Boxing '24

Boxing Day. Took this out to play but spent almost the entire morning trying to figure out where i placed the strap buttons...

Gave up looking. Got a new pair after lunch. So the most eventful thing today was fixing fresh Dunlop strap buttons onto my guitar. The story of Boxing Day in a nutshell.

Highway re-string

Gloomy weather, bogged down indoors so it's re-string therapy: Fender H1 Strat. FYI, this is the first gen Highway 1 Strat sporting the traditional headstock. A little later, it sports the big, 70s version before evolving into the American Special. Looks rather pristine, yes? This pic was taken after a wipe down.

Before that happened, this was how the body looked like. I am repeatedly betrayed by the hard case. If you touched the stained surface, it felt sticky. One more time - the lining's adhesive had seeped through over time & caused this to happen.

The strap button at the horn end was affected & the rust travelled into the thread. No point salvaging these.

I am happy with Dunlop buttons & this Strat deserves a fresh pair.

Today's string of choice - GHS 9s

Pink treatment

Had this Bacchus BST-2 sent over for a re-string / set up two days ago. It's that wonderful model featuring a roasted maple neck & it's a smooth player indeed, especially after a set-up for a set of 10s. The guitar is light, it might be lighter than an Ibanez S-Series, no kidding but it's a darn resonant instrument.

The strap buttons were corroded & replaced with a set of Dunlops. 

Frets were attended to as well. Showing you the contrast between a cleaned, polished set (right) & those which were not. This guitar is a display unit so being left out of the bag & exposed to the elements & human handling, the lacklustre frets were expected. It's nothing a good polishing fluid could not handle.

Just so you know, it's an F-spaced string spacing. Guitar belongs to my cousin, it's a birthday surprise from close friends.