It is a model with auto tuner called “Robot Guitar”.
It was brought in because the sound was getting quieter.
The wiring seems to be OK, but there are some scuffs in various places, so we used a cleaning agent to fix them.
The guitar itself is fine, but the shielded cable used seems to be the problem.
The pegs are battery operated and the batteries do not seem to last that long.
I tend to think that I can turn the pegs by hand when the battery runs out, but they move slowly when turned, and there are pegs that cannot be wound by hand because they seem to have a snag.
I understood that when they break, they are replaced with ordinary pegs.
I think the pegs look convenient but are quite inconvenient.
This is a Fender USA Stratocaster, Eric Clapton model with pot replacement, jack replacement and setup.
The pots have some galling.
Stratocaster guitars are often used with variable volume, so they wear out faster than other guitars.
The pot screw threads were damaged and the nuts could not be tightened.
The build quality seems to have gotten rougher over the years.
The jack also had some buzzing, so we replaced it.
Guitars with active circuits like this are prone to problems because the internal wiring is messed up in the initial state.
The circuit board is sold separately, but it may have been damaged due to poor installation, so you may want to replace all the parts with new ones or do normal Stratocaster wiring (passive, etc.) if you have any problems.
We cannot guarantee the active circuit model here either, so as long as the manufacturer’s manufacturing accuracy is not good, the user must have that understanding.
This is a Yamaha FG-180 fret grind and nut groove cut adjustment.
It is an old model, but the frets had been replaced in the past, and the condition seemed to have improved.
We were able to finish the guitar by matching the frets and cutting the high nut to make it easier to play.
The Yamaha FG series has a lot of good sound quality at a low price point, but the ones you can find used in recent years are all in poor condition, so you would be lucky to get a very usable one.
The basic condition of the FG series is at the limit of the truss rod, and most of them are not usable because of the large forward warp, top lift, and high string height.
In this sense, it is valuable to have them in usable condition.
In the old days, many of the low-priced ones were priced at several tens of thousands of yen, which is about the same as today’s 200,000-300,000 yen.
Made in ’68, bridge has been changed and octave is not correct.
I have adjusted the slightly forward warp. It is in relatively good condition for a vintage item.
Please be careful when you buy a vintage instrument, and be sure to check if the condition is decent enough to play. Please make sure to check if it is in decent playable condition.
If there are no details and you think “It’s a good one! Worth it! but most of them are in poor condition because they are old.
If you don’t check the condition of the item before you buy it, you will be treated as if the item is old and you don’t know why you didn’t buy it when you point out the problem later. If you point out the defect later, you will be treated as “It’s just an old instrument, why didn’t you buy it knowingly?
It may be difficult to buy a vintage instrument if you don’t have a good eye for vintage instruments.
This is a PU replacement and setup for a Fender Japan Stratocaster, E serial.
Only front PU is replaced with Van Zandt Vintage Plus. I like this PU.
Van Zandt’s PUs are excellent, especially single PUs, and their price is lower than other PUs.
The sound has just the right balance of stickiness and fatness.
Vintage Plus and True Vintage are the best sellers in the Van Zandt line, but with the recent shortage of other makers’ products, it would be better to buy these parts while you can.
The fret condition is poor due to a clogged fret and the fret adjustment is not very accurate due to the age of the guitar.
New PU is installed with Fishman’s Rare Earth Mic Blend, which can produce both PU and mic sounds.
It is a good sounding model with the ability to blend both. The volume balance of the strings is also good.
These parts can be built into the body of the guitar by making holes and adding jacks.
The guitar has a very low string height and a shim under the saddle.
The string height is too low for an acoustic guitar.
This is rare in its initial condition.
He likes the low string height and seems to have no problem with it.
The sound is good for a low price range and it is made by Ibanez.
I would recommend it to anyone from beginners to advanced players.
I have written the same review article before, but this is an updated version of the previous one.
There are different types of marble exactly, and the previous one is an artificial marble made of polyester, an inexpensive material.
This one also has a good sound, but a better sound is the artificial marble made of Corian material.
However, the price difference between polyester and Corian material is very large, but it is at a level that can be paid for the purpose of buying a general insulator.
I immediately purchased one myself to check the sound, and first of all, without a doubt, the sound is “good”.
The sound is better than ever just by changing from polyester to Corian material.
I think it far surpasses the poor, expensive insulators, so let’s quit wasting our money on stupid, occult products now.
In the meantime, we also recommend the use of non-slip sheets as another update.
Since the flatness is not perfect by any means, the non-slip sheet fills in the unevenness and makes the foundation firm, thereby improving the sound.
This is a product that does not cost more than 1,000 yen, but beware that there are products that are made by OEMs and sold at high prices. They are rip-offs.
I actually bought one of these for audio use a long time ago and have it, which I introduced on Twitter. It feels almost the same.
I have found that the non-slip sheet actually increases the bass and power of the sound.
I heard that there are many counterfeit Corian artificial marble products on the market, so be careful when you buy one.
The material is not sold to the general public, so buy from a seller who presents that it came from a building contractor.
This is a rewiring and setup of an Atelier Z M245.
At the customer’s request, all electrical parts were replaced with Vo, balancer, passive tone, active/passive switching with switch pots, and EQ with 2-axis pots.
Since electrical parts are consumables, it is better to replace all of them than to replace only a part of them halfway.
The sound will also deteriorate (sound will be worse) due to wear and tear.
Also, you can add an active/passive switch to give a wider range of tones, or if there are no more pot holes, you can use a dual-axis pot to combine the two into one.
The volume can be 2Vo or 1Vo balancer like a jazz bass, depending on your preference, but 2Vo has a wider range of tones, so please choose the one you are comfortable with.