TeleEvangelist
Tele-Afflicted
Hey All,
I'd been thinking about some work i had done on a few of my guitars recently and i thought i'd share my appreciation for how awesome my local tech is. I'm from Calgary AB, and i've been taking my instruments to a privately owned tech shop in Axe Music for about 4 years or so now.
This man has done numerous jobs for me, including putting together my first and second partscaster (setup, nut filing, etc.) and basic setup's done on my tele's, bass and acoustic guitars.
This man does phenomenal work and always gives 200% on every job he does. I recall one time i took my first tele in for a mod job to a different tech (at Guitarworks) to rout a middle position pickup in my tele. He did the job and everything was ok, but when i removed the pickguard some months later i discovered the sloppy rout job he'd done. I don't know what would be considered a "standard" among tech's but this kinda looked like a hack job. Fast forward some time to when i took in a guitar that required a battery rout. My new tech (Jim is his name) did a completely neat and flawless job by comparison. You can easily tell the level of quality he puts into every job.
And he's a great guy to top it off. I've had my tele in twice for a setup now (my partscaster) and since it was a USACG made neck, the wood has been continuously shrinking causing sharp fret edges on the sides of the neck. Every time i've brought it in since the first initial setup, Jim has done the filing on the frets free of charge.
Anyways, this thread is for all the awesome local techs in your neighborhood that keep your guitars serviced and in top condition.
Cheers,
Joel
I'd been thinking about some work i had done on a few of my guitars recently and i thought i'd share my appreciation for how awesome my local tech is. I'm from Calgary AB, and i've been taking my instruments to a privately owned tech shop in Axe Music for about 4 years or so now.
This man has done numerous jobs for me, including putting together my first and second partscaster (setup, nut filing, etc.) and basic setup's done on my tele's, bass and acoustic guitars.
This man does phenomenal work and always gives 200% on every job he does. I recall one time i took my first tele in for a mod job to a different tech (at Guitarworks) to rout a middle position pickup in my tele. He did the job and everything was ok, but when i removed the pickguard some months later i discovered the sloppy rout job he'd done. I don't know what would be considered a "standard" among tech's but this kinda looked like a hack job. Fast forward some time to when i took in a guitar that required a battery rout. My new tech (Jim is his name) did a completely neat and flawless job by comparison. You can easily tell the level of quality he puts into every job.
And he's a great guy to top it off. I've had my tele in twice for a setup now (my partscaster) and since it was a USACG made neck, the wood has been continuously shrinking causing sharp fret edges on the sides of the neck. Every time i've brought it in since the first initial setup, Jim has done the filing on the frets free of charge.
Anyways, this thread is for all the awesome local techs in your neighborhood that keep your guitars serviced and in top condition.
Cheers,
Joel
