Our exclusive 8-point gig ready guitar process …
1. 4-axis Alignment of the guitar neck
Each guitar neck is checked and adjusted to insure that it is true and straight to insure proper alignment on all axis. This step insures proper action and
allows for more accurate and easier guitar tuning, playing and set-up in the following steps.
2. Inspect and Lube the guitar tuning gears
Before installing the guitar tuning gears, each one is checked thoroughly. Each tuning gear is adjusted so that there is no play in the mechanism. They
are then lubricated to insure smooth and even movement to make your guitar tune accurately.
3. Potting the guitar pickups
We dip the pickups in hot wax to reduce squeal and unwanted guitar feedback.
4. Prep the guitar body
Before installing the guitar electronic components, great care is taken to insure that all wires are properly routed, spaced, and grounded to insure years of
trouble free service with your guitar.
5. Level and polish the frets
This insures that all of the guitar frets are level, eliminating any possibility of fret buzz due to unevenness.
6. Radius the guitar strings
Most guitar necks have a contour over the top of the neck. We adjust the strings to make sure that height of each string follows the contour of the guitar
neck.
7. Adjusting the overall guitar string height and the action
Once we set the contour and radius of the guitar strings, it’s time to adjust the overall height of the strings from the top of the frets to the bottom of the
guitar strings.
8. Set the guitar intonation
This step is done twice. The intonation is set two times with a 24 hour "seat-in" period in between to allow the guitar to properly re-seat to the new
adjustments.
1. 4-axis Alignment of the guitar neck
Each guitar neck is checked and adjusted to insure that it is true and straight to insure proper alignment on all axis. This step insures proper action and
allows for more accurate and easier guitar tuning, playing and set-up in the following steps.
2. Inspect and Lube the guitar tuning gears
Before installing the guitar tuning gears, each one is checked thoroughly. Each tuning gear is adjusted so that there is no play in the mechanism. They
are then lubricated to insure smooth and even movement to make your guitar tune accurately.
3. Potting the guitar pickups
We dip the pickups in hot wax to reduce squeal and unwanted guitar feedback.
4. Prep the guitar body
Before installing the guitar electronic components, great care is taken to insure that all wires are properly routed, spaced, and grounded to insure years of
trouble free service with your guitar.
5. Level and polish the frets
This insures that all of the guitar frets are level, eliminating any possibility of fret buzz due to unevenness.
6. Radius the guitar strings
Most guitar necks have a contour over the top of the neck. We adjust the strings to make sure that height of each string follows the contour of the guitar
neck.
7. Adjusting the overall guitar string height and the action
Once we set the contour and radius of the guitar strings, it’s time to adjust the overall height of the strings from the top of the frets to the bottom of the
guitar strings.
8. Set the guitar intonation
This step is done twice. The intonation is set two times with a 24 hour "seat-in" period in between to allow the guitar to properly re-seat to the new
adjustments.
| Hey Rick! I got the guitar and I love it. It sounds awesome. Everything about it is perfect. Thanks for everything. I'm at work so sorry for this being short. Thanks again, Les Gaverluk Port Colborne, Ontario |
| Dear Rick, Ok !…I was supposed to receive a nice guitar with a nice sound, etc. But I received a real GEM instead You’ve made a superb instrument, and I never had a guitar like this on my hands. Thank you forever Fabian Buenos Aries, Argentina |
| Each Haywire Custom Guitar comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Unique serial number so you can identify your guitar and we can identify our workmanship which is guaranteed a full year. |
Hello.
I hope you don't mind me sending a short note to say that I've just seen your web site and think your business concept is
great! There seems to be a great misconception around that a good guitar is all about hardware, but clearly even a humble
Squier Stratocater, tweaked and tuned to perfection, can sound and play great.
Good luck to you, and I hope your approach helps increase the awareness that the value of a guitar is not in the hardware
but in skilled and thorough set-up and adjustment.
- Glenn Bruns
ps your guitars look great, too
I hope you don't mind me sending a short note to say that I've just seen your web site and think your business concept is
great! There seems to be a great misconception around that a good guitar is all about hardware, but clearly even a humble
Squier Stratocater, tweaked and tuned to perfection, can sound and play great.
Good luck to you, and I hope your approach helps increase the awareness that the value of a guitar is not in the hardware
but in skilled and thorough set-up and adjustment.
- Glenn Bruns
ps your guitars look great, too
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