Repair Pricing
The Guitar Repair Pricing Menu
All services are listed á la carte. A combination of tasks is often required in order to complete a given project.
Where available, click on the linked service title for a detailed description of the job.
Instrument Maintenance
Instrument Setup & Restring
| Price | |
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Acoustic Guitar or Bass (Steel or Nylon String) | $70 |
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Electric Guitar or Bass (Fixed bridge or non-locking vibrato) | $80 |
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High Performance Bridge Designs (Floyd Rose, Evertune, Kahler, Steinberger, Strandberg) | $100 |
*add $15 for extended range, multi-scale, or 12-stringed instruments
Extras and Trimmings
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Cleaning / Detailing (Upcharge applies to cleaning of extremely dirty instruments or fingerboards, sticker removal, surface scratch/swirl removal, etc.) | $15 and up |
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Hardware Refresh (Deep cleaning and maintenance of hardware such as bridges and tuning machines) | $60 and up |
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Floyd Rose Fine Tuning (Correct nut shelf and saddle radius issues) | $30 and up |
| Acoustic Bridge String Ramping | $25 |
| Re-humidify Instrument | $65 (Requires 5-7 days minimum) |
General Maintenance Services
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Seized or Difficult to Remove Hardware | $15 and up |
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Dowel and Pilot | $30 |
| Screw Extraction | $75 and up |
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Troubleshoot (e.g. diagnosis of intermittent problems, research and sourcing of parts or schematics, etc.) |
Hourly Rate Applies $60 Minimum |
Electronics
Acoustic Guitar Pickups
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Acoustic Soundhole Mounted Pickup (Includes mounting pickup and reaming/installing endpin jack) | $60 and up |
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Acoustic Undersaddle or Soundboard Pickup (e.g. Fishman Matrix, K&K Pure Mini, L.R. Baggs) | $90 and up |
| Taylor Expression System Replacement or ES2 Retrofit | $90 |
Electronic Repair / Installation
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Clean / Tighten Electronics | $15 and up |
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Wiring Repair or Output Jack Replacement (Reattach loose or intermittent connections) | $30 and up |
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Component Replacement (e.g. Potentiometers and switches) |
First: $60 Additional parts: +$15 each |
| Assemble New Wiring Harness |
Precision Bass: $90 and up Tele or Jazz Bass: $105 and up Strat: $120 and up Les Paul or SG: $150 and up Hollow body: $180 and up Customizations: +$15 each (e.g. switching pots, treble bleed) |
| Shield Control Cavities |
Strat/Tele: $115 and up Other Guitars: Priced per cavity |
| Rout Body for Electronics |
New Rout: $90 and up Deepen Existing: $45 and up |
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Drill / Enlarge Mounting Hole (e.g. potentiometers, mini switches, etc.) | $25 and up |
* Additional charges may apply if troubleshooting or retrofitting is required to attain proper compatibility with existing components.
** Hollow bodied instruments add $45 if removal/reinstall of wiring harness is required.
Electric Guitar Pickups
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Electric Guitar Pickup Installation |
Single: $60 and up Matched Set: $90 and up |
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Piezo Pickup System Installation (e.g. Graph Tech Ghost or Fishman Powerbridge) | $180 and up |
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Sustainiac Stealth Pro Installation (Routing often required at additional cost) | $275 and up |
* Additional charges may apply if troubleshooting or retrofitting is required to attain proper compatibility with existing components.
** Hollow body instruments add $45 if removal/reinstall of wiring harness is required.
Pickup Repairs
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Pickup Cover Install or Removal (Humbuckers) | $30 Each |
| Magnet Swap or Polarity Flip | $30 Each |
| Replace Pickup Leads |
Single Coil: $30 Each Humbucker: $45 Each |
| Rewind Pickup Coil | $75 and up |
| Wax Potting | $45 Per Set |
* plus cost of pickup removal/reinstallation as required
Hardware Customization
Pickguards, String Guides and Strap Buttons
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Mount Pickguard | $15 and up |
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String Guide Installation (locate, pilot, and install new string guide) | $15 |
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Strap Button Installation (locate, pilot, and install new strap button) | $15 |
| Mount Strap Locks | $25 |
Tuning Machines
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Tuning Machine Repair (clean/lubricate, replace missing buttons/bushings/washers, etc.) | $15 and up |
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Mount Tuning Machines (direct install or swap: no fitting or drilling) | $15 |
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Retrofit Tuning Machines (remove and/or install press fit bushings, ream mounting holes, locate and pilot set screws, etc.) | $45 and up |
Electric Guitar / Bass Bridges, Tremolos, and Tailpieces
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Tremolo-stop Installation | $30 |
| Mount Bridge or Tremolo |
Direct Fit: $15 and up Slot Saddles: $30 and up Retrofit: Hourly Rate |
| Bigsby Installation | $65 and up |
Nuts & Saddles
Nuts
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Dress / Profile String Nut | $25 and up |
| Fit Pre-slotted String Nut | $60 and up |
| Hand Carved String Nut | $90 and up |
Electric and Acoustic Saddles
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Mount Electric Guitar Saddles (saddle replacements for Strat and Tele) | $15 and up |
| Fit Pre-radiused Acoustic Saddle | $25 |
| Hand carved Acoustic Saddle | $90 and up |
Necks & Fret Work
Fret Work / Fret Filing
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Fret Polishing (Removal of light fret scratches or tool marks and polish out to a high shine) | $45 |
| Fret-End Dressing | $60 |
| Fret Level, Crown, and Polish |
Narrow Frets: $175 and up Jumbo Frets: $225 and up |
| Refret |
Unbound Fretboard: $500 and up Bound Fretboard: $600 and up |
* Stainless-steel fretwork is subject to a 15% surcharge.
Neck Resets
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Electric Bolt-on Neck | $30 |
| Taylor NT Neck Reset | $45 |
| Hybrid Neck Joint Reset |
Slip-set: $165 and up Full Removal: $300 and up |
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Martin Glued Mortise and Tenon Joint | $400 and up |
Other Neck Work
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Mount Replacement Neck |
Direct Replacement: $30 Retrofit: $90 and up |
| Truss Rod Repair | Hourly Rate Applies |
Structural Repair
Crack Repairs & Broken Headstocks
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Crack Repair / Seam Separation | Hourly Rate Applies |
| Broken Headstocks | Hourly Rate Applies |
| Fingerboard Cracks / Separations | Hourly Rate Applies |
Acoustic Bridges, Bracing, Binding & Other Stuctural Repairs
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Bridge Reglue or Replacement | $275 and up |
| Platemate Installation | $15 |
| Bracing Repair |
First brace: $60 Additional: $30 each |
| Hand Carved Acoustic Pickguard | $180 and up |
| Binding Repair | Hourly Rate Applies |
Minimum Bench Fee – $60
Hourly Rate – $90 Per Hour
Handling Fee For Shipped Instruments – $15 Each Direction
RUSH SERVICE is Available
Prices represent labor costs only. Parts and strings are available separately – Prices shown before local tax
Our work is performed up to a standard, not down to a price.
Fees are based on the amount of time and concern spent on the work, and for our years of experience.
If you don’t see what you are looking for, please contact us for a custom quote.
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