Services
Every job is done precisely and adapted to the instrument and the player in front of us.
Electric Guitar
A complete adjustment of the guitar, based on the type of instrument, the strings, the tuning and your own playing style.
The service can include:
- Checking and setting the neck relief
- Truss rod adjustment
- String height (action) adjustment
- Intonation adjustment
- Checking the nut and the string height at the first frets
- Pickup height adjustment
- Checking the bridge and saddles
- Checking the tuning machines
- Checking the electronics and the output jack
- Tightening parts and screws
- Cleaning the fretboard and body
- Conditioning and hydrating the fretboard where needed
- Fitting a new set of strings
- A final tuning and function check
The aim is a guitar that feels comfortable, responds correctly, sounds clean and holds its tuning better.
Specialist setup of tremolo, floating bridge and Floyd Rose systems.
Depending on the case, it includes:
- Balancing string and spring tension
- Setting the bridge angle
- Action and intonation adjustment
- Checking the locking nut
- Checking the fine tuners
- Tuning the return-to-pitch behaviour
- Replacing or adjusting the springs
- Checking the knife edges and posts
- Changing string gauge or tuning
A correct setup cuts down the instability and lets the tremolo work smoothly and far more accurately.
Restoring worn, uneven or problem frets that cause buzzing, dead notes, awkward bends or intonation trouble.
The available work includes:
- Assessing the condition of the frets
- Finding high or low frets
- Spot-levelling a single fret
- Fret levelling
- Crowning
- Fret polishing
- Dressing sharp fret ends
- Seating loose frets
- Partial refret
- Full refret
- A final setup once the work is done
Afterwards the fretboard feels far more even and can take a lower action without buzzing.
The nut directly affects string height at the first frets, tuning stability and how the instrument feels.
We take on:
- Checking slot depth
- Correcting a nut that sits too high
- Correcting badly cut slots
- Fixing strings that bind in the slots
- Setting slot width and angle
- Repairing or replacing the nut
- Cutting a new nut made for the instrument
- Adapting it to a different string gauge
Good nut work improves tuning, open chords and comfort in the first positions.
Inspection, servicing and adjustment of the bridge and each of its parts.
The work can include:
- Setting saddle height
- Matching the string radius
- Intonation adjustment
- Replacing worn saddles
- Checking screws and springs
- Tracking down rattles and metallic noise
- Setting up a Tune-o-Matic and stop tailpiece
- Checking the posts and bushings
- Repairing or replacing the bridge
- Deep ultrasonic cleaning and lubrication of the moving parts
Diagnosing and repairing faults in the guitar circuit.
We take on:
- Checking and repairing the wiring
- Replacing pots
- Replacing the pickup selector
- Repairing or replacing the jack
- Replacing capacitors
- Fixing a cutting-out signal
- Curing crackle when the pots are turned
- Re-soldering loose joints
- A complete rewire
- Checking active electronics
- Replacing the battery clip
Fitting, replacing and correctly setting pickups for the character of sound you are after.
The work includes:
- Pickup replacement
- Fitting active or passive pickups
- Pickup height adjustment
- Balancing the output between neck and bridge pickup
- Coil split
- Coil tap
- Series and parallel wiring
- Phase switching
- Push-pull functions
- Kill switch
- Treble bleed
- Redesigning the circuit
Every modification is planned to stay practical, reliable and easy to use.
Finding unwanted hum, interference, dropouts and grounding faults.
The work can include:
- Checking the bridge ground
- Continuity testing
- Redoing bad solder joints
- Shielding the electronics cavities
- Shielding the pickguard
- Checking that the electronics are compatible
- Replacing worn wire
- Checking the jack and selector
- Reducing single-coil noise where that is technically possible
Inspecting and restoring the guitar hardware.
It includes:
- Tightening and aligning the tuners
- Replacing tuning machines
- Fitting locking tuners
- Checking the string trees
- Replacing strap buttons
- Fitting strap locks
- Repairing or replacing the jack plate
- Replacing the pickguard
- Checking the neck plate and neck screws
- Replacing worn screws and parts
Dealing with problems that affect the stability and safety of the instrument.
For example:
- Repairing headstock cracks
- Repairing a broken headstock
- Securing a loose neck
- Repairing stripped screw holes
- Checking the neck joint
- Correcting alignment problems
- Checking that the truss rod works
- Local woodwork repairs
A careful clean and the basic maintenance the instrument needs.
It can include:
- Cleaning the body and neck
- Cleaning the fretboard
- Removing grime and oxidation
- Hydrating an unfinished fretboard
- Polishing the frets
- Cleaning the bridge and hardware
- Checking screws and connections
- Fitting new strings
The existing finish is stripped completely and a new colour applied, with careful preparation and protection of the wood.
The service includes:
- Full disassembly of the instrument
- Removing the electronics and metal parts
- Stripping the old colour or lacquer
- Assessing the condition of the wood
- Repairing small dings, cracks or imperfections
- Filling and levelling the surface
- Careful sanding of the body
- Applying a suitable primer or sealer
- Choosing the new colour and finish type
- Applying a solid or metallic colour
- Applying a clear protective lacquer
- Successive drying and curing stages
- Final sanding and polishing
- Reassembling the electronics and hardware
- Checking that every part works correctly
- A fresh set of strings
- A full setup once the paintwork is done
Available finishes
- Gloss
- Satin
- Matte
- Solid colour, covering the wood completely
- Metallic
- Transparent or translucent, where the wood allows it
- Vintage or aged look
- Natural wood finish
The final price and turnaround depend on:
- The type and condition of the existing finish
- The condition of the wood
- The colour you choose
- The type of lacquer
- How complex the design is
- Any repairs that turn out to be needed
- The drying and curing time required
Before any work starts we inspect the instrument and agree the colour, the finish, the cost and the estimated delivery time.
Not sure which service you need?
You do not need the technical term. Describe what you notice on your instrument and we will take it from there.
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Adjusting the acoustic or classical guitar for easier playing, correct response and balanced behaviour.
The service can include:
- Checking the neck relief
- Truss rod adjustment, where there is one
- Measuring the action
- Setting the saddle height
- Checking the nut
- Checking the frets
- Checking the neck angle
- Checking the structural condition
- Fitting a new set of strings
- A final check for buzzing and dead notes
The setup respects the natural character of the instrument and the way it was built.
The bridge and saddle affect the action, the volume, the response and how vibration reaches the soundboard.
We take on:
- Setting the saddle height
- Correcting or replacing the saddle
- Making a new saddle
- Improving its seating in the bridge
- Checking the angle and the fit
- Correcting intonation problems
- Repairing worn bridge pin holes
- Replacing bridge pins
- Repairing or re-gluing the bridge
Adjusting, repairing or replacing the nut for correct string height and stable tuning.
It includes:
- Adjusting the slots
- Correcting a nut that sits too high
- Curing buzz on the open strings
- Adapting it to a new string gauge
- Cutting a new nut
- Replacing a worn or broken nut
Restoration work for an even feel and a clean sound along the whole fretboard.
We take on:
- Checking the frets
- Spot-levelling high frets
- Fret levelling
- Crowning
- Polishing
- Dressing sharp fret ends
- Seating loose frets
- Partial or full refret
- Cleaning and conditioning the fretboard
Repair of structural problems that can affect the safety, the strength and the sound of the instrument.
Covered here:
- Cracks in the soundboard
- Cracks in the back or sides
- A lifting bridge
- Loose braces
- Open body seams
- Small woodwork repairs
- Internal cleating of cracks where needed
- Stabilising weak spots
Each repair is judged on its own, because the method depends on how the guitar is built and how far the damage goes.
A detailed inspection of the soundboard and the internal structure.
We look at:
- A distorted or bellied top
- A sinking top
- Loose or detached braces
- The condition of the bridge plate
- How firmly the bridge is held
- Signs of damp or dryness
- Cracks and earlier repairs
Catching this early can prevent bigger and more expensive damage.
Servicing and replacing the tuners on an acoustic or classical guitar.
It includes:
- Tightening and adjustment
- Lubricating the mechanisms
- Replacing worn tuners
- Replacing the buttons
- Aligning the mechanisms
- Fitting a complete new set
Diagnosing and repairing the electronics in an acoustic guitar.
We take on:
- Checking the piezo
- Checking the preamp
- Replacing the output jack
- Repairing or replacing the battery holder
- Curing dropouts and interference
- Checking the wiring
- Balancing the output between strings
- Fitting a suitable pickup system
Local work on dings, scratches and surface wear, wherever that is technically possible.
It includes:
- Cleaning and polishing the surface
- Stabilising the finish locally
- Making surface scratches less visible
- Protecting exposed wood
- Repairing small dings, once assessed
- A full colour change for the instrument
- Cleaning the body and neck
- Cleaning the fretboard
- Conditioning unfinished wood
- Polishing the frets
- Cleaning the tuners
- Checking the bridge and bridge pins
- Looking for cracks or loose joints starting to form
- A fresh set of strings
Not sure which service you need?
You do not need the technical term. Describe what you notice on your instrument and we will take it from there.
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A specialist setup for four, five, six or more string electric bass.
The service can include:
- Truss rod adjustment
- Setting the neck relief
- Action adjustment
- Intonation adjustment
- Matching the string radius
- Checking the nut
- Pickup height adjustment
- Checking the bridge
- Checking the electronics
- Cleaning and conditioning
- A fresh set of strings
- A final check across the whole fretboard
The setup is matched to your tuning, string gauge and technique, whether that is fingerstyle, pick, slap or a harder attack.
Adapting the bass for lower tunings and heavier gauge strings.
It includes:
- Choosing the right string gauge
- Recutting the nut slots to fit
- Truss rod adjustment
- Action adjustment
- Intonation adjustment
- Checking string tension
- Checking that the low string stays clean and stable
Fixing the problems that get in the way of comfort, sustain and a clean sound.
We take on:
- Finding uneven frets
- Spot-levelling
- Fret levelling
- Crowning
- Polishing
- Dressing sharp fret ends
- Seating loose frets
- Partial or full refret
- Cleaning and hydrating the fretboard
Specialist work for fretless instruments.
This covers:
- Checking the fretboard surface
- Levelling out the wear
- Correcting grooves worn by the strings
- Setting the relief
- Action adjustment
- Checking and adjusting the nut
- Conditioning the fretboard
Setting and restoring the points that fix the position, height and speaking length of each string.
We take on:
- Adjusting the nut slots
- Cutting or replacing the nut
- Adapting it to heavier strings
- Setting the saddles
- Setting the radius
- Replacing the bridge
- Checking and securing posts and screws
- Curing mechanical noise
Diagnosing and repairing passive and active circuits.
It includes:
- Checking the pots
- Replacing the jack
- Repairing selectors and switches
- Replacing or upgrading the preamp
- Checking the battery clip
- Repairing the wiring
- Curing signal dropouts
- Cleaning noisy contacts
- A complete rewire
- Pickup replacement
- Fitting active or passive pickups
- Pickup height adjustment
- Balancing the output between strings
- Balancing the neck and bridge pickup
- Checking phase and polarity
- Upgrading the circuit
This matters most on a bass with a low B, where the string can otherwise come out weak or overpowering.
- Tracking down hum and interference
- Checking the bridge ground
- Redoing bad solder joints
- Shielding the cavities
- Replacing worn wire
- Checking the active circuit
- Curing noise from the jack or pots
- Checking and tightening the tuners
- Replacing tuners
- Replacing the bridge
- Repairing strap buttons
- Fitting strap locks
- Checking the neck plate
- Replacing screws and springs
- Cleaning oxidised metal parts
- Cleaning the body and neck
- Cleaning and conditioning the fretboard
- Polishing the frets
- Cleaning the bridge
- Checking the hardware
- Checking the electronics
- A fresh set of strings
- A final function check
The existing finish is stripped completely and a new colour applied, with careful preparation and protection of the wood.
The service includes:
- Full disassembly of the instrument
- Removing the electronics and metal parts
- Stripping the old colour or lacquer
- Assessing the condition of the wood
- Repairing small dings, cracks or imperfections
- Filling and levelling the surface
- Careful sanding of the body
- Applying a suitable primer or sealer
- Choosing the new colour and finish type
- Applying a solid or metallic colour
- Applying a clear protective lacquer
- Successive drying and curing stages
- Final sanding and polishing
- Reassembling the electronics and hardware
- Checking that every part works correctly
- A fresh set of strings
- A full setup once the paintwork is done
Available finishes
- Gloss
- Satin
- Matte
- Solid colour, covering the wood completely
- Metallic
- Transparent or translucent, where the wood allows it
- Vintage or aged look
- Natural wood finish
The final price and turnaround depend on:
- The type and condition of the existing finish
- The condition of the wood
- The colour you choose
- The type of lacquer
- How complex the design is
- Any repairs that turn out to be needed
- The drying and curing time required
Before any work starts we inspect the instrument and agree the colour, the finish, the cost and the estimated delivery time.
Not sure which service you need?
You do not need the technical term. Describe what you notice on your instrument and we will take it from there.
Online estimateReady to hear and feel the difference?
Book a check for your instrument and find out which work would genuinely improve how it feels, holds up and performs.