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Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

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Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

Former owner of Ross Music Stores with Over 50 years experience in Guitar and all stringed instrument repair FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY

Formerly of Ross Music now Specializing in Guitar repair, setups, re-strings, fret work, bridges, nuts, tuning gears, pickups and electronics etc. All stringed instrument repairs Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Violin, Cello, Ukulele and anything that has strings on it!

07/20/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" I've had quite a few valuable vintage collectible guitars come into the shop lately. This 1958 Gibson Les Paul now part of the "Kalifornia Karl Collection" was originally owned by the Blues Guitarist "Kid Anderson". It came in for some minor restoration and to be made "Stage Ready". I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

07/13/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Vintage 1954 Gibson ES-295 came in for a setup and general cleanup. This originally belonged to the late and famous Danny Gatton and was brought in to me by one of his producers. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

07/06/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This beautiful Fender "Rarities" Stratocaster from the Kalifornia Karl Collection came in with a dead pickup that happened during shipment. I usually just replace common pickups, but these are not common at all. In this rare case the only choice is to have the pickup rewound. I don't own a pickup winding machine because they cost around $1500 and I hardly ever need one. When I run into a rare pickup that's not working, I can just send it out and have it done. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

06/29/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" These two Fender guitars came in for complete fret replacement. The owner requested that I install the larger jumbo size fret wire, like the newer fender guitars come with nowadays. The older Fender guitars came with tiny .077 wide size frets and the they lacked in both tone and sustain. The newer Fender guitars come with a .094 wide fret that is also a little bit higher and gives the guitar a lot more punch! Both tone and sustain are increased. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross " The Guitar Doctor"

06/22/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Jay Turser Flag guitar came in with the action about an inch high off the fretboard. This is part of the Kalifornia Karl collection, and will be part of his July show. I went right through the whole guitar adjusting and fixing all of its issues. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

06/19/2025

This week's "On the Bench" I've seen a lot of guitars lately that have dried out fingerboards due to our dry winter months. It's important to apply a coat of fingerboard conditioner to prevent the wood from cracking. Also look how Beautiful it makes it look! Here's a before and after photo of a guitar that came into the shop. Also this Daddario Hydrate is my choice of cleaner and conditioner. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross " The Guitar Doctor "

06/04/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" These 2 old Teisco guitars came in for complete restoration over the last few weeks. These guitars were made in Japan back in the 60's and they came with 3 or 4 different names on the headstock. Many of their name tags have fallen off because they were stuck on top of the finish. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

05/25/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Gibson came in with different kind of fret edge problem than the usual fret sprout. Usually fret sprout is caused by the fingerboard shrinking due to having our heat on during our dry winter weather. But not this time. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

05/19/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This beautiful Terry C. McInturff Custom built guitar came into the shop for a complete cleanup and setup. It had been stored in a basement for many years and was covered completely in mold. This is part of the Kalifornia Karl Collection. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

04/27/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Fender Custom Shop Telecaster came in with a lot of fret wear and dead spots. I will comment on the photos and explain some of the differences between doing a fret job in the past and now with today's up to date tools. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

04/23/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" When it comes to working on guitars, no two are alike. I will start explaining some of the different ways and different courses of action I have to use when working on necks and frets in my posts. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

04/13/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Parker Fly acoustic came in for a setup and also because its input jack failed to work. This is part of the Kalifornia Karl collection (which I believe is up to about 98 guitars currently). I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

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