Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Pro Setup ESP M-II MiJ

Alhamdulillah PHC dapat juga siapkan setting utk gitar ni... Ada beberapa isu yg timbul iaitu :

1 ) Bunyi distortion sebu, kering dan bunyi kasar...Distortion kurang tp Crunchy lebih...
2 ) Sustain sangat lemah di top frets
3 ) Warm and solid tone sound di neck pickup kurang menyerlah...
4 ) Ada bunyi sitar di tali 1 dan 2

5 ) Saddle haus 6 ) Locking nut base plate haus dan bergarit teruk akibat diikat terlalu ketat...Ia adalah penyebab bunyi sitar berlaku...

7 ) Tune stability kurang di tali 1E dan tali 6E...Skru diikat terlalu ketat menyebabkan insert lock block cepat haus...

8 ) Output jack wiring
9 ) 14 dari 24 fretwire telah haus ( dari 1st - 14th fret ) dan 8 fretwire uneven di fret 12th - 24th fret )

Masalah item 5 dan 6 belum setel lg sementara menunggu owner bawa hardware baru...Yang lain semua dah selesai... Nota PHC : Biasalah gitar dah lama dan selalu pakai...Beli kereta mahal sekalipun lama2 rosak juga... Guitar builder ternama sudah semestinya akan memastikan gitar dgn kualiti yg terbaik sebelum dipasarkan kpd pengguna...Gitar2 PHC pun haus dah fretwire...😂😂😂😂

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Pro Setup Ibanez Gio dan Neck Retak

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... #PHCguitars #ibanezgio #neckpatah #pickuprosak



 

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