EdwardMarlowe Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Where do you guys go to get work done - especially in London? (All my old guitar shop haunts seem to have closed down). I'm still looking into building a 'Black Beauty' project on a budget. Not excessive spending, but I'd like a pretty close look. Considered a Squier Affinity as a base before deciding to go the 'parts' route, but basically I's be looking to keep the whole project well under £500. I have found a nice looking, budget neck supplier (UK based, Chinese manufacture) on eBay that's got the big headstock and - crucially for a 68 - no skunk stripe. The killer is 22 frets.... If I do this, I'm prepared to make some compromises (such as a head-stock end accessible truss rod) - there's no point spending £600 or so on the whole thing, as then I might as well just go buy a CIJ 68RI.... That said, 22 frets bugs me on this. Does anyone know if it would be viable for a repair place to sand off the extension, and pop out and fill the 22nd fret for me? What kind of money would that get into? For a guitar that's intended to be a cheap project and a bit of fun, I'd prefer not to spend the £200-£300 odds most places that will build a 68 neck charge.... Otherwise.... anyone got any views on which is the more glaring no-no for a Hendrix vibed black Strat - a skunk stripe or a 22ns Fret?? AS an aside, it weirds me out that Squier do a 70s-type Strat and various other bits in their Classic Vibe section ,yet they don't seem to have thought to do a late 60s style Strat? (ironically, given they've gone four-bolt with their 70s model, it wouldn't have ben a huge extra effort to do a 66-69ish model.... ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Paging @Andyjr1515, should he ever appear on here. Though, you're also a BC member aren't you? Drop him, @Jabba_the_gut and @Reggaebass a PM. One of them may have time to do it for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 06:04, Si600 said: Paging @Andyjr1515, should he ever appear on here. Though, you're also a BC member aren't you? Drop him, @Jabba_the_gut and @Reggaebass a PM. One of them may have time to do it for you. Thanks, I'll look into that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Jonathan from Feline Guitars in Croydon does some of the best fret jobs in the country. He's not cheap but a decent fret job on stainless steel frets will last a lifetime for anyone not touring and playing every night. A good fret job takes a lot of time to do well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 23/10/2022 at 12:31, Kiwi said: Jonathan from Feline Guitars in Croydon does some of the best fret jobs in the country. He's not cheap but a decent fret job on stainless steel frets will last a lifetime for anyone not touring and playing every night. A good fret job takes a lot of time to do well. Belated thanks! I've noted that for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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