Need a good set up

[LaRSin]

live in the Pickering area , anybody know of good place or person to set up my guitar , I could take it to L&M in Scarborough but it's a 3 week wait, And Oshawa 1 1\2 week wait. I don’t mind the wait so much but if they are that busy, I might not get a good job done.

Any recommendations??

Thx.

[Joe]

Try Wilson & Lee in Oshawa 905-725-4706

[LaRSin]

Try Wilson & Lee in Oshawa 905-725-4706
thx I will give them a call,
have you used them ?

[Number6]

What kind of guitar are you talking about? Assuming you don't need the nut changed most of this stuff is fairly easy and you can do it yourself have a look at this site.
http://mysite.verizon.net/jazz.guitar/guitarsetup.htm#Setting%20the%20pickup%20height

[LaRSin]

What kind of guitar are you talking about? Assuming you don't need the nut changed most of this stuff is fairly easy and you can do it yourself have a look at this site.
http://mysite.verizon.net/jazz.guitar/guitarsetup.htm#Setting%20the%20pickup%20height (http://mysite.verizon.net/jazz.guitar/guitarsetup.htm#Setting%20the%20pickup%20height)

I got a buzz on the A sting when pressed on the 3 &5 fret,

It's a squire espirt (electric )

[Number6]

I got a buzz on the A sting when pressed on the 3 &5 fret,

It's a squire espirt (electric )

Ok, well assuming you've had the guitar for a while and you hadn't noticed it before you can probably eliminate the possibility that the 3rd and 5th frets are too high and need dressing. They may be slightly higher than the others but your problem is probably due to a worn nut or the saddle for the A string needs to be raised slightly. I'm betting that it's a saddle adjustment which is very easy. You'll need an Allen wrench and a set of Feeler Gauges. The Allen wrench you can get at any hardware store and it's probably a 1.5 mm although it might be slightly different (that's what I use on my Telecaster). As for the Feeler Gauges, you'll need the round kind (like they use for spark plugs and not flat kind). I don't really know your guitar but it is a Fender so it should be like a Strat or Telecaster so all you need to do is follow the instructions at the site I suggested for a complete setup. To adjust the A string saddle slightly just use the Allen wrench to raise it (just a bit at a time) until the buzzing stops.

[T_Totler]

Whenever I needed work done on my Strat, here is where I went. These guys were superb back then, and probably still are...

The Twelfth Fret (http://www.12fret.com/shop/index.html)

[Number6]

Whenever I needed work done on my Strat, here is where I went. These guys were superb back then, and probably still are...

The Twelfth Fret (http://www.12fret.com/shop/index.html)

Your right The Twelfth Fret are the best shop in Toronto if you need anything serious done. I've had 2 fret jobs done by them and they did an excellant job but if memory serves me they charge $75 for a setup which is a lot for what id usually a fairly simple exercise. That being said these guys are the best.

[LaRSin]

It's new

[Number6]

It's new

Take it back and tell them to set it up properly and or dress the frets. There is no excuse for that on a new guitar. Fifteen or so years ago I ended up taking my son's guitar back to Long & McQuade because the frets weren't dressed properly (something I hadn't noticed when we bought it). I needed to go through about a dozen Yamahas and cheap Fenders before I found one that was properly setup and the frets properly dressed. Their excuse wa sthat they had just been put on display and the guitar tech hadn't looked at them yet. This is generally a good shop but I wasn't impressed and since then I've delt with Steve's, The Twelfth Fret and The Guitar Shop (Port Credit and Milton).

[T_Totler]

I agree with Number 6....

If it's new, take it back to where you bought it and don't give up until it's done right.

Just so you know, guitars that hang on those store display hangers (by the neck only with no support underneath) for a long period of time can have a detrimental effect on the neck (i.e. warping it) which causes some buzzing.

[LaRSin]

I've taken to a local shop.
bought it over the net.