A Guitar for YOU? It’s not only sales that we directly benefit from,
but it’s YOU, and sharing your guitar experience with other players. We want to support each and every player in the hopes that in it’s travels, a Haywire guitar, from our custom shop may catch the eye of a player whom needs a good instrument but maybe cannot afford what most companies charge now for a guitar. Their goal is profit.
Our goal is simply-“No player left behind”. We donate guitars every year but never really know if they get into the hands of a needy player who cannot afford a guitar. At Haywire Custom Guitars Custom Shop we also do a lot of work on players’ guitars. Most of these guitars are near and dear to their hearts.
We give guitar players good solid work and what they need at a great price. They need to trust that the work will be good. We know what players need and how little they get paid for their skills. With us it’s not about the money but getting needed support and quality at a price real musicians can afford. Having been there, we are advocates for players world-wide.
In
some cases, a replacement guitar neck is preferable to replacing the
entire guitar. First of all, cracking finishes, worn frets and warping
fret boards are common ailments of guitar necks. Therefore, replacing a
bolt-on guitar neck is often a considerably less expensive option than
repairing the damage or replacing the whole guitar.
Most
of all, when the time comes, Haywire Custom Shop can replace your neck
for you. Because, one solution, guitar neck replacement may solve your
guitar neck issues. You Can Choose from Super Wide and Fat Guitar
Necks to Thin and Slim! Consequently, it may be the best decision you
make on your guitar. Most of all, finding your perfect neck can be
almost life-changing for a pro guitar player. While, looking for a
positive change in playing this is it.
Your Replacement Guitar Neck -We will do the following:
In
performing a 4-axis alignment of the guitar neck your new guitar neck
will be checked and adjusted to be true and straight to ensure proper
alignment on all 4 axis. This step almost always ensures proper action
and allows for more accurate and easier guitar tuning and playing. A
full set-up will then be performed in the following steps.
We
level and polish the frets to insure that all of the guitar frets are
level, eliminating any possibility of fret buzz due to unevenness.
Next,
we radius the guitar strings. Since, most guitar necks have a curved
contour over the top of the neck called the radius. We adjust the
strings to make sure the height of each string. They perfectly follow
the contour of your guitar neck. Because, once we determine the contour
and then we set the radius of the guitar strings. Next, it’s time to
adjust the overall height of the strings from the top of the frets to
the bottom of the guitar strings accurately.
Help you decide on the best materials, neck profile for your technique,
comfortable frets, finish and nut for your style. We can use your
existing tuners or replace and upgrade them as necessary.
In
addition, we can re-check the overall guitar string height and the
action all while maintaining the radius just created. The truss rod
adjustment is then able to be made here. The strings will be parallel
all the way down the fret board and neck straight.
Finally, we
set the guitar intonation. This step is done twice. The intonation is
set two times with a 24 hour “seat-in” period in between to allow the
guitar to properly re-seat and settle in with the new adjustments.
Rick Mariner Mr.
Rick Mariner Owner and Founder and CEO of Haywire Custom Guitars Inc.
He is a member of The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
(A.S.I.A.) as well as a guitar player. Rick holds a bachelors degree
from University of Md. and a Masters degree from George Washington
University. Rick developed his exclusive 8 – Point “Gig- Ready” guitar
process that allows for Custom Guitars that are “GIG-READY”. With Rick’s
many years of development and guitar set-up experience, Haywire Guitar
shop “Builds satisfied players… one Haywire guitar at a time”.
Guitar need a tweak? Need the 8 Point Gig Ready Process to get you jump started?
Has
your guitar become a little difficult to play sometimes? Does it
sound,”out of tune”? Are the strings too high off the neck? Is the
neck warped or bowed? Are the tuning gears difficult to turn due to
rusty moving parts ? Probably? Maybe, your guitar needs an 8-Point
tune up!
A hard to play guitar could be a
roadblock to your success as a musician, so if you want your guitar to
play better and faster, let Haywire prep your guitar with our ” 8 Point
Gig Ready Process”.
It’s like getting it ready for the Daytona 500! This is the same
process that we perform on all of our new instruments, and it will put
your “baby” back in shape, and allow you to play fast and in tune up
and down the fret board like never before!
Bring your guitar back from the dead with a well-deserved
tune up from Haywire Custom Guitars! This includes cleaning the
electronics, the fret board, tightening any loose hardware, adding
the proper washers to the input jack and tightening it to make sure it
stays tight, re-stringing, adjusting the truss rod, cleaning and
adjusting nut slots, set string height and intonation! See our whole
process below. Please feel free to inquire about how we can help you be
a better player!
First of all, each guitar neck is
checked and adjusted to be sure it is true and straight to ensure proper
alignment on all axis. This step ensures proper action and allows for
more accurate and easier guitar tuning, playing and set-up in the following steps.
Point 2: Inspect and Lube The Guitar Tuning Gears
Before installing the guitar tuning
gears, each one is checked thoroughly. Each tuning gear is adjusted so
that there is no play in the mechanism. They are then lubricated to
insure smooth and even movement to make your guitar tune accurately.
Point 3: Potting The Guitar Pickups
Because, we dip the pickups in hot wax to reduce squeal therefore, as a result, no unwanted guitar feedback.
Point 4: Prep The Guitar Body
Upon installing the guitar electronic
components, while great care is taken to ensure that all wires are
properly routed, spaced, and grounded. In addition, you’ll have many
years of trouble free service with your guitar.
Point 5: Level and Polish The Frets
Most noteworthy, this insures that all
of the guitar frets are level, eliminating any possibility of fret buzz
due to unevenness.
Point 6: Radius The Guitar Strings
Since, most guitar necks have a
contour over the top of the neck called the radius. We adjust the
strings to make sure the height of each string follows the contour of
the guitar neck radius.
Point 7: Adjusting The Overall Guitar String Height and The Action
Once we set the contour and radius of
the guitar strings, it’s time to adjust the overall height of the
strings from the top of the frets to the bottom of the guitar strings.
Point 8: Set The Guitar Intonation
This step is done twice. The intonation is set two times with a 24
hour “seat-in” period in between to allow the guitar to properly re-seat
to the new adjustments.
First you’ll need to understand what poles are and the relationship they
play in a pickup design.
Pickup poles are magnet posts that run perpendicular to the string
windings in the guitar pickup’s coil to serve as a conductor for each
string above it.
Often you’ll notice one pole piece per string on a single coil is used.
Some of today’s designs have one long bar pole piece, or blade, per
string.
Poles look like small metal circles under each string.
Flat poles are
all the same height.
The staggered poles have some poles reaching higher for certain strings
and some are lower. They have a very non-uniform look.
Flat-pole pickups simply give your guitar a better string balance. When
the pole pieces are all level then your tone is more balanced.
No volume on any string will dominate the others.
Fender Teles until
sometime in 1956 had flat-poles. Leo Fender decided that since some of
the strings were so far away from the guitar he needed to compensate and
make some poles higher. In his mind, it would bring the volume out in
the more distant poles for strings sitting higher.
Now, moving guitar pickup poles closer to the strings does increase their
output-only more windings will do that. However it will make the string
louder.
Think about a pole as being a microphone for each string. Think about a
singer. What happens as a singer gets farther away from the mic?
The volume drops but the mic still has the same output. Placement is
important!
Specifically, Head stock repair, neck repairs, guitar brace and crack repair
Guitar repairs to: Head stocks and
Crack, Brace repair
Similarly, guitar bridge repair and replacements
Guitar neck shaving, thinning , re-profiling and more…
Most importantly, We can fix broken guitar necks in less than a week for you.
In particular, acoustic guitars besides, electric guitars.
Haywire Custom Guitars
features: Expert Electric and acoustic Guitar repairs. Also, upgrades,
mods and fast service. Serving Myrtle Beach in addition to Conway,
Horry County and, of course, all of South Carolina. Experienced
technician will keep your guitar playing the best it can play! While it
may be true, we build electric guitars. Our Custom Shop will also
repair and modify other stringed instruments. Including our “One Day Urgent Care Guitar Repair“. Set up an appointment today-call 843-347-5742
Guitar repairs for all guitars including: PRS, Ibanez, Jackson, Gretsch, Squier,
In addition: Gibson, Taylor, Fender, Martin, Guild, Seagull ,Yamaha,
Ovation, Washburn, Epiphone, G&L, Rickenbacker, ESP, Schecter and
many others.
Haywire Custom Guitars -Custom Shop
Haywire Custom Guitars-Serving Myrtle Beach SC, Conway and the Surrounding Area
Mr. Rick Mariner Owner and Founder and CEO of Haywire Custom Guitars
Inc.
He is a member of The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
(A.S.I.A.) as well as a guitar player. Rick holds a bachelors degree
from University of Md. and a Masters degree from George Washington
University. Rick developed his exclusive 8 – Point “Gig- Ready” guitar
process that allows for Custom Guitars that are “GIG-READY”. With Rick’s
many years of development and guitar set-up experience, Haywire Guitar
shop “Builds satisfied players… one Haywire guitar at a time”.
Head stock repair, neck repairs, guitar brace and crack repair
Head stocks and guitar neck repairs
Crack repair
Brace repair
Bridge repair and replacements
Guitar neck shaving, thinning , re-profiling and more…
Most importantly, We can fix broken guitar necks in less than a week for you
Haywire Custom Guitars
features: Expert Electric and acoustic Guitar repairs. Also, upgrades,
mods and fast service. Serving Myrtle Beach and Conway, and Horry
County, SC. Experienced technician will keep your guitar playing the
best it can play! Haywire Custom Shop will also repair and modify other
stringed instruments. Including our “One Day Urgent Care Guitar Repair“. Set up an appointment today-call 843-347-5742
Guitar Repairs for all guitar including: PRS, Ibanez, Jackson, Gretsch, Squier,
In addition: Gibson, Taylor, Fender, Martin, Guild, Seagull ,Yamaha,
Ovation, Washburn, Epiphone, G&L, Rickenbacker, ESP, Schecter and
many others.
Haywire Custom Guitars -Custom Shop
We fix all guitars! Haywire Custom Guitars – Custom Builds Super-Double Fat Guitar
Haywire Custom Guitars-Serving Myrtle Beach SC, Conway and the Surrounding Area
Mr. Rick Mariner Owner and Founder and CEO of Haywire Custom Guitars
Inc.
He is a member of The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
(A.S.I.A.) as well as a guitar player. Rick holds a bachelors degree
from University of Md.and a Masters degree from George Washington
University. Rick developed his exclusive 8 – Point “Gig- Ready” guitar
process that allows for Custom Guitars that are “GIG-READY”. With Rick’s
many years of development and guitar set-up experience, Haywire Guitar
shop “Builds satisfied players… one Haywire guitar at a time”.
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