A sunburst Squier Stratocaster came in dirty inside and out, needing everything: electronics cleaned, fretboard conditioned, tremolo screws and springs, truss rod, nut slots, saddles, intonation and pickup height. An hour and twenty minutes.
- Instrument
- Squier Stratocaster, sunburst, black pickguard
- Tech
- Dave Eastwood
- Customer complaint
- Cleanup, setup, electronics check
- Diagnosis
- Guitar and electronics dirty; every adjustment needed
- Work performed
- Guitar and electronics cleaned; fretboard conditioned; tremolo mounting screws and springs adjusted; truss rod adjusted; nut slots filed; saddle height and intonation set; pickup height adjusted
- Parts
- None
- Bench time
- 1 hour 20 minutes
- Outcome
- Much cleaner and played nicely
What Came In
A sunburst Squier Stratocaster with a black pickguard, in for a cleanup, a setup and an electronics check.
What We Found
The guitar was dirty and so were the electronics. It needed the full setup: everything on it wanted cleaning and adjusting.
What We Did
Cleaned the guitar and the electronics and conditioned the fretboard. Adjusted the tremolo mounting screws and the trem springs. Adjusted the truss rod and filed the nut slots. Set the saddle height and intonation, then the pickup height. About an hour and twenty minutes on the bench.
Result
Much cleaner, and it played nicely.
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Bring It In
A Squier gets the same bench pass as a Custom Shop. Bring it in. Setups at the Hideout.
Paul's Guitar Hideout is located at The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls, NY. Use the Cooper Street entrance and take the stairs up. If stairs are difficult or you're bringing in something you don't want to carry up, call or text us and we'll arrange access.
The Shirt Factory
71 Lawrence St., Suite 201B, 2nd Floor
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Wednesday–Sunday, 12–5 PM
(518) 217-8695 · info@paulsguitarhideout.com