Recorded at 5:55 PM on August 10, 2026.
CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.
Monday, August 10, 2026
Saturday, August 08, 2026
Temui Pramaya di Fiesta Perkampungan Koboi
Salam semua. Jangan lupa temui kami, Pramaya di Fiesta Perkampungan Koboi. Bertempat di Pantai Sepat, 26060 Kuantan, Pahang pada 5 September 2026, jam 3.30 petang. Pramaya akan menghiburkan anda di opening sempena ketibaan geng motor bikers, termasuk geng Dato Awie dan Pae Sebah Bumi. Jumpa di sana!
Friday, August 07, 2026
1983 Fender MIJ Strat Demo
This Strat has been set up with D'Addario EXL110s (10 - 46) and a "wide open" middle pickup. In effect, we only have two pickups tied to tone controls. Tone 1 works on the Neck Pickup only, and Tone 2 exclusively on the Bridge Pickup. I do love being able to tame the highs on the sometimes "ice-picky" bridge. Granted, I could have tied Tone 2 to both the middle and bridge. However, I prefer not to have a pickup weighed down by two tone pots in position 2 (neck + middle). Recorded at 5:53 PM on August 7, 2026. CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.
RC Stromm 045C Sings the Blues
Folks, here is an RC Stromm acoustic that has clearly seen better days. The current owner would like it restored so that his younger brother can learn to play on it. And, once again, you can see for yourselves the perils of not keeping your precious instrument in a hard case or gig bag. Recorded at 4:25 PM on August 7, 2026. CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.
1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot
These photographs were taken at 4 PM on August 7, 2026.
CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
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| 1983 Fender MIJ Strat Photo Shoot |
Thursday, August 06, 2026
Ibanez GIO GRG121PAR - Fretwork
Photographed on August 2, 2026.
CA Guitar Repair. Taman Impian Ku, 25200 Kuantan.
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| Fret tops colored with permanent marker |
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| Leveling - First Pass. Black marks are low spots. |
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| Subsequent leveling has removed the low spots |
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| Leveling - Final Pass |
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| Frets Are Level |
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| Creating "Fall Away" From Frets 15 - 24 |
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| StewMac Fret Crowning File (Z-File) |
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| Crowning the Frets |
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| Polishing Sides of Frets |
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| Scraping the Fretboard |
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| Abrading Frets - Silicon Carbide Paper |
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| Polishing Frets - 3M Scotch-Brite Pads |
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| Polishing Frets - 0000 Steel Wool |
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| Cleanup With Naphtha |
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| Conditioning the Fretboard |
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
1983 Fender MIJ Strat - August 5 Update
Hardware Upgrades and Replacements
Upgrades and replacements include a new set of Korean #0965NI-R6 vintage-style tuners, white plastic Strat control knobs (Imperial/24 Splines), Allparts stainless steel pickguard screws, pickup mounting tubing, pickup height adjustment screws, saddle intonation and height adjustment screws, and also strap button screws.
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| New Vintage-Style Tuners Installed (Front) |
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| New Vintage-Style Tuners Installed (Back) |
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| String Tree Retained After Servicing |
Electronics Upgrades and Replacements
Upgrades and replacements include vintage-style cloth push-back wire (white, black and yellow), three CTS 250K audio taper pots, an Oak Grigsby five-way selector switch, and a K73-16 0.022uF tone cap.
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| Vintage-Style Wire and Other Upgrades |
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| Oak Grigsby Selector Switch |
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| Pots and Switch Installed on Pickguard |
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| Cleaning Pickup Covers and Pole Pieces |
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| Height Adjustment Screws and Mounting Tubing |
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| Pickups Installed on Pickguard |
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| Rewiring Completed |
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| Undersides of Pickups |
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| Volume and Tone Pots |
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| Tone Pots and K73-16 Tone Cap |
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| Switchcraft Jack Retained After Servicing |
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| Jack Plate Reinstalled |
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| Tremolo Claw Ground Soldered On |
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| Tremolo Claw and Springs Reinstalled |
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| Electronics Upgrades Completed |
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| Close-Up of the Pickups |
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| Control Knobs and Selector Switch |
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| Refurbished Vintage-Style Tremolo Bridge |
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