I feel sorry for all of the guitar players who have never taken their pride and joy in to Kenny for some T.L.C.

My Strat Deluxe was sounding pretty sick and on a friend's recommendation I took it in to Kenny to see what could be done. Unlike many giutar shops where you are made to feel inadequate or unvalued as a customer, going to Kenny's is a great experience. On arriving Kenny took a look at my guitar and it became imediately apparent that this man has an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge of everything guitar related. Kenny takes the time to find out what makes you tick as a guitar player by discussing the kind of music that you like and armed with this knowledge he then explains all of the options that are available to give you exactly what you want.

After playing my Strat for two years the frets had become very worn and it was buzzing and rattling badly. Kenny said he could dress the frets but they would then be pretty low and it would require a refret the next time that they wore down. The other option was to go for the refret and I decided that this was the best option for me. Kenny has a very unassuming nature and isn't a pushy sales person. He delivers great customer service and will give you as much time as you want to just sit and talk all of the options through in detail. He explained to me that Fender factory frets are made of soft fret wire which can be bent easily to speed up the manufacturing process in the factory.

The downside is that the fret wire is prone to wearing down quickly. He showed me the options for new fret wire and recommended KDG / SM Jumbo hard grade wire for my style of playing. I was initially concerned that I would find Jumbo frets more difficult to play with but Kenny assured me that I wouldn't notice much difference from the standard wire. I also asked what he thought about putting a coil split on the bridge humbucker and he then measured the output from all of the pickups and said that a coil split would be a great option.

Two weeks later I picked up my guitar and rushed home with great anticipation to try it out. The standard of work on the refret was stunning. The new jumbo frets made the neck look real quality.

I plugged the guitar into my vintage AC30 and waited until the valves warmed up. Kenny had warned me that I would be blown away by the the bite and presence from the coil tap and he certainly wasn't joking. I staretd with a few chords on the neck pickup and just couldn't believe the difference that a quality pro setup can make to a guitar. The notes just chimed and rang through the old Vox with a calrity and sustain that was never there before. I then switched to the mid position single coil and belted out some blues. Again I was amazed by the presence that was now there. Then on to the bridge humbucker and again I was not disapointed. The guitar now growled in a way it had never done before. A few power chords later and time to try the coil split.

You were absolutely right Kenny the coil split is awesome. The split humbucker has given my guitar a lot of cutting bite that I would never have thought possible. I just couldn't put the guitar down after that. The sounds that this instrument now produce have inspired me to write more and more material and I get withdrawal symptoms if I don't play it for more than a day or so.

If you are sitting at home reading this review and wondering what difference Kenny could make to your guitar and thinking that this sounds too good to be true then all I can say is don't worry. Just go in and have a chat  and I know that once he has worked his magic on your guitar it is going to change your perception of tone for the rest of your life.

Cheers Kenny, I will definately be back :)