96-97’ Squier Musicmaster from the Vista series on the left, and (oops I forget exactly) mid-late 70’s Fender Musicmaster on the right. So so so very different in almost every way. I love you Squier, but I’ll take the Fender this time, hands down. #tymguitars #guitartech #awfulshorttermmemory #squier #fender #musicmaster #bass #guitar #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Here’s a particularly nice MIJ Mustang bass, that’s just had a setup and service, here @tymguitars It’s already spoken for, but I’ve had a good time with it while it’s been to stay. The very unique sound of these may not be to everyone’s taste, they can be a little “plunky”, but with the right setup and string gauges, they go pretty darn well! While there was a fair amount of work to do, everything in/on this bass did what it was meant to, to allow for a good setup. It may come as a surprise, but this is certainly not always the case…if you get an instrument back from me and I say “oh yeah, that’s a good one”, it probably means I didn’t have to move mountains to get it playing well. Stay rad out there, and as always, be excellent to each other. #tymguitars #guitartech #fender #bass #mustang #madeinjapan #guitar #repairshop #winnlane #fortitudevalley #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Sparkle surprise. #tymguitars #offsetguitars #fender #supersonic #guitar #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Orange is young, full of daring… Oh boy, working on this Fender Super-sonic, has been a mixed bag for me. I’ve wanted one of these (well the Squier model) since they first appeared in the mid/late 90’s and, well, this is the first time I’ve been able to try one, and damnit it’s a bit of an awkward little thing. PERSONAL OPINION AHEAD - I’m not totally bagging out the guitar, it does sound great, and has plenty going for it, but for me, there’s just so much going on here that makes it more of a pain to play, than anything else. The balance of the guitar is completely shot. It hangs from the strap as though it WANTS to fall towards the floor face down, which is probably my biggest issue here. It also makes it very difficult to chord, or really index where you are on the neck because it just feels wrong hanging like that. On top of that, given the upside downsies body, with the toggle, on I guess the upper horn, you have only a tiny amount of strumming space between it, and the bridge, so it feels really hard to dig into chords with any gusto. I just felt really cramped up. Maybe it’s just me? These are still one of my fave daft guitars, and with some simple mods, a lot of the problems could be ironed out, but I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to grab one. That finish though, hells yeah! #fender #supersonic #guitartech #guitars #guitarepair #tymguitars #guitar #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #winnlane #personalopinionsorryguys #beexcellenttoeachother

Lil’ bit of afternoon maintenance that I’ve been meaning to get onto for a while, for a truly amazing guitar. #fender #stratocaster #strat #vintage #guitar #guitartech #guitars #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother

Toys! I mean, tools. It’s been a little while since my last refret and I forgot I didn’t have a flat back base for my hand press (for when you reach the tail end of a neck). Thankfully I remembered we have this bad ass press hanging out the back of the shop. Done, not yet dusted. #tymguitars #guitarepair #guitartech #fretpress #fender #jaguar #mij #repairshop #guitar #toolsofthetrade #winnlane #fortitudevalley #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Proudly (and happily) a PLEK free workshop. I get it, machines are great at doing things, zero tolerance and blah blah blah, but really honestly, I’d hate to live in a world where machines do everything. I’m not anti tech, I LOVE tech, but I’m not for having machines doing jobs that people do with care, love, and skill. I think I would go bananas if the job that I love, suddenly turned into me pushing buttons and making sure a machine was doing the things correctly, it sounds like a nightmare. On a large factory scale, I can to some degree understand why a PLEK is used, I don’t agree with it, just like I don’t totally agree with CNC bodies and necks being churned out, but I understand it. In a repair shop setting (which I’m seeing more and more of, hence my Luddite tinged ramblings), nope, I don’t want anything to do with it. I’d be real sad if this is the way the “industry” as a whole is heading, which I don’t see happening…I’m just sayin’. #guitarrepair #guitartech #tymguitars #fretleveling #byhand #fender #jazzbass #guitar #repairshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #supportindependent #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

1964 Fender Jaguar, all original, all amazing. This is the first real vintage Jaguar I’ve had the pleasure of working on/holding/playing and I gotta say, it’s a huge treat. The neck is unlike anything I’ve felt in a modern Fender, and it’s like the neck that all necks should be based on. I’m seriously having a hard time calling the owner to let him know it’s ready…it’s so unbelievably good. #tymguitars #fender #fenderjaguar #vintageguitar #precbs #offsetguitars #jaguar #guitartech #repairshop #fortitudevalley #winnlane #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Starting 2018 off with a little bit of tweaking of one of my last jobs from 2017. Joe aka @teenslain was having some issues with his mij Jag, so we had it in for a setup, and shortly after it was out the door…and then back in. I don’t always get things right (I’m only hooman after all) and after seeing why this had come back in, I felt a little daft that I hadn’t noticed the problem straight away. The threads weren’t holding fast on the grub screws, nor the height adjustments for the bridge itself, so a whole bunch of sinking had gone on. Threadlocker to the rescue. After getting the setup sorted again and holding fast, all that was left was to work a decent groove in the saddle of the bass E string, as Joe was getting some slippage prior to the threads giving out. As mentioned, I don’t always nail it first time around. It’s rare, but it does happen, and I’m always more than happy to get it sorted if it happens. #tymguitars #guitartech #guitar #repairshop #fender #jaguar #offsetguitars #mij #seymourduncan #quarterpound #customguitar #fortitudevalley #brisbane #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)

Mastery bridge install (and a little setup) complete on this MIM Jazzmaster for my bud and all ‘round legend @brendanoctattoo. Not a very tricky install but I did need to dowel the mounting holes and redrill for new post mounts. This guitar is playing so well, and I’ll admit I’m a little late to the @masterybridge world, but I gotta say, I’m a convert, particularly if real heavy playing is your thing. Completely unrelated - I’m taking a few days/maybe a week off, as of tomorrow (Wednesday) but I’ll be floating around the shop working on some of my own guitars so feel free to drop in ✌️#tymguitars #fender #jazzmaster #masterybridge #guitartech #guitarrepair #guitarshop #fortitudevalley #brisbane #guitar #offsetguitars #customguitars #beexcellenttoeachother (at Tym Guitars)