The Works
Rate: $150-170
"The Works" includes a complete fret dress and leveling, fret polish, complete setup including truss rod adjustment, string height / action and intonation. This work will minimize fret buzz, eliminate fret dents and pitting, and improve the overall tone and play-ability of the instrument. In addition, the whole guitar will be cleaned, and all hardware and controls will be inspected and lubed.
This is the best option for a guitar that gets played often. This process will return it to optimal playing condition and give you back a clean, healthy guitar.
Complete Setup
Rate: $100-120
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Includes Full setup and Restring
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Includes Fret polish and fingerboard cleaning / conditioning.
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Sufficient for newer guitars or instruments that have been set up within 6 months
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For most instruments. Add $10 for floating tremolo, Mandolin, 12 String Guitar, Or Classical Guitar
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Add $20 for Floyd Rose tremolo.
Basic Setup Setup
Rate: $50-70
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Includes Restring, adjustment of truss rod, string height (action,) intonation, and light cleaning.
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Sufficient for newer guitars or instruments that have been set up within 6 months
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For most instruments. Add $10 for floating tremolo, Mandolin, 12 String Guitar, Or Classical Guitar
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Add $20 for Floyd Rose tremolo.
Convert Guitar To Left Handed
Rate: $100
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Includes custom nut and saddle
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Includes complete setup and restring.
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For most instruments. Add $10 for Mandolin, 12 String Guitar, Or Classical Guitar
Custom Fit Nut
Rate: $80
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$15 surcharge for brass nut
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Includes full setup
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Includes restringing
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Does not include cost of material/blank ($5-15)
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For most instruments. Add $10 for floating tremolo, or $20 for Floyd Rose tremolo.
Custom Fit Acoustic Saddle
Rate: $70
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Includes full setup
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Includes restringing
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Compensated saddles for proper intonation
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Does not include cost of material/blank ($5-15)
Guitar / Bass Restring
Rate: $15
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Bass, 6 string guitar, ukulele or banjo:
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Add $10 for 12 string, mandolin, or locking tremolo guitars.
Fret Work
Prices Vary
Complete Refret $350-400
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Does not include fretwire
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Includes The Works Process
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Includes fretboard cleaning
Fret Polish $30 - Cleaning and polishing all frets to their original shine.
Fret Level $100 - Leveling all frets to provide a consistent playing surface (includes Fret Dress)
Fret Dress $60 - Shaving down the ends of the frets to eliminate the sharp edges.
Fretboard Cleaning - $20 - Cleaning and hydrating the fretboard
Structural Repairs
Prices Vary
Reglue headstock $100-200 - Full structural repair, no finish repair.
Repair Acoustic Crack $80 - Full structural repair, no finish repair.
Bridge Reglue $150
Guitar Electronics
Prices Vary
Pickup installation: Electric guitar and bass
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Passive pickups: $50 first pickup plus $10 per additional pickup
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Active system with replacement pots (EMG for example) : $70
Replace Electronics
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Replace pot $20
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Replace 3-way switch $20
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Replace 5-way switch $25
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Full rewire $125
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Route out 9V Battery Compartment $80-100
Pickup installation: Acoustic guitar
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$100-150 (varies with different systems)
Electronic troubleshooting: $20 and up