Friday, August 31, 2018

Pro Setup Ibanez Gio milik Saudara Syukur Cheras

Alhamdulillah selesai sudah setting utk gitar ni...Tapi PHC dapat counter beberapa masalah yg menyebabkan tune stability tak berapa ngam iaitu : 

1 ) FR Insert Lock Block haus ( 80% ) menyebabkan string 'slipped' dan tune jd drop... 

2 ) Sustain dan tone utk tali 3G tak berapa cantik...Saddle dah pecah menyebabkan sustain leaking... Isu ini sudah dimaklumkan pd owner...Jadi gitar kena tahan wad dulu sementara owner datang bawa spare parts yg diperlukan... 

Nota PHC : Tone dan sustain utk string lain cantik dah... 

- Fret Leveling done 

- Fretwire crowning and dressing done - String action adjustment done ( 1mm @12th frets ) 

- Neck reset / relief done 

- FR trem bridge floating setting and intonation done 

- Fretboard treatment and cleaning done 

- Guitar spa and cleaning done #PHCguitars 

#PHCsetupIbanez 


Original guitar condition

Stringwire stripped... 
Ready for fret leveling...



8 uneven fretwires from 24...Almost 50% tone was affected...

Neck allignment inspection...Wait for it..

Neck allignment inspection using special tool

Fretwire conditions after fret leveling...Rough and flat surface...

A few fret cuts can be seen

Before and after fret crowning

Ready for fret dressing

Fret dressing and polishing using Dremel

Before and after fret dressing


Dirty and dust between and inside pickups...
Servicing and cleaning works




Bridge cleaning

Body polishing and demolishing minor hair / swirl scratch

Buffed with low speed polish machine


Applying Lemon oil on Rosewood fretboard


Abnormal conditions for insert lock block which causing unstable tuning... 
New looks..The saddle should be replace but it depends with owner's budget..So I maintained it with original parts



Tuning and Reintonation

Job accomplished

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Pro Setup Fender American Standard FSR MiUSA

Susulan Profesional Guitar Setup gitar elektrik Fender Stratocaster FSR American Standard MiUSA milik Saudara Illyas dari USJ Subang Jaya ( ASWARA )... Alhamdulillah selesai setup gitar kemas ni...Kali ni PHC buat betul2 kena plak dgn mood...😁😁😁😁😁😁 
- Neck dah reset, ditegakkan dan diukur allignment secara manual menggunakan pembaris besi... 

- Fretwire dah lowered dan leveled, crowned and dressed...Buzzed frets demolished 100%...Semua fret level dah rata... 

- Vintage Synch Bridge dah polished sampai kilat dan dibersihkan... 

- String action 1.20mm ( re-adjusted to 1mm ) dan tidak mengganggu sustaining lagi...Bridge, fretwire level dan neck dah Synchronized dgn baik... 

- Fretboard sudah dibersihkan dan diminyakkan dengan Lemon Oil... 

- Standard Tuning dan Intonation sudah dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan Chromatic Tuner...Octaving dan Harmonic berada dalam posisi optimum... 

- Body finishing dibubuh shining agent di depan dan belakang body... 

Result : 

- Tone barunya keluar dgn jelas tanpa ada gangguan Sustain... 

- Tone bunyi yang 'tajam' dan 'kotor' ketika menggunakan sound Neck Pickup berjaya dilenyapkan... 

- Sustain tone menjadi sangat panjang dari yg sebelumnya... 

- Distortion Twang sound sangat cantik.... 

- Feel sangat best ketika bend tali... 

- Sound Standard kini menjadi Super Standard... 

Nota PHC : Alhamdulillah semuanya dipermudahkan olehNya...Owner hepi, PHC pun hepi... 

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Pro Setup dan Membaiki Neck Retak...Rewiring Pickup Ibanez Gio

Next guitar setup project gitar milik saudara Ajis dari Kapar, Klang... Gitar ni cedera teruk... - Neck patah - Selector Switch, Volume Pot rosak - Bridge Pickup rosak ( dikesan selepas Selector dan Volume Pot diganti baru ) - Blade bridge sopek - Kotor dan berhabuk teruk - Fret wire belum check lagi...Kena tunggu neck siap clamp dulu...Dah assemble dan adjust truss rod ( neck reset ) baru boleh buat fret leveling... 

Nota PHC : Tempoh nak tunggu clamp bukak ialah selama 3 hari... Wish me luck yaaa..Cedera teruk gitar ni...