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I finally got around to setting up and repairing the Fusion over the weekend. I have to say that the difference is night and day. This guitar is now the guitar that I wanted it to be when I bought it.
1. Truss Rod - See my post from Friday night entitled "%^%&*^ truss rods!" [img]/images/graemlins/eyes.gif[/img] Good grief. They don't mean for this to be easy, do they? I wound up sliding a 7mm socket into the truss rod recess and over the nut, then turning the socket with a flathead screwdriver. When all was said and done, I went about 3/4 to 1 full turn because there was a bit too much bow before.
Note to Self: Get a truss rod toolkit.
2. Blocked the JT580 - The only tedious part here was actually sawing and filing the wood block. It took a much smaller piece of wood than I would have thought it would. [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] I glued it into place with Elmers. I'm not worried about it being too permanent, since it's actually glued to the body paint in the trem cavity.
Much better tuning stability and I at least imagine that there's more sustain.
3. Re-glued the trem post inserts - $1.79 at Wal-Mart for dual-tube epoxy that you mix together. Worth every penny. Now I can actually TADA! raise and lower the trem by turning the posts. This is the only Floyded guitar where I've ever seen this problem.
Overall, this guitar went from being about a "7" on the playability scale to a "10," and I don't give those out easily.
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1. Truss Rod - See my post from Friday night entitled "%^%&*^ truss rods!" [img]/images/graemlins/eyes.gif[/img] Good grief. They don't mean for this to be easy, do they? I wound up sliding a 7mm socket into the truss rod recess and over the nut, then turning the socket with a flathead screwdriver. When all was said and done, I went about 3/4 to 1 full turn because there was a bit too much bow before.
Note to Self: Get a truss rod toolkit.
2. Blocked the JT580 - The only tedious part here was actually sawing and filing the wood block. It took a much smaller piece of wood than I would have thought it would. [img]/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] I glued it into place with Elmers. I'm not worried about it being too permanent, since it's actually glued to the body paint in the trem cavity.
Much better tuning stability and I at least imagine that there's more sustain.
3. Re-glued the trem post inserts - $1.79 at Wal-Mart for dual-tube epoxy that you mix together. Worth every penny. Now I can actually TADA! raise and lower the trem by turning the posts. This is the only Floyded guitar where I've ever seen this problem.
Overall, this guitar went from being about a "7" on the playability scale to a "10," and I don't give those out easily.
[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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