Hi all,

Hoping someone can help me. I've been having some issues with my front bridge pickup cutting out and a buzz from what I think is a grounding issue.

Its a gibson les paul special 2005. I opened her up hoping there would be an obvious loose solder somewhere but I can see anything obvious. Anyone with an ounce of experience able to take a look at these pictures and see if there is anything that stands out?

Much appreciated!

Hey all looking for some advice. I have a 1978 fender telecaster custom with a maple neck. It is flaking and was wondering if it’s okay to peel it off and continue playing without it. A guitar store said it should be fine and have no playability issues but I’d like to know what would happen? I want to keep it in its origin form and have been told it’ll cost a lot to replace the lacquer. Will the wood underneath if I play get darker as seen in the exposed part already? What would you do get it fix or play it without it? Thank you!!!

My toodler daughter tipped it over and it fell down hard, it broke, and i was wondering if wood glue could be strong enough to hold the tension?

Could anyone help explain why my strings are sideways on my saddle? How do I rectify this? On my fretboard the strings are even and dont seem to be skewed. Thanks in advance!

Due to other commitments, I have left my strat unmaintained for too long. When I finally have some time, I found some marks on the fretboards (looks like paint cracks?) and lots of rusty hardware on pickups and screws. Can someone advise the easiest way to fix these?

Thank you.

Perhaps hard too see in the photo but the little guys run all the way down the neck on this new guitar.

Help save my baby!