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Erie Guitar Company

Name: Erie Guitar Company
Address: 2693 Lakeview Avenue, Rocky River, OH, 44116, US
Telephone: +12167024434

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A guitar repair and maintenance company located in Rocky River Ohio.

02/09/2026

Here we have a Dingwall 5 string bass with a multi-scale fretboard that was in for an added third pickup installation (the original model comes with two as stock), and a full setup.
What’s interesting about this particular bass is the way the frets fan out as they go down the fretboard. They are designed with angled frets to allow each string to have a different scale length—longer for lower strings (bass) and shorter for higher strings (treble)—which optimizes string tension, intonation, and tone. It’s a more modern take on the very classic design that you typically see on an average bass or guitar fretboard. Your first impression when you see a fretboard like this, is to think that it would be harder to play - like you’d have to relearn the instrument because of the slanted frets, but it’s surprisingly comfortable and intuitive to play. As you move up and down the neck, you seem to have a more natural positioning of your wrist and fingers. It seems to all make sense the more that you play. It’s definitely worth a try if you ever get the chance to play one.

01/29/2026

Here’s a cool single pickup Gretsch that came in for a full setup. Yet another example of simplicity at its finest. Really great guitar that plays and sounds great, and has just enough bells and whistles to create whatever music that your heart can conceive of. If I had to guess, I would say that more (electric guitar) music has been recorded over the decades on solely the bridge pickup than any other pickup combination. I can’t say that with 100% confidence, but something tells me I’m right.
Anyway… have the best day ever, and keep rocking that bridge pickup.

01/15/2026

Sometimes less is more, which is the case with this simple rock and roll beast of an SG..
I’ve always had a fascination with single pickup instruments like this one here. One bridge pickup and a simple volume and tone control (although this one has an additional toggle switch with a capacitor wired in, so that you can warm up your signal if you choose). I’ve often time been in live situations where I find myself only using the bridge pickup and the volume k**b, so why not have a guitar that’s simple and to the point? Less things to think about so you can concentrate on your playing? I’ve many times flubbed some notes here and there (past band mates of mine can vouch for that!) because I’m putting too much thought into whether or not the bridge or neck pickup with sound better for this part or that… Are we all overthinking our rigs?
I love my pedals, but I’ve always been jealous of the guys who show up to a gig with a guitar, a tuner and an amp - and they kill it on stage (you know who you are), and I’m the guy unplugging 50 cables on my pedalboard to find out why I’m not getting any signal. Though I haven’t played in a band for a bit, this is a recurring nightmare of mine - trying to figure out why my stuff won’t work because of all of the gear that I have to sift through to get to the cause.
Anyway… if this Gibson could talk, it would say “keep it simple stupid”..

01/14/2026

Here we have a 2019 USA sunburst Telecaster that came in for a setup and some “wiring issues”, the wiring issue being that the bridge pickup was dead.
After discussing the options, the customer and I came to the agreement that the best way to move forward was to replace the pickup entirely.
The pickup that was chosen was a Seymour Duncan STK-T3b Vintage Bridge Stack Humbucker, and I have to say that I’m pretty impressed with this pickup. Not all stacked humbuckers retain a single coil sound, but this one sounds great. It definitely has that Tele “twang” without the hum of a single coil. I think the client will be happy.

01/12/2026

Hello there!
Long time no see!
Today we have this beautiful mix of classic and modern with this double humbucker equipped Fender Jaguar. Early on, Jaguars were marketed as Fender’s top of the line model, and had all the bells and whistles in the hopes to appeal to a broader range of players. With a rhythm and lead EQ circuit option, players could switch to a warmer neck pickup setting which was popular in blues and jazz, and then then could switch over to a “lead” setting, with a brighter and edgier EQ for rock and country. The secret weapon was a 3rd EQ option, which was called the “strangle switch”. This switch was equipped with a high pass filter, and gave the guitar a brighter more “jangly” sound. This was a popular option with surf player.
Jaguars, like most of the other Fender models that came out after the release of the Telecasters and Stratocasters fell out of favor eventually. Punk rockers and new wave players began using Jaguars and Jazzmasters in the 70s because of the affordability of these older models. Over the years, their popularity has gone through some ups and downs (now being more of an upswing for Fender offsets like the Jaguar).
Kurt Cobain boosted the popularity of the Jaguar in the 90s, by playing “hot rodded” versions of this classic, by routing the body for higher output pickups like humbuckers. They made the guitar better suited for heavier music like what was popular in the 90s. This guitar is a great example of a 90s influenced Jaguar.

12/02/2025

So I’ve been slacking on my social media, as I’ve been concentrating my efforts on catching up on my work, but this Telecaster was too pretty to not post pictures.
I’m not always the biggest fan of gold hardware, but the combo of the metallic green with the anodized aluminum pickguard just begs for gold hardware. Also, the bound rosewood neck with the block inlays just really ties the room together. It’s a really beautiful instrument
AND if I can, I’d like to go on a little rant about Fender’s choice to use the plastic plug around the truss rod adjustment access on the headstock over the years. I always questioned the cost savings of using plastic over wood, at the expense of cheapening the look of the instrument. I’ve often times passed on purchasing a MIM Strat or Tele solely based on the look of the headstock (as superficial as that may sound). It really pleases me to see modern Squiers coming in with walnut truss rod plugs similar to many of the USA Fenders. I really hope that they keep it up.
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, and I’ll try my best to keep up with my posts.
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10/30/2025

Here’s a Halloween special of a guitar, that will surely take care of all of your gothy monster mash needs this spooky season. This one got fitted with a Billy Corgan Railhammer pickup, as well as a full setup and some general TLC.
Why does this make me want to crank the reverb and play the Munsters theme??
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10/28/2025

Today’s guitar is this 80s USA made Kramer with a Floyd Rose and (what I believe to be) a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. It came to me, from a client whose intention is to sell it as she no longer plays it. The idea was to get it in good shape for the sale.
The problem at hand, were the two non-functional tone pots, and some uneven frets that were causing some fret buzz toward the end of the neck. I replaced the pots, and spot leveled the frets, and now it’s ready to go.
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10/24/2025

Today’s instrument is a Gibson Trini Lopez semi hollow electric. It got fitted with some Hipshot locking tuners, as well as a Graphtech Tusq nut. The bridge was also replaced with a Faber Tone-Lock ABR-1 locking bridge with brass saddles, as opposed to the nylon saddles that came with the stock bridge. The customer chose this bridge over the 1960s style bridge, due to the tonal differences between the two. The nylon saddles are perceived to produce a more “mellow” tone, favored by a lot of jazz players at the time (the 50s and 60s), but as jazz fell out of favor by some, the bridge saddles where changed to a brighter more articulate sounding brass composition. This is what you see on most Gibsons these days.
Anyway… here’s a real cool guitar that is even cooler now.
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10/21/2025

Checking out this EVH Frankenstein Strat in the shop today with my long time friend Justin.

10/17/2025

Today’s guitar is a late 70s Ibanez PF200. The problem with it was an intermittent output signal when you jiggled the cable, and a dead neck pickup.
Something to think about when deciding about whether or not to pull the trigger on a repair, is that often times it’s a simple fix. A pickup not working doesn’t always call for replacing the pickup, as it may be something as simple as cleaning out the electronics. As part of the routine maintenance of an electric guitar, a quick shot of a quality electronics spray can go a long way. It’ll clean out, remove oxidation, and lubricate the contacts on switches and pots, and will improve the functionality and longevity of the wiring. In this case, spraying out the toggle switch (and some light sanding of the contacts), as well as cleaning out the pots got the neck pickup working again. Easy peasy.
I also replaced the old output jack with a brand new one, as these can wear out to the point where they can’t be salvaged - also a cheap and easy fix. These two things, and this super cool guitar is back in action.
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10/13/2025

Today’s super fun project was this Squier Bass VI, which is modeled after Fender’s Bass VI model. It’s essentially a six string bass that is a shorter scale size and smaller diameter bass strings. These were made popular in the 60s when “twang” was all of the rage - especially when surf and spaghetti western style music was popular. I happened to first be introduced to the instrument through Robert Smith’s use of it, when he used it more as a lead instrument than a bass, adding texture to the melodic delay and chorus drenched music of the Cure’s 80s and 90s catalog. Both usages of this instrument are A-okay in my book.
This particular Bass VI was converted (by yours truly) into a baritone guitar rather than a bass. By making a new bone nut to accommodate for the smaller gauge baritone strings, I was able to tune it up to a B standard tuning. Tuning the bass strings up to B is far too much tension on the neck, so the lighter strings were needed.
Baritone guitars are a fun option for someone who’s looking for a guitar that is tuned somewhere between a standard guitar tuning and a bass. I find them to be super fun, and I recommend to anyone looking to add some color to their sonic palette.
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Address

2693 Lakeview Avenue
Rocky River, OH
44116

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12167024434

Website

http://erieguitarcompany.com/

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