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Post by NikGnashers on Apr 1, 2017 11:04:56 GMT
Thank you Wild Violet, I could not find anyone in Lincoln from a google search.
This would be perfect.
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Post by NikGnashers on Apr 3, 2017 16:12:17 GMT
@ Wild Violet : Got my guitar booked in for Thursday at A J Lucas  Prices seem very competitive, and actually very reasonable compared to a few other places I looked at. Will keep this updated. |
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Post by andyhowell on Apr 3, 2017 17:21:03 GMT
Larrivee. Guild.
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Post by NikGnashers on Apr 24, 2017 17:16:45 GMT
Just to say :
I took your advice Wild Violet, and had A. J. Lucas do a set-up and fit a new jack socket.
Very friendly gentleman, who adjusted the neck (said mine was a little too relaxed), levelled all the frets (he said they were quite uneven), and dropped the saddle by 0.5mm.
When I got it back, I had a play and to be honest it was like a completely different guitar. I cannot believe how much difference it has made.
There is no fret buzz whatsoever, it's even easier to hold down notes especially stretching across 4 frets etc, and it just sounds so much better too. I think this may have something to do with the shape he puts on top the top of each fret, because it certainly looks and feels completely different to how it was straight from the shop. It sounds louder, and ermmm 'janglier' (technical term there lol).
Well worth the money.
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Post by NikGnashers on May 1, 2017 17:24:56 GMT
Next step I'm having a bone saddle fitted.
It's a cheap enough upgrade, and if it makes it sound even better, then wow. I have already gone from liking the guitar to loving it in the space of a month.
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Wild Violet
Artist / Performer
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My main instrument is: Symonds OM-14
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Post by Wild Violet on May 1, 2017 20:02:53 GMT
Glad to hear it. Adrian and his daughter do a fine job!
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Post by NikGnashers on May 3, 2017 15:28:19 GMT
Glad to hear it. Adrian and his daughter do a fine job! I met his daughter (I think it is his daughter) years ago when I was on a music technology A.N.D. course, she said hi when I picked the guitar up.
Adrian does seem like a chap who definitely knows his 'stuff' and if I had a little more spare money (ok, a LOT more), I'd love to buy one of his guitars.
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Wild Violet
Artist / Performer
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My main instrument is: Symonds OM-14
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Post by Wild Violet on May 3, 2017 16:03:17 GMT
if I had a little more spare money (ok, a LOT more), I'd love to buy one of his guitars. you're not alone there!!! |
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Post by NikGnashers on May 13, 2017 6:45:46 GMT
Just to add,
I got my Guitar back from Adrian (A. J. Lucas), with the new bone saddle.
I was expecting it to sound much brighter, having read other opinions.
It sounds, to my ears, more 'balanced' and actually warmer. It definitely rings for longer.
Not a massive difference, but I can hear a difference for sure.
Me likey !
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Post by vikingblues on May 13, 2017 8:21:30 GMT
I've only done a plastic to bone saddle conversion once on an acoustic but that sounds about right Nik - not a huge difference, but more balanced, warmer and rings longer. True even when it was a DIY job - and one DIY task I somehow managed to do without damaging my fingers!  Mark |
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Post by NikGnashers on May 13, 2017 19:23:26 GMT
Nice one Mark, I didn't rate my chances of getting the action exactly as it is now, by doing the sanding down myself. I'd much rather pay Adrian to do a proper job, as he has set my action about as low as it can realistically go, and if I took a fraction too much off I know I would be buzzing like a hornets nest ! |
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