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30W GUITAR AMPLIFIER ELECTRONIC DIAGRAM

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Hofner Colorama II restoration project part 5 filling and sanding the guitar body

In the last post (http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2011/11/hofner-colorama-ii-restoration-project.html), we stripped down and scraped the paint off the body of our vintage Hofner Colorama II guitar. Before we even consider repainting it, there are quite a few issues that need our attention. These are mentioned in the previous post, so if you haven’t already read it, please feel free to do so now. First of all, one of the screws holding the front tremolo/vibrato cover on was not gripping very well. This turned to be a result of the screw hole being too close to an edge, causing the hole to fall through that edge and making it impossible for the screw to get any sort of grip. We can’t just fill this hole, but rather, need to rebuild the surrounding wood so that it doesn’t happen again. Additionally, the lack of wooden support is the most likely explanation for the split in the tremolo cover, which was discussed here: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2011/09/hofner-colorama-ii-restoration-project...

How to set up a Fender Telecaster style guitar

Today I’m going to show you how to set up a Fender Telecaster-style guitar. We are only going to do a basic setup, which is enough most of the time, but occasionally more is required, such as filing the nut, or doing some fretwork. If you're setting up a Stratocaster-style guitar, you might prefer to have a look at this blog post: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-set-up-electric-guitar.html Alternatively, if you're setting up a Les-Paul-style guitar, you should have a look here: http://diystrat.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-set-up-gibson-les-paul-style.html So what does a basic setup involve? Let me break it down for you, as follows: Checking and adjusting neck bow (how straight the neck is) Checking and adjusting saddle height Checking and adjusting the intonation (how far back or forward the saddles need to sit at the bridge to keep your guitar as in tune as possible no matter what fret you’re playing) Those three steps will have a dramatic effect on your guitar and ...