Rates

Below is a list of common repair services and their likely cost. Every repair is different and could vary slightly depending on the instrument and how much work needs to be done.

If you have any questions about a specific instrument repair that is not listed, please contact us for a quote.

Full Service Setup:

clean, condition fretboard, light fret polish, restring, adjust neck, set bridge height & intonation, adjust pickups, check & clean electrical parts (extra $10 for Floyd Rose setups or 12-strings)

$130 plus strings

Fret Dress:

level, recrown & polish frets (includes the Full Service Setup)

$340

Refret:

remove frets, clean slots & level fingerboard, install & dress new frets (includes Full Service Setup)($200 extra for Gibson-style bound necks with nibs; $180 extra if Maple fretboard refinishing is needed; $60 extra for stainless steel frets)

$650

Pickup Installation:

(excludes pickups) $50 charge for routing if needed

$80/single or $140/set

$200 for acoustic pickup

$100 charge for installing acoustic preamp

Electronics:

Replace jack/pots/switches/caps: (excluding parts)

$40/each $150/all

replace all components (including premium parts; for pickups add $30 + price of pickups)

$300

Replace Nut or saddle:

hand-shaping new nut & fitting to guitar (including bone or Tusq parts)

$80

hand-shaping new saddle & fitting to guitar (including bone or Tusq parts)

$50

Custom wiring options:

coil splits, series/parallel, treble bleed mod, etc. (excluding parts)

$80

I can help you with any custom wiring and switching options

FINISHWORK:

add $150/neck $300/body to prices to strip old finish add $80 if binding presentadd $100 for sunburst or custom colors

$150 refinish maple fingerboard, headstock or spot-finish body

$400 custom logo on headstock (includes finishing & restring)

$800 refinish body /glossy

$400 refinish neck /glossy

$300 refinish neck /satin

Miscellaneous repairs

Charged $75 per hour, most common repairs usually cost between $50-$150

Evertune bridge system install (bridge not included) $700

Tremolo bridge routing and installation (contact for pricing options)

pickup repairs or vintage rewinds (contact for pricing options)

Most minor cracks in acoustics $100; major cracks $150-$200

Cracked or broken headstocks $150-$250 + finishing

Replace acoustic top $800 + timber & finishing

Repaired a Gibson neck break

The Rumsey Acadia

Neck reset on this old Maton

Upgraded this Gretsch Electromatic with new Gretsch Filter’trons

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I’ve seen worse.

I had to replace a busted back on this Angelica acoustic which meant replacing this old worn out tag. After some high-rez photos and some photoshopping I was able to replicate the original.

Bone nut replacement

Glueing down a new bridge

Finding the loose bracing

True Oil brings out the beautiful grains and leaves a very natural feeling protective layer.

A Hofner fretless conversion.

Two customs Tele’s I’ve built, the leather wrap and the ’61 Custom Telecaster Replica

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Classic EVH replicas

A custom guitar pick with each full service :)

Amazing what a little cleaning can do!

This guitar was damaged during a freak hotel accident (no comment) and the headstock came completely off the neck, a common problem with Gibson tilt-back necks. Can you spot the break?

A heartbroken customer came to me with this broken Maton acoustic, hoping for the best. I was able to put Humpty back together again and with a new finish and decal, its as good as new!

Every full service setup includes a basic fret polish and fretboard conditioning.

This student decided to have his classmates sign his guitar instead of a yearbook for his graduation. I sealed it in with a few coats of clear Nitro lacquer to preserve it forever!

Some freshly wound and waxed pickups for a LP.