Minor happiness

I've been playing my LP Standard in its as-is condition. I've finally found time to address certain matters which are not major in its undertaking but necessary for me. First up is the fretboard; a good re-conditioning goes a long way. As seen above, the guitar's fretboard was dry (left) since day one. 

Both strap buttons receive the felt treatment. Doing this because over time, metal will fuse with the gloss finish, especially under certain temperature/ humidity. It's something do-able at the user end & I encourage you to make this small investment. These are available at both Davis GMC & TY Music.

They say Gibson guitars deserve Gibson strings & I believe this is a load of 💩 I'm just doing it this time round to prove myself right. According to the Gibson camp, the strings contain the optimum amount of magnetic materials to limit the pull by the pickups. Maybe they got this right but it affects tone. I know I have my preferred strings brands & I'm getting the right feel & tone from them. Folks, address your needs first, shenanigans can take a number.

Jaguar tamperings (Part 4)

This is the default Fender Jaguar Special HH strap button which I dislike. It features the 'cup' design which serves to expand the strap slit over time.

Replaced it with a Planet Waves version with an additional felt inserted between the guitar body & the button itself.

It's not quite visible from the previous pic but here it is before going into the body. The benefit of having this in there is that it prevents the body finish from fusing with the button. This would prove damaging when you decide to unscrew deteriorated strap buttons for replacement; the button would lift off the finish & you'd hear this awful cracking sound only to realize the affected surface had indeed cracked.