From trash to treasure: How I upgraded an entry level Fender Acoustic 

Thanks so much!

I’m glad to hear that! A thorough cleaning really breathes new life into the guitar. I think it may be possible to over oil the wood, but it would probably take applying many coats of oil, but this is something I’m interested in looking into, at what point is it damaging the wood. My hypothesis, based off experience is that you will feel like there is too much oil for playing comfort long before you can reach the point of injuring the wood. I like to apply a liberal amount of oil to a cloth, rub it in, and let it sit for a 10 minutes or longer, and then if there is still oil sitting on top of the fingerboard I will wipe it down, but usually the wood has absorbed most of it. Thanks for bringing that up, I will definitely be looking into it!

Thanks a lot! It is amazing what a nice set of tuners can do to a guitar. Those little hardware upgrades can make the guitar feel so much nicer. That is definitely an overlooked upgrade that people don't think to do because it doesn't seem like it directly affects the sound. But being in tune is essential to the guitar sounding great. I would love a JazzMaster, sounds like you have a great one there! I appreciate you sharing about it!!

@@massonlemieux The stock price of mine was $500 before trade-ins, I'd highly recommend looking for one

I'm using an MXL 991 small diaphragm condenser mainly with a little of an Audio Technica AT831a condenser near the sound hole mixed in.

Thanks!

It’s actually standard tuning but 5 whole steps lower. The tuning would be Ab-Db-Gb-B-Eb-Ab