A&K Acoustic Needs Some TLC

Here's an A&K 510CEQM that's been out of its gig bag and gathering dust for quite a while. The owner would like it restrung with Elixir 11-52s, and has been kind enough to provide them. However, before dealing with that, we'll need to clean and polish the body, condition the fretboard, polish the frets, and do something about that rather dry-looking bridge. Recorded at 16:21 on November 5, 2026. CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.

Blues Gang at Space08000 Sungai Petani

Blues Gang rocked Sungai Petani on October 30, 2026. The lineup comprised frontman Ito Mohd, Kid Afero (guitar), Shah Shariff (bass), Hafiz Shah (drums), and Julian Mokhtar (guitar). Here are six videos for your listening pleasure, all courtesy of good ol' Soundflower.

Greco EB-270 Bass - October 28, 2026 Update

Greco EB-270 Bass Needs Some Help

Right then, folks. Here's what we've discovered so far about this vintage MIJ bass. For starters, both the volume and tone pots, as well as the bridge ground, are working fine. Meanwhile, the generic output jack, despite some careful bending of the "hot" flange, still feels loose. We will not be retaining it. Now, some welcome news. The broken mute pad mounting post has been welded back onto the base plate. A fine job indeed, for the repair is virtually invisible. The not-so-good news is that one of the three base plate mounting screws has broken off, leaving half of it embedded in the body. Sure looks like a drill, dig, plug, and redrill job. Then there's the mangled nut, the slots of which have been crudely gouged out to accommodate the wider girth of nylon tapewound strings. Perhaps the saddest discovery is that the truss rod adjustment socket is frozen. This means that we can't straighten the neck yet, which also means that there's no way to check if the frets are level right now. Let's keep our fingers crossed, and look forward to better news in the next update.

Greco EB-270 Control Cavity

Volume and Tone Pots

Nichion B500K Volume Pot

Nichion A500K Tone Pot

Yamato 0.05uF Tone Cap

Generic Output Jack

Bolt-On Neck Joint

Neck Heel

Mangled Nut

Truss Rod Adjustment Socket - Frozen

Bridge Post (Lower)

Bridge Ground

Broken Mute Pad Mounting Post

Mounting Post Welded Back On

Closer View of Repair

Broken Base Plate Mounting Screw

Custom Prazzecio PJ Bass - October 31, 2026 Update

2018 Custom Prazzecio PJ Bass Revisited

In this post, we begin by dealing with the fret sprout (sharp fret ends) issue. This involves flush filing the fret ends, beveling, and fret end dressing. Next, having straightened the neck, checks reveal seven high frets (5, 6, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 19). This might very well be the cause of the fret buzz the owner complained about earlier. We're glad to report that after fret dressing, all the frets are now level and much smoother to the touch. Oh yes, we've also cleaned and conditioned the fretboard. Stay tuned for future updates.

Sharp Fret Ends

Tools We'll Be Using

Flush Filing the Fret Ends

Beveling the Fret Ends

Fret Ends Filed Flush and Beveled

Fret End Dressing in Progress

Checking if Frets Are Level

High Frets Identified and Marked

Fret Leveling in Progress

Rechecking the Frets - Frets Are Now Level

Recrowning in Progress

Polishing Sides of Frets

Abrading the Frets

Polishing the Frets

Cleanup With Naphtha

Conditioning the Fretboard

Fretboard After Conditioning

Epiphone Dot Studio After a Fall

This semi-hollowbody suffered a fall recently, as one can tell from the cracks on both sides of the neck. These cracks extend from below the nut to about the second fret. Then there's the fractured lacquer all along the neck-and-body joint seam, indicating that the neck has shifted. Exactly how stable the neck is can only be determined after further examination. 

And, as expected, the owner is currently battling tuning stability issues, made all the more serious as he's a gigging musician. In any case, he needs this guitar for an upcoming retro-themed show, and there isn't enough time to fix it before then. So, we've advised him to have a backup guitar onstage in case things go south. Recorded at 22:14 on October 29, 2026. CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.