J.Brett Guitars

J.Brett Guitars I build custom guitars and instruct guitar building.

Guitar repair and restoration services, including: fretwork, setups, neck resets, bridge resets, refinishing and touch ups, electronics, headstock breaks, hardware replacement and much more.

Filling up the Bigsby logo with some black enamel.
25/08/2026

Filling up the Bigsby logo with some black enamel.

Quick pickup swap on this Jet LP. Replacing the stock pickups with a '55 set, made in Brasil by Malagoli. Lovely finish ...
24/08/2026

Quick pickup swap on this Jet LP. Replacing the stock pickups with a '55 set, made in Brasil by Malagoli. Lovely finish on this one, seems like they applied a metallic wrap on the top, then sprayed over with the orange to get a glittery look. Definitely a head turner. Onto the next one!

Custom guitar built by a student of the school, when it was still around. Thankfully this one was able to be completed. ...
21/08/2026

Custom guitar built by a student of the school, when it was still around. Thankfully this one was able to be completed. But it still needed a bit of tweaking. I replaced the nut, seen in the last 2 pics, as the original was not spaced correctly. Then I installed a JJB transducer pickup and a strap button. Ready to be gigged!

Here's a nice Tele for your Friday. The neck needed a shim to raise the saddle, for better bigsby performance and action...
31/07/2026

Here's a nice Tele for your Friday. The neck needed a shim to raise the saddle, for better bigsby performance and action. The bridge was sitting on the body, now it's floating a couple millimetres above. I also did some wiring touch ups and a new jack plate to replace the dodgy socket cup. Going to let this one settle in and finalise it Monday. Have a great weekend folks!

Removing the fretboard from this Maton Fyrebyrd. The old rod had seized, so I'm installing a modern 2-way rod. Once the ...
30/07/2026

Removing the fretboard from this Maton Fyrebyrd. The old rod had seized, so I'm installing a modern 2-way rod. Once the fretboard was removed, I noticed the old rod was not centred at the headstock end, seen in pic 3. Fortunately the slot needed filling anyway, so we can correct this down the line. More to come...

Beautiful example of a signature Pat Metheny - PM100 Ibanez Guitars Replacing the wiring and pickup with a Lollar Pickup...
28/07/2026

Beautiful example of a signature Pat Metheny - PM100 Ibanez Guitars

Replacing the wiring and pickup with a Lollar Pickups LW Imperial neck.

23/07/2026

Finally got around to getting a jewelers saw for cutting brass and shell. This one is super fine, meaning I don't lose 2mm each time to the Dremel cutoff wheel.

New scoop, who dis? Haze Guitars Australia headless 7 string
23/07/2026

New scoop, who dis?

Haze Guitars Australia headless 7 string

Internal bracing. Almost ready to join the top to the back and sides, still working on getting the neck angle right. ...
21/07/2026

Internal bracing. Almost ready to join the top to the back and sides, still working on getting the neck angle right.

Coupla nice Strats in for some wiring mods.
21/07/2026

Coupla nice Strats in for some wiring mods.

Address

Unit 5, 101 Jijaws Street Sumner Park
Brisbane, QLD
4074

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61413429135

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