Get your guitar playing like it should
Setups, fret work, wiring, pickup swaps and repairs for electric and acoustic guitars and basses, from a certified luthier who still gigs. Free estimates, honest advice.
Meet your luthier
Luthiery is the craft of building and repairing stringed instruments. Chris graduated from the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix in 1993 and has done countless repairs on acoustic and electric guitars and basses since. He's also a working musician, so he knows how a guitar should feel on stage.
Whether you need a basic setup, new pickups or your favorite ax has a broken headstock, we'll get you playing again.
Services & rates
Free estimates · $25 minimum bench fee · $50/hour for work not listed. Strings and parts are extra unless noted.
Setups
- Electric 6-string or 4/5/6-string bass $50
- Electric 12-string or 8–12-string bass $75
- Acoustic 6-string $60
- Acoustic 12-string $80
Includes truss rod, action and intonation adjustment, fret and fretboard cleaning, tuner and nut check, and a body and neck clean.
Quick adjustments
- Truss rod adjustment $10
- Intonation $15
- Action at bridge $15
- Pickup height / pole pieces $5
- Restring, 6-string or 4/5/6 bass $10
- Restring, 12-string or 8–12 bass $20–30
Frets, necks & nuts
- Fret leveling (includes setup) From $100
- Full refret (+$50 bound or lacquered maple) $250
- Individual fret $15
- New nut (12-string +$25) $75
- Headstock or neck repair From $125
- Replace tuners (+ parts) From $50
Electronics
- Complete rewire (new wire & caps) $90
- Rewire with shielding $100
- Rewire with new pot $110
- Install pickup (each; routing extra) $40
- Electrical troubleshooting $50/hr
Acoustic repairs
- New saddle $50
- Re-glue bridge (12-string +$25) $100
- Replace bridge (+ bridge, ~$30) $100
- Crack repair $20/inch or quote
Not sure what it needs?
Buzzing, won't stay in tune, crackly output? Bring it in. Estimates are free and we'll explain what's going on in plain English.
Book a free estimateWorn frets, a bowed neck or a poorly fitted saddle can add cost to nut, saddle and setup work. We'll always tell you before doing extra work.
Parts & upgrades
We're a dealer for Aguilar, Bartolini, Digitech, Fralin, Jim Dunlop, Audere and EMG, and can order pickups, bridges, tuners and other parts if you'd rather do it yourself.
Authorized FU-Tone installer
Want more sustain and a fuller tone? We install FU-Tone hardware upgrades, from big blocks to saddles.
“I want to thank you again for doing such an excellent job with my bass, I couldn't be happier! This thing is killer, the tonal possibilities seem endless!”