Posts Tagged ‘setups’
Setting Up a Solid Body Electric Pre Sale With Trem (Free Service On All Guitars Sold)
As always it is really important to stress that I am not the technician and in writing up any kind of overview of what goes on in the workshop is dependant on my own personal knowledge (memory) of their work and my 16 years being around the workshop looking on with interest. In other words, don't pick holes in my descriptions!! [...]
What Happens to your acoustic guitar post purchase and pre collection/dispatch (the “setup”)…
You SHOULD know by now that every guitar sold at Richards Guitars undergoes a meticulous quality control and hand finishing procedure. However, over the years I seem to have lost the evidence that shows you what goes on!! So, my New Years resolution is to try and keep bringing you this information when I am able. Todays photographic tour [...]
Richards Guitar Workshop
Just to let you know that we are now nicely settled in at our new home in Stratford Upon Avon. I say we because whilst I personally handle all sales and the processes thereafter I am backed up by my small but perfectly formed "team" of techs who without which I could not exist! (Scary!!). My workshop is manned by Chris (in house) who is [...]
£100 of “Workshop Time” On Every Guitar Sold
I read recently on a guitar techs blog that you get "nothing for nothing" in todays World - and in this instance he was indeed talking about "freebie" setups on guitars when sold. I couldn't help feeling a little like this was a sideways jab at my service? This chap should really spend a day in my store as I would hate to be tainted with [...]
