Guitar Repairs

All Rates as of January 2024

Bench Rate: $125/hr.

ALL SERVICES LISTED REFLECT LABOR COSTS ONLY! Parts (including strings) are additional and will require you to provide them or authorize us to order them for you.

Many services require new strings to be installed. Services that involve the adjustment of intonation require new and unplayed strings installed by us at the time of service. This is to insure the most stable and correct results possible that is backed by us. We will not take in free adjustment requests if you chose not to go with new strings.

We DO NOT offer same day repairs. All work is done by a first come, first serve basis.

Setups:

Basic acoustic or electric setup:  $90 + cost of strings (adjust neck relief, set action, set intonation, set the proper radius/radius your pickups, clean fingerboard, polish frets, clean and polish your guitar).

Biohazard Fee: $75 + upon receiving your instrument and we feel it is unsafe to handle due to blood, dead skin residue, dirt/grime, or other biohazardous material, we will charge a cleaning fee to make the instrument safe for handling. We reserve the right to deny service to any instrument that is deemed unsafe to handle.

Classical: $150 + cost of strings

Setup Rush Fee (done within 24 hours): $130 + cost of strings

Setup w/ Locking Tremolo (Floyd/Kayler): $150 + cost of strings

Setup w/ Evertune: $150 + cost of strings

12-String Setup (acoustic and electric): $150 + cost of strings

Set up w/ Bone Nut Install (acoustic/Electric):  $150 includes a setup. Strings NOT included

Set up with Fret Dress (file and reshape fret ends) (includes light fret polish): $140 + cost of strings

Plek Complete w/ Setup: : $350 + cost of strings (we partner with Wood Street Guitars for all Plek work)

Set up with Nut Dressing (includes light fret polish): $125 + cost of strings

Set up with Pickup install : $150 + cost of strings

Restring:

Re-String Electric/acoustic guitar/Bass (done in 24hours): $35 + cost of strings

Re-String Classical, XII or Floyd Rose: $75 + cost of strings

Other Repairs:

Refret Work: Electric/acoustic 6 string guitar starts at $600 for unbound necks with nickel frets. This includes the cost of a Plek (we partner with Wood Street Guitars for all Plek work)

  • add $80 and up for Stainless Steel frets

  • add $150 for bound necks

  • add $300 for all maple fingerboard refinishing

Tuning machine replacement: $45 + cost of tuning machines

Bone Saddle: $85 to $125

Bridge Re-Glue: $200

Headstock Break Repair: $250 + depending on level of repair

Bridge Plate Replacement: $150 +

Acoustic Pickup Install: $150 NOT including pickup

Solid body electronics service/replace single component (Includes cleaning and lubricating pots and switches, tightening switch or jack contacts as needed): $50 +

Hollow or semi hollow body electronics service:(As above) $100+

Install new wiring harness, solid body: $100 +

Install new wiring harness, hollow or semi hollow: $150 +

Amp Repairs

All Rates as of January 2024

Current lead time on all amp repairs is one month to two months.

Bench Rate: $100/hr.

All listed service costs are approximate and do NOT include costs of parts.

Most amplifier repairs are fairly unique to the individual amp, we have an amp tech that we partner with, DocBoyd. All amps will need to be evaluated by Doc and accepted for service on a case by case basis. A typical evaluation will take an average of 1 hour to 1.5 hours, please be aware that not all evaluations may take this long and some can take longer. Please budget accordingly. At this time, we are only accepting tube amps for service. We do not service hybrid or class d amps.

Basic Service with a Re-tube and Bias Adjustment: $100 + the cost of any needed parts to complete the job for your amp.

Basic servicing can include any and all of the following, as needed:

  • Testing all tubes, operating voltages, power tube bias, and straightening tube pins

  • Installing new tubes as needed, checking/adjusting power tube bias, rechecking operating voltages

  • Cleaning, spraying out and exercising potentiometers, switches, jacks, tube pins and sockets

  • Checking all wiring, speaker(s), cabinet, baffle and speaker hardware

 

Guitar Appraisal

All Rates as of January 2023

Appraisal Rate: $250

Appraisal Rate with setup and cleaning: $300 + cost of strings

Guitar appraisals including the following:

  • confirming the exact make/model of your guitar

  • determine the exact year of production of the guitar

  • check for any breaks, repairs, and/or replaced parts

  • We will also provide examples of sold listings to help gauge the market value range of your guitar

We will provide/preform the following (shared over google docs):

  • Hi Res photos of the neck stamp, neck pocket, pot codes, photos of the bottom side of pickups, electronics and pickup cavities

  • Black light test the finish and components

  • Document the condition of the guitar and findings