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SERVICES

Some of the things I do...…...

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Electric guitars & basses:

 

General set-ups, including

 

  • Adjust truss rod 

  • Adjust action

  • Reduce fret buzz

  • Correct intonation

  • Nut slot adjustments

  • Minor fret levelling, if required

  • Tuning problems

 

Also

 

  • General electrical repairs

  • Change pickups/pots

  • Polish out minor scratches and abrasions

  • Minor touch-up to paintwork (subject to available paint matches - I have a limited range of colours and shades, so it can only be a 'best match' with what I have)

  • Faulty jack sockets

  • Crackly pots

  • Active electronics

  • Bridge changes

  • Make new scratchplates/pickguards and truss-rod covers

  • Change tuners

  • Straighten bent tuners

  • Clean fretboard

  • General and deep cleaning

 

Some other things:

 

  • Transistor amplifier maintenance and minor faults such as crackly pots, leaking capacitors, broken jack-sockets, etc. Some other problems I can deal with but, if not (such as biasing and major valve amp faults), I can arrange for these to be done via a very capable qualified engineer that I know. However, please note that a lot of modern equipment (amplifiers, effects, rack gear, etc.) often employs surface mounted circuit boards, and these elements are generally next to impossible to repair

  • Interior cleaning of fan-cooled amps. Over time these can collect huge amounts of dust, which clogs up the fans and heatsinks leading to overheating and premature failure

  • Fit new speakers to cabinets

  • Amp, cabinet and guitar/bass case tolex (vinyl covering) minor refurbs and repairs (I don't usually replace material and will just repair what's already there). Note that when I refurb a cab I generally leave the back panel (if it has one) untouched as this leaves an impression of the age and history of the cab, but I will fix any obvious problems like loose tolex hanging down, loose jack-sockets, etc. However if you want the back done too then I will do it

  • Cymbal edge-crack repairs

  • Re-grille cabinets

  • Instrument case repairs

  • Replace logos (where available)

  • General lead and cable repairs

  • Effects pedal repairs (unless it is a non-obvious PCB-related fault... but I know someone who may be able to help, provided that the PCB is through-mounted and not surface-mounted)

  • Replace/add speaker and lead connectors (XLR/Speakon/¼" Jack, etc.)

  • Remove dents from SM58 type microphone grilles (depending on where the dents are, whether the ball grille can be removed, and how bad the damage is)

  • Mic repairs

 

Things I generally don’t do...

 

  • Straighten twisted necks (this is a job for a luthier, not a tech)

  • Re-frets

  • Resprays

  • Repair digital equipment, unless it is a known physical fault (e.g. faulty input/output/power sockets)

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