjustment, as the neck was perfectly straight by some miracle. Throughout this process, I realized that both the nut near the tuners and the bridge saddle were looking as if they'd both seen better days, and the bridge pins definitely need some love. I guess that replacing them will be my next journey toward bringing this guitar toward a higher potential.
So my questions for anyone who plays guitar: how hard is it to replace the nut and bridge saddle, and are Graph Tech hardware pieces worth the hype?
Note: Product placement is intentional. I use all of this shit religiously. <3
