Services
Repairs, setups and mods
Electric, acoustic and bass. Every job is quoted up front, so prices are not posted. No two guitars are the same.
Setups
- Truss rod and neck relief
- Action and string height
- Intonation
- Pickup height
- Tremolo setup and balance
- New strings, your gauge
A good setup is the cheapest way to make a guitar play better.
Electronics and wiring
- Pickup swaps and upgrades
- Custom wiring harnesses
- Series and parallel switching, coil options
- Pots, switches and output jacks
- Tone and volume control layouts
- Left-handed and reverse control layouts
Hardware and mods
- Tuner swaps and upgrades
- Bridge and tremolo changes
- Bodies and necks swapped or upgraded
- Pickguard and control plate changes
Frets, nut and saddle
- Fret level, crown and polish
- Nut work and replacement
- Saddle work and replacement
Partial and full refrets are not offered.
Repairs
- Noisy, dead or cutting-out electronics
- Loose or failing hardware
- Buzzing, high action and tuning problems
- Not sure what is wrong? Describe it and I will take a look
Acoustic and bass
- Acoustic guitar repairs and setups
- Bass guitar setups, repairs and electronics
- Nut and saddle work on both
Custom builds
- Tele-style and Strat-style builds
- Right- or left-handed
- Pickups and wiring specced for your tone
- See how a build works
Don’t see your job here? Ask. If it is outside what I do, I will tell you so.
How a repair works
- 1
Tell me what is going on
Use the quote form. Describe the problem, add a photo if you can, and tell me how you like the guitar to play.
- 2
Get a quote
I look it over and send you a quote before any work starts. Quotes are good for 30 days.
- 3
Drop it off or ship it
Once you approve the quote, we set up a time for you to bring it to the shop in Dayton (by appointment only), or you ship it to me. You pay shipping and insurance both ways.
- 4
Bench work
I do the work, then play it, check it and set it up so it leaves the shop ready to go.
- 5
Pick it up or get it back
I let you know when it is done. Pick it up by appointment, or I ship it back to you. Pay by PayPal, Venmo or cash.