Cygnus Guitars

10/12/2025

’s cover of Us and Them is getting some good numbers!

20.7K likes, 346 comments. “Us And Them- Pink Floyd”

01/12/2025

Hi everyone. Here’s a quick post featuring a return for this hard working Fender belonging to Ed from INNAFIELD. It needed a fret level, crown and polish and a full service ahead of the band’s next headline gig this Wednesday at Castle Hotel Manchester
Get your tickets here https://tinyurl.com/bdzmns3p
And see if you think I’ve done a good job!

30/11/2025

OK, you see this and what do you think? For me, it’s 100% Clapton. My dad bought me a copy of Timepieces Vol 2 (LP, of coursse!) way back and this much loved, much played guitar, only needs a tank top and a pocket watch to complete the scene! It’s recently been at Cygnus. The owner Matt has had this lovely Fender Stratocaster since new. It needed a bit of love and care, a partial fret dress to remove a little wear, and a full setup and service. Back with the owner ready for hundreds more gigs ahead.

19/11/2025

Here’s another quick post. This time a Farida Dreadnought style acoustic. It belongs to a young man who’s at university but it’s been a bit unplayed. No problem. A bit of Cygnus magic and voila! Good as new and soon to be reunited with its owner for years more playing ahead.

16/11/2025

And finally for now, here’s a short scale acoustic bass which came on for a service, check up and a new set of strings. Another in Julian’s collection, but I think this one actually belongs to his wife.

15/11/2025

Here’s another of Julian’s guitars. Look out for these at The Kings Arms on a Thursday night!
This is his very much loved Takamine, again in need of some love and a good service and setup. I’ve also removed some fret wear, and fret board wear!

15/11/2025

Here’s the Yamaha acoustic that is the sibling of the PRS SE recently posted. Another that just needed a service and an experienced eye. I noticed again some split plastic washers on the tuners, so back to the spare parts tub for a quick and easy fix! All good, a clean bill of health and both are back with the happy customer.

15/11/2025

Here’s rhe second of the two acoustics that came by. This Ibanez and its sibling were a bit dusty, unloved and forgotten in need of some Cygnus TLC. I’ve run some water thin super glue into the crack on the top to halt any further issues, dyed the visible exposed wood, then cleaned up the area, given the whole guitar a good clean as well as cleaning the fret board (it was very dry!), and giving it a good service and a set of strings. Both were then taken down south for a gig. Happy to report the customer was very pleased with the results.

15/11/2025

Phew - are you all keeping up? Another two acoustics now. Both came in, after being a bit ‘forgotten’ needing a bit of a clean, checkup and service. I’ve spent a bit of time on the fret board and frets to make sure these are not just left to one side. I do like a good transformation!! Wish I’d taken some before photos!

14/11/2025

And they just keep coming! I’m always impressed by the more affordable guitars from the likes of Epiphone, Squier and PRS’s SE range. Here’s a guitar that looks a lot more expensive than the price would suggest! A lovely colour and a great flame veneer on top of the maple cap. Another lovely guitar that just needed a service and setup, and a once over/check up by Cygnus. While servicing I noticed a couple of the plastic washers on the tuners were split. Any good guitar tech has a box of spare, so it was an easy fix. Happy days! This is one of two that came from the same (new) customer. Yamaha Acoustic to follow!

14/11/2025

Another Les Paul by Epiphone. This time it’s a left handed. It belongs to a young man who is the nephew of another customer. As you can see, it’s had a hard life and needed a repair to the tuners. A great opportunity to upgrade to deluxe style - an excellent upgrade and top top quality. It’s also had the usual service and setup. Back in his hands now and hopefully rocking. Shame he didn’t supply the tone and volume k***s!

14/11/2025

Another The Kings Arms regular’s guitar. This time it’s Ian G, or ‘Better Ian’ as he’s known!
I have to say, this is a special guitar for me, as a massive Rush fan, I don’t get many opportunities to have an Alex Lifeson signature model . This is the latest Epiphone Les Paul bearing his signature. It needed a setup - these Floyd Rose bridges can be very tricky! It’s had a new set of strings, a good service, action set, neck adjusted to rectify fretting out (too much back bow!).
I think this is up for sale. If you’re interested let me know and I can pass your deets on! It’s a stunning guitar!