Guitar Maintenance Has Never Been Easier

Louisville OH

Description

Why Should You Get A Pro Guitar Setup? Even if you have a modest investment in a single guitar… Wear and tear will eventually take their toll on your guitar and your patience – breaking strings, going out of tune, scratchy electronics…. Now the question is... “what does a pro guitar setup cost?” Guitar Center charges - The basic setup cost is $60 + Strings for a "nothing special" set up and they don't even clean the dust off. The "Platinum" setup costs a whopping $90 + strings! they'll take care of the dust for this price. And they get you for an extra $10 just because you like wiggle sticks... they up-charge for guitars with Floyd Rose bridge. They'll hit you for another $60 every time you want to put on fresh strings.... not me! My fees are reasonable and affordable - Basic guitar/bass set up - $40 + cost of whatever strings you love plus includes light cleaning of the instrument. Advanced Pro setup is $60 and includes a 52 point inspection as well as deep cleaning and polishing (yes the frets too) Restrings for former clients are $20 + your strings. And no extra fees for Floyd Rose tremolo systems. My prices are reasonable and I will set-up your guitar so that it plays easily as a professional guitar should. Even cheap beginner guitars from Epiphone and Squire or Ibeneze and Harley Benton can be fun easy playing guitars and believe it or not they can actually play as amazing if not better than some very expensive Gibsons or Fenders when set-up properly. If your instrument has damage that prevents proper se-tup and playing I will bring it to your attention and let you decide if you want to do a repair or cancel the setup. I have been playing guitar and teaching guitar for many years. I cringe when I think about someone paying $100 just to keep their guitar in a clean professional playing state. Please save money and support a small business, let me do it for a fraction of the cost and save you money that can be used for more important things because unlike the big box store, once I set up your guitar chances are good that it will be good to go for a while after it's set -up and all you will need is freshen up with new strings put on without additional setup charges as with guitar center they'll hit you for $60 every time you want to put fresh strings on.... not me! Restrings for former clients are $20 + your strings. An additional set-up would only be needed for your guitar if you changed string gauges. Ready to do an Advanced Pro setup? So what does $60 get you? And what's with this 52 point inspection thing? Glad you asked... Here is my 52 point workflow... 1. Assess instrument for work needed (can it be setup properly or does it need repairs?) 2. Perform any major preliminary adjustments 3. Remove old strings 4. Snug up tuning machine head screws 5. Snug up tuning machine head threaded top bushings 6. Check neck surface, including inlays 7. Check neck joint for gaps 8. Snug up neck plate bolts 9. Clean and recondition fretboard (I use music nomads F-one fretboard conditioner its amazing) 10. Clean hardware – bridge, tailpiece, etc. 11. Check body front, including pickguard 12. Check body back, including any backplates 13. Check body sides, including hardware installation points 14. Clean body top and around pickups 15. Clean headstock 16. Re-string and tension up 17. Perform initial string stretch 18. Tune to pitch 19. Perform basic adjustments 20. Check for proper neck relief 21. Check nut slot height and cut – re-cut if necessary 22. Lubricate nut slots ( I use 3in1 PTFE ) 23. Check for proper string height – adjust if necessary 24. Check for proper radius and adjust if necessary 25. Check intonation with tuner and adjust as needed 26. Check for smooth and noiseless operation of vibrato 27. Check strap buttons are tight 28. Check tuning machines for proper operation and tension 29. Check for smooth and noiseless operation of volume/tone pots and switches 30. Check pickup height 31. Adjust pickup pole pieces if necessary 32. Test piezo functions. 33. Test push/pull pots 34. Test any specialized switching (Fender S1, mini toggles, etc.) 35. Test onboard tuner 36. Test onboard preamp and effects 37. Test other specific electronic functions – midi, etc. 38. Check plug-in output jack 39. Check the tightness of the output jack nut 40. Perform shake and vibration test 41 Play open strings and check for buzz 42 Play all notes on fretboard and check for buzz 43 Play 1/2-step bends 44 Play whole-step and extreme bends 45 Play a variety of chords and styles 46 Stretch strings until stable tuning is achieved 47 Recheck and clean headstock 48 Polish neck and back of the body, recheck 49 Polish top and recheck 50 Final tuneup 51 Final clean up 52 Give it to you to inspect and enjoy playing! Don't get frustrated trying to play a guitar that is not set up properly! It should be easy to press the string down they should be close to the fretboard and not buzz when you play a note or chord. I do custom guitar builds as well, so if you wanted something built from scratch let me know. Thanks and I hope I can help you make tons of music with an easy-to-play guitar! BillyGoat Instrument repair shop... we can also come to you so you don't have to leave the castle...