Guitar Setups, Repairs, Servicing, Modifications, Builds & Custom Made Parts in Oxfordshire.

 Welcome

   I provide high quality guitar repairs and very precise setups that will transform the playability of your guitar, at a very reasonable cost and with a fast turnaround.

   I started playing and repairing guitars over 30 years ago when I got my first guitar. It was a smashed up old Jedson, which I had to repair to be able play it. I then bought a Squier Strat, pulled the frets out, changed the fingerboard radius and re-fretted it.

   My precision engineering background has given me the ability to work to extremely high standards and very fine tolerances, and has been instrumental in doing my guitar repairs and setups. I have machinery in my workshop that is important for my guitar repair work, as well as manufacturing custom and obsolete guitar parts.

    I cater for anyone from a teenager on a tight budget, right through to the pro musician who demands that extra attention to detail. I have many loyal and valued customers, and in the past have been the guitar tech for two music shops.

Instruments

Electric, acoustic and bass guitars. Also mandolin, bouzouki, banjo, ukulele etc...

Services

Setups (Standard and Pro-Setups see prices)
Refrets, fret dressing and re-profiling
Nut replacement and cutting
Re-wiring
Pickup and hardware replacement
Pickup and cavity shielding
Floyd Rose setup and locking nut machining to the optimum height.
Acoustic under bridge pickup installation
Wax Potting (stops squealing microphonic pickups)
Broken neck / headstock repair
Lots more services available. Contact me for more details.

Custom made parts

Tremolo stabilizers, Floyd Rose tremolo back stops / stoppers, Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul locking tailpiece bolts, straplocks, brass tremolo blocks, one off and small batch custom and obsolete parts.

Standard Electric Setup

Clean and oil fingerboard, re-string, truss rod adjustment, cut nut, set action and intonation, adjust pickup height.

With Floyd Rose

As above with tremolo setup and locking nut checked, (Nut isn't cut. Can be machined to optimum height. See Prices)

Pro-Setup

As Standard Setup plus either re-seat high frets or remove any high spots before a very light fret dress and polish. This method levels all the frets with minimal dressing so there is no unnecessary metal removal.

Acoustic Setup

Clean and oil fingerboard, adjust truss rod, cut nut, precisely machine saddle and re-string.

A general check is included with all setups with a check for scratchy pots, loose jack sockets, machine heads etc.

Guitar Technician-Luthier-Engineer. Email: rpguitars@live.co.uk  Tel: 07780 932404
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