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    • Tech Services
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TECH SERVIVES, REPAIRS AND REFINISHES

Full professional set ups

Includes string change, truss rod check and adjustment, intonation check, string action check and a full valeting service. Prices do not include the cost of strings and are for labour only. Customer is welcome to provide their own strings or Rotosound 9s or 10s strings can be provided at stated prices.

Full set up Hardtail bridge

£35

Full set up 7 or 8 string Hardtail

£45

Full set up Tremolo

£50

Full set up Floyd rose Tremolo

£75

Full set up Bass

£35

Full set up 5 or 6 string Bass

£45

Steel string acoustic

£35

Acoustic Bass

£35

12 string acoustic or electric

£60

Classical Nylon string

£25

String changes only

This service is for the cost of changing strings only. The prices are for labour only and do not include the cost of strings. Customers are welcome to provide their own strings or purchase a set from my stock. Please be aware that a change of string gauge may also require truss rod, string action and intonation checks and adjustments.

6 String Hardtail

£10

7 String Hardtail

£12

8 String Hardtail

£14

12 String acoustic or electric

£20

4 string Bass

£10

5 String Bass

£12

6 String Bass

£14

Individual setup pieces

Truss rod check and adjustment

£20

Intonation check and tune

£15

String height action at 12th fret

£5

String action adjustment at nut (price per string)

£5

Maintenance and repair services

Fret work

Full re-fret Nickel alloy no binding

£145

Re-fretted with Hosco Nickel alloy fret wire, +£50 for Jescar Stainless or 

+£65 for EVO Gold. Price includes new bone nut (+£15 for Graphite nut)

Full re-fret Nickel alloy, Bound fingerboard

£160

Re-fretted with Hosco Nickel alloy fret wire, +£50 for Jescar Stainless or 

+£65 for EVO Gold. Price includes new bone nut (+£15 for Graphite nut)

Full re-fret Nickel alloy, Gibson standard style bound fingerboards

£290

Gibson type fingerboards that have the binding 'nibs' at the fret ends 

Re-fretted with Hosco Nickel alloy fret wire, +£50 for Jescar Stainless or

+£65 for EVO Gold. Price includes new bone nut (+£15 for Graphite nut)

Re-fret compound fingerboard radius

£40

Add this price to whatever option above best applies to your guitar

Re-lacquer to Maple fingerboard during re-fret

£75

Fret levelling standard radius

£60

Includes full fret levelling, re-crowning, fret end dressing and polishing and  removal and refitting of nut. 


**please note that there is always the possibility that a nut will break during removal, although I will endeavour to avoid this. However if it does break you will need to pay for a new replacement nut, see prices below.**

Fret levelling compound radius

£70

Includes full fret levelling, re-crowning, fret end dressing and polishing and  removal and refitting of nut. 


**please note that there is always the possibility that a nut will break during removal, although I will endeavour to avoid this. However if it does break you will need to pay for a new replacement nut, see prices below.**

Fret end redressing

£3 per fret end

A remedy for sharp fret ends


Nut replacements

New Bone nut

£60

Bleached bone  

New Graphite

£75

GraphTech TusqXL 

Replacement resin nut

£20

 


Electrics (prices include parts)

Replacement Alpha volume or tone pot

£15

Replacement CTS volume or tone pot

£20

Replacement CTS volume or tone pot push/pull coil splitting, reverse phase

£30

**Coil splitting requires a humbucker to have 4 conductor wire**

DPDT switch for coil splitting, reverse phase etc...

£30

**Coil splitting requires a humbucker to have 4 conductor wire**

Replacement capacitor

£8

Replacement 3 way toggle switch (Gibson style)

£25

Replacement 3 or 5 way selector switch (Fender style)

£40

Replacement jack socket

£10

Replacement jack socket barrel type

£30

Replacement pickup

£35 + cost of pickup

EMG rewire (one humbucker configuration)

£270

Replacing passive pickups and wiring for Active EMG set, includes routing and fitting of 9v battery box. Price includes the supply of all parts.

EMG rewire (Two Humbucker configuration)

£395

Replacing passive pickups and wiring for Active EMG set  includes routing and fitting of 9v battery box. 

EMG rewire (Strat 3 pickup configuration)

£395

Replacing passive pickups and wiring for Active EMG set  includes routing and fitting of 9v battery box. 


Bridges replacements

EverTune install / retrofit 6 string

£450

Price includes the supply of EverTune bridge and strings as well as fitting and setup.

Replacement hardtail bridge

£20 + cost of bridge

String change and full set up also required

Replacement tune-o-matic bridge

£25 + cost of bridge

String change and full set up also required

Replacement vintage style tremolo

£35 + cost of bridge

String change and full set up also required

Replacement Floyd rose style tremolo

£60 + cost of bridge

String change and full set up also required


Machine heads

Replacement machine head straight swap

£5 + cost of machine head

Replacement machine head with drilling for new screw holes

£10 + cost of machine head

Boring out peg hole on headstock for larger machine head

£5 per hole

Repair for warped or twisted necks

Every case can be different, some require fretboard removal whilst some just require fret removal and re-straightening. Contact me to arrange a visit so that I can assess the damage and give you a recommendation of the appropriate repair and how much it will cost.


Headstock repairs

Complete fracture repair

£220

Full Neck refinish

£165

Replacing a broken truss rod

£POA

Replacement neck (Fender style)

Fender style neck replacement

£POA

Removal and replacement of broken screws

Removal of broken screw + timber repair and fitting new screw, price per sc

£20

Refinishing

I only recommend a refinish of vintage or high end instruments if the finish is making the instrument unplayable. Please be aware that I only refinish in Nitrocellulose. If you have a polyurethane or polyester finish then a complete removal of that finish will be required. A nitrocellulose finish will make your guitar feel and sound better. I believe that it improves the natural sustain of the wood.

Nitrocellulose re-finish in satin (body only)

£380

+£125 for gloss

Complete nitrocellulose finish satin (neck only)

£145

+£125 for gloss

Oil and beeswax finish (neck)

£90
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