Purple Strat


Beberapa hari sebelum Ramadhan, aku menerima sebuah gitar Stratocaster untuk diservis. Dimiliki oleh gitaris daripada kumpulan NV Unity setelah disarankan oleh Azrol.


Katanya gitar ini sudah berpindah 2-3 pemilik berdasarkan "relic" pada fretboard, dan warnanya sebelum ini merah berbelang hitam dengan pickguard berwarna putih (DIY tema EHV kot?)


Tanpa merujuk decal "Fender", tengok bentuk headstock pun dah tau ia bukan Fender. Tapi oklah, diperolehi dengan harga bawah *RM100 dan neck masih lurus kira berbaloilah tu.


Sebelum bertukar milik, diceritakan gitar ni sudah lama tidak digunakan dan ada masalah elektronik kerana menghasilkan output yang statik.


Tapi pada pendapat aku, ia mungkin "f*cked-up job" selepas dicat warna ungu, kerana beberapa wayar telah dikerat sewenang-wenangnya, wtf?


Wiring yang "by the book" nampak kemas tidak berserabut. Ya, wayar putih (output) selepas volume pot telah dikerat di tengah-tengah dan bukan di hujung output jack, mengesahkan teori "f*cked-up job" tadi.

Oh ya, volume pot memang bermasalah, aku tak ada pot gantian yang sesuai, penyelesaian pantas dan ekonomi ialah memindahkan mid tone pot menjadi master volume, walaupun berbeza taper, tapi masih boleh guna. Konfigurasi terkini - 1 master volume, 1 master tone, pot ketiga hanyalah dummy.


Alur skru pikap mid pun sudah loose, dapat idea sebegini daripada apa yang dipelajari menerusi blog Yustech, tapi dengan penyelesaian yang lebih ringkas, hehehe...


Action gitar ni terlampau tinggi sekitar 7-10 mm pada fret ke-12, tahap yang amat-amat menjengkelkan bagi aku. Setelah saddle bridge dilaras seminimumnya pun masih tinggi 6-9 mm.

Cuba untuk melaras truss rod, tapi truss rod pula dah barai tak dapat dilaras. Kaedah terakhir ialah dengan menambah shim kertas pada neck pocket supaya sudut neck naik (tilted) sekitar 2-5 darjah - trial and error.

Pemilik datang tepat-tepat selepas kerja-kerja selesai, tak sempat nak tangkap gambar hasil akhir kerja. Oklah, sekurang-kurangnya pemilik dapat jimat sekitar RM100-120 berbanding buat wiring baru (tukar pot, suis, jack + servis) di luar. Nilai yang agak tidak berbaloi jika dibandingkan dengan *harga gitar tadi kan?

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AADI: Aku sarankan pemilik lain kali beli gitar lain yang lebih proper.

4 komen:

berteromber said...

Wow...dah boleh bukak kedai service gitar ni...

speedrider said...

macam mana nak tau neck tu lurus atau bengkok?

D'arsil said...

hebat

Ijau D. Koceng said...

bert - buat sambilan di rumah saja tak banyak kerenah, itupun hujung minggu baru dapat buat

muspeed - low tech, guna pembaris

d'arsil - amatur

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