Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

03/14/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" While cleaning up some fret edges and giving this USA made Epiphone Spirit II the Spa treatment, I found some of the most amazing features. I will explain in my comments of the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

03/13/2026

03/08/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" I figured there's not a better time than on the day we all leap 1 hour into the future to share this one with you. This very rare Limited Edition "Back to the Future" Reissue guitar needed its first setup. Mostly all guitars need to be setup properly when first purchased. It's a good idea to have this done when you first receive a guitar, so it can be returned if it doesn't set up properly. This is a exact reissue of the guitar Michael J Fox played in the movie. I will comment on the photos as usual. Got to go fire up the Flux Capacitor now! Thank You for Reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

03/07/2026

So I've seen many guitars lately that are dried out from the heat due to the cold weather. Tops cracked, bridges and braces lifting off and fret edges hanging out. If you own many guitars I recommend a humidifier for the room. If you just have a few guitars you can pickup a Daddario Humidity pack like this one . You can also save by purchasing the Boveda refill packs. Be sure to discontinue use of humidifiers when you turn your heat off .

02/21/2026

This Weeks "On The Bench" So you all know that were having a real cold winter this year. Problem is that when the heat cranks in our homes, it dries out the air and the humidity level drops way down. This dryness is very bad for guitars, and it causes the fingerboards to dry out and fret edges to hang out. Fingerboards start to crack and so do acoustic guitar tops! Acoustic guitar action gets too low and there's lots of fret buzz. I have seen an alarming number of guitars with these issues this year. Please humidify your guitars before this happens to them. I highly recommend that you use the D'Addario "Restore" Humidity packs, and keep your guitars in the case while your heat is on. Or if you have many guitars, humidify the room. Thanks for reading and I'm sorry to bend your ear, but this is important. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

02/16/2026

I have a question for all you guitarists out there. When is the last time you put a drop of oil on your 2 point tremolo studs?
Oiling your tremolo's rocking point not only keeps your guitar in better tune, but it helps stop your bridge plate and studs from wearing.

02/15/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" In this post I will explain how I saved this beautiful Gibson guitar. This was a long, tedious process, but it was the only way to bring this guitar back to playing condition. Wood is extremely sensitive to temperature and humidity and dryness, so I hope you're all using your humidifiers so this doesn't happen to your guitars. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

02/07/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" I reglued the bindings that separated on this Martin D-16 guitar. This seems to be a common problem with Martin guitars. I have been studying the problem for quite a few years now, and I'll explain the things I've figured out in my comments on the photos. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross " The Guitar Doctor".

01/31/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" This week I took on the task of turning this 1 pickup Limited Edition Gibson Epiphone Grabber bass into a 2 pickup Ripper bass with upgraded bridge. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank You for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

01/25/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" Okay, so you're all sitting home during the snowstorm with nothing to do. Now's a perfect time to take out those guitars and give 'em a little love. Oil your fingerboards to stop them from cracking! Wouldn't it be a shame for this brand new beautiful Inverness Green Custom Shop guitar to crack? That's why I'm giving the rosewood fingerboard a good oiling. While you're at it, spray some polish on those beautiful guitars you own! I notice that hardly any of you polish your guitars. Polishing not only protects the finish from sweat, but it also protects the hardware. A good coat of polish can stop gold from wearing off so quickly. It can also help stop sweat from loosening bindings on your acoustic guitars. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"... It's because I care.

01/24/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" Sometimes I have to be not only a guitar repairman, but a puppet master as well. These 3 semi hollow body guitars had multiple control issues. I will explain in the comments as usual on how I turned into a puppet master to fix them. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

01/18/2026

This Week's "On The Bench" This very rare 1960s Teisco Del Ray bass needed some cleanup, setup and electronic repair. I will explain what I encountered in my comments as usual. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"