Virgo Guitars

19/05/2026

A G&L Doheny I’d worked on previously returned to have its bridge pickup replaced. The owner wanted a dedicated humbucker, and had sourced a Curtis Novak from the US.

I found the existing height adjustment springs weren’t up to the task, so in went a firm block of foam, which works very well. Thankfully the wiring was straightforward, and then the pickups were height-adjusted to balance their respective volumes.

The guitar’s now back with its owner, and ready to resume a life of gigging 🎸🎶

08/04/2026

This Epiphone Les Paul Muse has just been in, and once a number of issues were sorted, it’s finally a decent guitar…

01/04/2026

A rather good-looking Gretsch passed through my hands recently, and for once I wasn’t working on a neglected or ruined guitar.

However, despite being new, the fretboard was parched, and the fret ends were in need of rounding over. The frets themselves had a few high spots, but nothing that affected playability.

Issues sorted, it’s now back in the hands of owner, and in time for their birthday 🙂

21/03/2026

This was a first, as I’ve never played a banjo, let alone had to return one to a working state. Years of loft storage had taken its toll. Yet, despite the filth (including cobwebs within the body), it was salvageable. In addition to fixing it up, the owner provided a new 5th string capo for installation. A lot of work, but a pleasing end result.

07/03/2026

This Faith electro-acoustic had all sorts of issues: lifting frets, damage to the top, loose nut, as well as needing a proper clean. However, its greatest problem was it kept eating batteries. I traced this back to the XLR connection at the output; one of the pins was in constant contact with the earth/ground, leading to even a fresh battery draining quickly, despite no guitar cable being plugged in.

As you’ll see in the latter photos the guitar is now fixed up and looking good.

03/02/2026

I’ve recently replaced the stock bridge pickup in a Schecter Diamond Series T-type with a T90 from Axesrus.

Click the link below to hear how the guitar sounds before and after the change.

A client came to me in November 2025 to inspect and set up his Schecter Diamond Series T-type guitar. Once the work was done, I mentioned that the bridge pic...