Recommended Luthiers & Techs

Jonathangus · January 2022

Barnezy said:

Hi guys, looking for someone to do a small fret level, polish and setup near High Wycombe. Any recommendations?

Richard Pilkington is just north of Reading.

http://readingguitarrepairs.com/about/

Craigeymac86 · February 2022

ftumch said:

Looking for a reccomendation for a refret on a les paul near Reading, anyone? Thanks

You have probably had this done by now but Feline is well worth the travel. I am a 2 hour drive each way but i have a custom with jumbo frets and a compensated nut that plays like butter! They will be doing my other Les Paul after ive paid for my new kitchen lol

OutOfSequence · February 2022

ETJC said:

Hi all, I’ve just moved to Brighton from Penge. I could drive all the way back to Feline Guitars who I’ve used a couple of times and had a good experience with, but does anyone recommend anyone nearer? Thanks.

I recently had some electronics work done by Nathan @ Brighton Guitar Workshop and was impressed, especially as another luthier had not been able to fix the issue.

Mike58 · February 2022

David Bryce at The Wee Guitar Company, Cathcart Rd , Glasgow.
Very nice guy, does, setups, fretwork and electronics. Gave me sound advice with a warped neck guitar... and importantly knows what not to do.

1059 Cathcart Road

Glasgow

Scotland

G42 9AF

info@the-wee-guitar-company.com

0141 374 0477

Slartibartfarst42 · March 2022

Can anyone suggest a good guitar tech in the Newcastle/Sunderland area to remove some active pickups and install a set of passives. I think I have everything I need but don't know how to do it myself. I tried the link to the suggested tech at the start of this thread for Newcastle but it didn't amount to much. I think it's a little out of date as Chris George moved from Tattershall in Lincolnshire several years ago.

NPP · March 2022

bobeschism said:

JT96 said:

Can anyone recommend a luthier in Sheffield? I’m looking at having my Martins fitted for some pickups with some drilling involved, very cautious of accidentally handing it to a cowboy with the money I’ve spent already!

I know you posted this a while ago, but for anyone looking in Shefield/South Yorkshire I recommend Ozzy Owl. Here's his site with a breakdown of some of the work he's done:

http://www.ozzyowl.co.uk/

that's very useful info for when I finish my current Tele partscaster and will need someone competent to do the final setup and the nut.

stufisher · March 2022

It's a tad further for you but I'm sure it'll get you what you need. My recommended tech is David Robinson ... he lives in County Durham (about 30 mins from The Toon) ... very skilled, very easy to get on with and very customer-focused.

Contact him by email first:

heartandsoul@btinternet.com

Slartibartfarst42 · March 2022

stufisher said:

It's a tad further for you but I'm sure it'll get you what you need. My recommended tech is David Robinson ... he lives in County Durham (about 30 mins from The Toon) ... very skilled, very easy to get on with and very customer-focused.

Contact him by email first:

heartandsoul@btinternet.com

Perfect, thank you very much. The only guitar techs and luthiers I know are in Lincolnshire, where I used to live. I'm living in Kuala Lumpur at the moment but will be returning to the UK in a few months and moving back to the North East, where I was born. This means I can get my guitar up to speed really quickly so I'm really grateful. I'll email him about a month before I fly.

vaticancameos · April 2022

Really can’t praise Bill @Corvus enough, absolutely top notch chap and really quick work, if anyone in Cambridgeshire/surrounding areas needs work doing, give him a shout

MagicPigDetective · May 2022

High praise for Jack at Mayall's guitar shop in Conwy. He fixed a new nut on my Taylor acoustic, after a botched jop by someone else who will no longer get my business! Really friendly and informative. The shop's great too, can see myself buying guitars there soon. Just fantastic to have such a shop in the north Wales area.

Mayall's Music Co. - North Wales' Leading Family Run Music Store (mayalls.co.uk)

guitarjack66 · May 2022

MagicPigDetective said:

High praise for Jack at Mayall's guitar shop in Conwy. He fixed a new nut on my Taylor acoustic, after a botched jop by someone else who will no longer get my business! Really friendly and informative. The shop's great too, can see myself buying guitars there soon. Just fantastic to have such a shop in the north Wales area.

Mayall's Music Co. - North Wales' Leading Family Run Music Store (mayalls.co.uk)

Is that your Taylor Acoustic being fixed in a photo on the homepage,with the blue tape around the nut area?

MagicPigDetective · May 2022

guitarjack66 said:

MagicPigDetective said:

High praise for Jack at Mayall's guitar shop in Conwy. He fixed a new nut on my Taylor acoustic, after a botched jop by someone else who will no longer get my business! Really friendly and informative. The shop's great too, can see myself buying guitars there soon. Just fantastic to have such a shop in the north Wales area.

Mayall's Music Co. - North Wales' Leading Family Run Music Store (mayalls.co.uk)

Is that your Taylor Acoustic being fixed in a photo on the homepage,with the blue tape around the nut area?

Yes it is. The nut slots had been cut too low and filled back up with superglue by the previous tech…. Mayall’s to the rescue

Dav275 · May 2022

If anyone needs a guitar tech in Ayr, I'd recommend Scott at http://ayrshireguitarrepair.co.uk/contact

He's just done some repairs and a full setup to mine, and it's come back better than new.

(posted this a while ago, but think it was in the wrong section, so repeated here).

jaymenon · May 2022

@SteveRobinson aka 'Manchester Guitar Tech'
I took an acoustic guitar to him today to sort out the nut slots.

Steve did an incredible job -and a lovely pleasant chap to boot.

Very, very pleased

Rkphilpot · June 2022

Jon Shuker built me a beautiful T Type to my exact specifications, it's stunning.

He's also one of only 2 (I believe) licensed to install the evertune bridge.

bluecat · June 2022

Yes it is ,I agree beautiful, can't say more. Enjoy.

AndyGT75 · July 2022

Phil at Bristol Guitar Tech (BGT) did a fret job for me on my Telecaster and did a great job.

chunkmonk · August 2022

Hi, can anyone recommend a guitar tech around the Worcester area?

Mellish · August 2022

@chunkmonk ; - try Really Great Guitars.

Never used them so it's not a recommendation but they seem to get good reviews

Garold86 · August 2022

Shout out to George Pearson in Epsom, who just sorted out the neck on my 80's MIJ Tele, installed a new wiring harness, and got it playing like an absolute dream. And for a very reasonable price too.

pumkin · August 2022

South London (Peckham ) Can anyone recommend a tech to do some work ( needs string height sorting ) on a nylon string acoustic in south London for a good friend of mine ….ithanks

MrTee · August 2022

MagicPigDetective said:

High praise for Jack at Mayall's guitar shop in Conwy. He fixed a new nut on my Taylor acoustic, after a botched jop by someone else who will no longer get my business! Really friendly and informative. The shop's great too, can see myself buying guitars there soon. Just fantastic to have such a shop in the north Wales area.

Mayall's Music Co. - North Wales' Leading Family Run Music Store (mayalls.co.uk)

I've lived in bodelwyddan for years. Didn't even know this place existed. I sense a visit coming on, cheers!

swiller · August 2022

Wynne jenkins if you are swansea area. Reverb tank on amp sorted, old cv 60s bass set up, eastman sb59 on the jig and properly set up to my liking, cv60s strat new neck pup , persuaded me on a 10 way switch and a set up. All spot on and done <24 hrs for as you would expect prices.

More importantly a proper welcoming enthusiast whatever your level and had opportunity to play several of his own guitars in the decision process. The best of which was a P eagle early 90s SSS modded up to all sorts of electronic genius and action for feather fingers. He is a 10 min drive away from me so feel lucky.

Used dearnley in cardiff in late 80s and when in london kew chandlers. Both everything you would expect of a high quality outfit, but left wynnes satisfied with the whole face to face encounter and results. Normal i think to spend an hour in his porch on drop off and pickup testing the results, or trying a few of his guitars to ensure he knows what you want on drop off.

Went months ago, but does regularly every couple of months , ask whether everything is all ok with the stuff he worked on. Great player as well and great fun.
11/10.

Jonathangus · August 2022

pumkin said:

South London (Peckham ) Can anyone recommend a tech to do some work ( needs string height sorting ) on a nylon string acoustic in south London for a good friend of mine ….ithanks

South London? @FelineGuitars (Croydon).

AndyGT75 · August 2022

chunkmonk said:

Hi, can anyone recommend a guitar tech around the Worcester area?

Monty’s Guitars in Cheltenham isn’t too far down the M5 from Worcester. Not far from the M5 j11 either

Jimihendrix1987 · August 2022

Hi, can anyone recommend any luthier around Northampton? Someone who can deal with vintage Gibsons. Thanks

Offset · September 2022

AndyGT75 said:

chunkmonk said:

Hi, can anyone recommend a guitar tech around the Worcester area?

Monty’s Guitars in Cheltenham isn’t too far down the M5 from Worcester. Not far from the M5 j11 either

They're not taking on setups/repairs. Concentrating on the pickup winding side of things I'm afraid.

SteveRobinson · September 2022

Jimihendrix1987 said:

Hi, can anyone recommend any luthier around Northampton? Someone who can deal with vintage Gibsons. Thanks

@Jimihendrix1987 @Paul_C (Arrowhead Guitars) is in Northampton and highly recommended

AsterixTG · September 2022

Luthier question - is it normal to book in a guitar for a standard set up, possibly a new nut (if the old one can't be sorted to fix a slight buzz on one of the strings), and when you drop it off on the agreed day for them to be quite surprised when you ask if it will be ready for collection in a couple of days and they say they will probably get round to it beginning of next week...

And is it normal to have a workshop looking like a bomb has gone off - are they usually this relaxed and messy?

He was recommended by the guys I recently bought some pick ups from (those were late in delivery too causing me to have to give the luthier another guitar while I had the slot booked, not realising how vague the timings would be).

I thought I'd left plenty of contingency time in the bookings but seem to have been wrong on both counts. I've not used a 'professional' to set up a guitar in the UK before and I perhaps mistakenly assumed that if I organised a booking plenty in advance (a month in this instance), I'd drop off the guitar the morning of the agreed day and for a standard bit of work, it would be ready within two days easy.

Is this normal?

Cheers in advance.

Mellish · September 2022

@AsterixTG ; when you pre booked, didn't you ask how long the work would take?

EDIT :
If they are busy, they may not be able to give you a quick turnaround.

And no, a messy workshop isn't a bad sign.

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