Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
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By appointment only - prefer contact via email or facebook message. Reasonable fees - quick turnaround - sometimes willing to barter.
Information
Location:
Dayton, OH, 45420
Phone:
937-254-7646
Mon:
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tues:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wed:
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thurs:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri:
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sat:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sun:
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

 
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair phew. T-40 finally finished, and ROCKS. Electronics work is piling up around me, but I'm getting some of these 'bottom-of-the-pile' jobs done and out of my hair. watch for the T-40 pictorial, and also a sweeeeet vintage bird coming soon!

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
For the curious - a brand new Gibson Les Paul Studio came in for some upgrades, and we get a look at the new circuit-board mounted controls and pickup connectors. I've had a couple arguments about this whole setup with people - high-tech versus keeping everything classic. Personally, I think it's the 21st century and t...hat it's about time we see modern connectors on pickup harnesses. Sure, it puts me out of work on a pickup swap, but it just makes SENSE.

It does have it's drawbacks. Should someone decide they'd like to swap out the potentiometers for different values, or a push-pull setup for coil tapping or something, it's gonna be a pain in the ass. That's where *I* come in handy!
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Lori Burton
Lori Burton
Please send that guitar to me, k-thanks.
Seriously, I 'd like to have a guitar around the house....if ya come across any good deals, let me know....don't want to spend much...AT ALL.
October 14 at 12:00pm
Duane Pittman
Duane Pittman
I can dig the modular pickup connectors but I'm on the fence about the circuit board. Seems a little overkill. Then again, the Robot guitars probably have circuit boards, maybe it's easier from a mfg standpoint to just throw one in everything?
October 14 at 1:19pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
When I read about the circuit-board deal, I was totally against it, but once I saw how it was executed, I was pretty satisfied. And yes, from a manufacturing standpoint, it does make perfect sense.
October 20 at 12:11pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair Can't believe I didn't post this here yet: The newly re-designed Twister Amps website!

Source: www.twisteramps.com
Jade has been hard at work on a handful of new projects, including the MEAN 100, Project: Xenia, and an entire new line of heads.
Derl Ives
Derl Ives
Far and beyond my budget, but those look gorgeous.
October 2 at 5:03am
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair This is RIDICULOUSLY cool, even if the little amp sounds like crap. Don't be fooled by the thumbnail either, it's actually pretty big!

Source: www.acdcbacktracks.com
AC/DC's Backtracks - the ultimate 3CD/2DVD/1LP rarities box set housed in a real working amp! Includes never before seen pictures, exclusive tracks, 2 dvd's and more.
Ryan Roche
Ryan Roche
You know Gene Simmons is pissed off right now.
September 29 at 1:34pm
Tod Weidner
Tod Weidner
I like that it appears to be relic'd. Nice touch.
September 29 at 3:15pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair A confusing and nearly unbelievable story...
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/jimi-hendrix-electric-guitar-packages-220786

notice the press photos look markedly different from the production line photos below... I'm afraid to ask what is going on here - perhaps the set-neck version is going to cost REAL $$$ !? Talk about a lead balloon....

Source: www2.gibson.com
Gibson's main operation is up and blogging! Read about all the goings-on at the USA division here.
Jay Madewell
Jay Madewell
jimi's making guitars (again?)
September 24 at 1:52pm
X Jeremy Jarratt
X Jeremy Jarratt
um. ok. huh?
September 24 at 3:53pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Mr. Webster has big problems. His biggest: He rocks too F'N hard! He's got some major divot-try going on here with his frets (good thing they're jumbo) and has managed to shear off a couple of his control pots.

So he's gonna need some new components, and a full-on fret-level to get this thing properly running again!

The... Strat is a kit-body with a remarkable Mexican neck - in that it has a stock bone-nut, and the old-timey logo with the serial number nicely placed on the back of the headstock. The body looks to be Swamp Ash, with the sweet Robin's Egg blue finish covering an older coat of gawwdawwful Puce. I gotta be honest and say I'm totally jealous of this color - just too damn cool!Read More

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
the f'r never seems to get on FB, but he sez it plays better than it ever did! The neck was a little thin for my taste, but I told him if he ever decides to lose that thing... talk to ME first! It's a really good piece.
oh yeah, he needs to ditch those tuners too.
September 24 at 12:38pm
Jeffro Cawfay
Jeffro Cawfay
i got dibs, bub.
September 24 at 4:19pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
This instrument came in for a fret-level and setup, but seeing what had been done to the headstock I knew I could do a bit better...

well, we had some good times and bad - we made some new friends and even learned a thing or two along the way!
...wait, no, that's the afterschool special I starred in -
actually with thi...s, the fretwork was a snap, and the headstock refinish work was done with a few rattle-cans of nitrocellulose lacquer. The end result was as good as I'd hoped!Read More

Patrick Jones
Patrick Jones
Nice work on a great guitar.

My second guitar ever was a crappy Hondo Les Paul copy. I got it because Jimmy Page played a Les Paul. But, of course, it sucked (amazing how cheap guitars have gotten so much better now than they were in the '80s).

I always liked Les Pauls: classic design, great action. But after that Hondo, I never went for a Les Paul again. They were just too heavy -- neck too thick. Still, the sunburst Les Paul is a beautiful thing. You've done some fine work here.
September 14 at 5:00pm
Rich
Rich
Nice work. Can't believe anyone would let a LP go out their door looking like that. It's disrespectful.
September 14 at 11:17pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Jaguars and Jazzmasters have been on my mind and on my bench more frequently than I ever expected... and those 'J's seem to have perennial bridge problems, Whizzo Buzzstop or no. One solution is to use a Mustang bridge, which is bizarre since the Mustang was a much more budget instrument - funny they would do that one... RIGHT.
Another solution is a bit expensive, but TOO cool. I just can't resist high-tech:
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Source: www.masterybridge.com
The Mastery Bridge, a completely new bridge design specifically made to replace the OEM Fender Jazzmaster, Jaguar, Mustang, Bass VI, Jag-Stang and Bigsby-equipped Telecaster bridges.
Shane Chaney
Shane Chaney
I just had a conversation about this with one Mike Volk a couple nights ago.
August 31 at 2:07pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Yup, I turned him onto it Saturday...
August 31 at 6:41pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Ryan France and I are cut from the same cloth - he likes "relics", does graphic design, and isn't afraid to strip the purple metal-flake off a new Mascis Jazzmaster for the sake of a little Frankensteinyish-ing...

He'd already done all the sweet relic work, but was VERY unhappy with the stock single-coil pickups. Typica...lly I would recommend swapping out the stock 1 meg volume potentiometers for something a bit darker, a 250k or 500k... but Ryans gripe went beyond the guitar being a bit "shrill". He was sick of the all the noise too! ('...you know how to make those P90s sound good? Don't stop playing.')

So, the task at hand:
Replace the stock single-coil pickups with humbuckers.
The challenge? Keep it looking stock.

Can it be done? Hehe - those pickup covers look JUST big enough to sneak something under there....
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Ryan France
Ryan France
Thanks for the handy work Chris. I owe you one!
August 26 at 5:36am
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Ah, you owe me nothing! You gave me that SD Alnico 5-2 remember?
August 26 at 10:11am
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Not sure how I feel about these... kinda stoked to see the 'carved-top' SG for a reasonable price, but wondering how good a birch plywood body will sound... plus the goofy look... The black & white one ain't too bad I s'pose. I suspect this will be one of those models that is universally hated until they're a few year...s out, and scarce, and then there will be some kooky price run-up on the things... ala Silverbursts.Read More

Source: www2.gibson.com
Ryan France
Ryan France
Hmmm... the whole thing looks very "Magical Mystery Tour."
August 20 at 7:08am
Greg Chapman
Greg Chapman
Visually, I've never found the SG to be an interesting design so this offering is giving me an extreme negative reaction. This might be the only guitar on which I'd be guilty of purposely destroying the finish.
August 20 at 3:49pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair

Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
Joe wanted a Firebird - BAD!
But who can afford a Gibson these days?

He settled for the next best thing, an Epiphone.
Yeah, I hear all you naysayers, but go pricing sometime and get back to me. And for a non-gigging player, this guitar is perfect.

Frankly, I thought this guitar was exceptionally nice, especially at the ...price point. Of course it doesn't hurt that it has EVERYTHING going for it: aged white, 3 pickups, with a vibrola! I'm in love, L.U.V.

Well, this one has a minor problem with some damage to the nut, and I'm gonna clean up the truss rod nut too...
Come along, won't you?
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Tod Weidner
Tod Weidner
Once I went to a store and played all of their Gibsons and all of their Epi's. All of the Epi's kicked the ass of every Gibson.
August 18 at 6:26pm
Andreas Tyrodimos
Andreas Tyrodimos
Epiphone is a Greek born company and I think you're okay as long as someone doesn't drop it. Or give you one. Nice journey, c-dub.
August 19 at 8:06am
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
What can I do for you and your gear? Note: Consultation is ALWAYS free! Reasonable turnaround & can meet deadlines for for gigging musicians...
Jay Madewell
Jay Madewell
c., that looks great!
August 14 at 4:02pm
Derl Ives
Derl Ives
How much is a Halen boot schoolin'?
August 14 at 7:39pm
Wrightfield Guitar Salvage and Repair
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Source: www.npr.org
The guitarist and inventor who helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording died of complications from pneumonia Thursday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 94.
Derl Ives
Derl Ives
"Yeah, Grundig? Can you connect me to the parts department?"
August 13 at 10:57am
Greg Chapman
Greg Chapman
Much to contemplate today. I'm off to the basement with Zune. Will have some memorial listening to do.
August 13 at 7:02pm
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