Guitar Electronics – Repair Costs
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Minimum bench fee or diagnosis |
$15 |
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Hollow-bodies add between $15-45 for each repair |
$20-50 |
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Pick up installation |
One |
Two |
Three |
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$40 |
$50 |
$60 |
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Pick up installation on Tele |
Bridge |
Neck |
Set |
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$50 |
$40 |
$60 |
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Repairing/Rewinding Pickups |
Single coil |
Humbucker |
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(W/ uninstall, shipping and reinstall) |
$105-125 |
$115-135 |
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Rout for install |
First |
Each additional |
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Rout Body, Flat top |
$80 |
$38.50 |
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Rout Body, Les Paul or Archtop |
$100 |
$55 |
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Rout pick guard |
$55 |
$28.50 |
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Install Midi pick up, removable screw in |
$35 |
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With full permanent routing install (does not include the cost of making backplates) |
$185-250 |
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EMG install 1 pick up, 2 pots, jack & battery |
$70 |
$10 |
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3 pick up Strat or Noiseless install |
$80 |
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Les Paul w/ 4 pots |
$95 |
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Acoustic pick up install, Undersaddle Acoustic pick up install, K&K Acoustic pick up install, K&K Trinity Banjo or Mandolin pick up install |
$70 $70 $90 $90 |
+$45 w set up +$45 w set up +60 w set up includes set up |
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Sound hole pick up install |
$35 |
+$30 w/ set up |
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Ribbon transducer install |
$65 |
+$55 w/ set up |
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Install On-board acoustic pick up system |
$180 |
NA |
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Clean electronics, Top load (Strat style) |
$25 |
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Clean electronics, Back load (LP style) |
$20 |
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Replace Pot: One pot |
$30 |
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Two pots |
$50 |
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Three pots |
$65 |
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Four pots |
$75 |
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Replace jack |
$17.50 |
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Resolder jack |
$12.50 |
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Replace switch, Les Paul style |
$33 |
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Replace switch, Strat style |
$38.50 |
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Push Pull pot install Each additional |
$35 $22.50 |
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Tap switch install Each additional |
$25 $20 |
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Total rewire |
Regular $100-150 |
Hollowbody $175-225 |
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Shield Guitar Cavity Add $8 for material on both paint and copper |
Copper $65 |
Paint $60 |
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Taylor ES Replacement (full) |
$85 |
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Wax Potting Pick ups (includes un/re install) Each additional |
$55 $17.50 |
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Install Fernandez Sustainer (does not include the price of making backplates) |
$175 and up |
Price may vary |
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How much would it cost to fix a guitar that just needs all the electronics inside it including the input fixed. It also needs a new swich put in because the old one was taken out.
PS: the pickups dont need to be replaced, just the rest of the electronics inside.
Terence,
What kind of guitar is it and how many controls does it have?
Greetings from Reno, NV.
I have a Takamine N-10 acoustic, no cutaway, articulated bridge. I have been told by Takamine that you can quote me for the installation of a (TPO800) undersaddle pickup that is the pickup that is incorporated into the (EAN-10) version of my guitar. Can you tell me of the (estimated $125. pickup cost) Im assuming that doest not include any active electronics ( EQ, ect?) I guess you would do some trick routing to my bridge, install the pickup and leave me to take it from there correct?
Thanks, you guys sound like a pilgrimage of sorts for a guitar player…kind of like Austin, Texas is in the geographic sense.
Regards,
Greg Caldwell, gibsonless still.
We should be able to rout and install that pickup and yes, the cost of the pickup is for the piezo only, not the preamp. You may want to consider a simple undersaddle piezo from Fishman on the guitar, as it would require less work and sound great. They make a split saddle pickup for that instrument. It is a custom order but we have installed those before (I am assuming that yours is a split saddle). If you wanted to go with the TPO800 we can rout and install it and it should run you about $275 (including a full set up). The Fishman would run about $110 passive and about $170 with the matrix infinity attached and be about $100 to install with a full set up. What do you think??
Chris, we talked Thurs (5/12) about installing an active/passive switch so bass still makes nice sounds when battery goes out. What’s the price range to install on, say Fender Deluxe Jazz V? Thanks!
Marcus,
I imagine on that bass you would look to spend about $40-45 plus the part (usually around $9)
I’ve got a Taylor T5. Only about 6 months old. Bought it new. In the 5 way pick-up switch positions 1, 2 and 5 do not consistently put out sound. Only 3 and 4 work correctly. I’ve checked cables and the amp… the issue is the guitar. Thoughts? It is still under warranty. What would it cost to have this fixed? (estimate).
If it is only 6 months old, then it should be covered under warranty. Sometimes those switches go bad and need to be replaced. That would be my first thought on it. Make sure you register the guitar on Taylor’s web site for warranty coverage and bring it by for us to fix for you.
i really want my Epiphone Special SG model fixed and i dont think it needs anything else than to be tuned and the third string down i need a new one and also the amp port is messed up. Can u help? how much will it cost?
It sounds like you may just need a good set up and maybe have the jack rewired. I would say, sight unseen, look to spend about $65-80 on set up and electronics work for that guitar. That would include cleaning it up, restringing, adjusting the truss rod, nut slots, action, tailpiece and intonation, setting the pickup heights, tightening all the hardware, redressing the frets, cleaning the fretboard, buffing the frets, oiling the fretboard and a detail cleaning and polish of the whole guitar. It would also cover the cost of doing some minor re-soldering and electronics cleaning.
Chris, I’ve recently ordered a Martin D-18 GE and am wondering what pickup I might install.
The 3 I’ve researched so far are the K&K Mini, LR Baggs Anthem and the D-Tar Multisource. What would you think of any of these or is there something else you would recommend?
All the best,
James
James,
Big, giant fan of all the K and K products. I have put in a few of the Anthems and they are good, but don’t have a lot of experience with the D-Tar stuff. I always tell folks if they want to hear what their guitar sounds like acoustically through and amplifier, the K&K Trinity Western is the way to go.
Hi Chris,
I’ve heard a lot of great things about your shop so I wanted to check in about having some work done on my guitar.
I have a new Martin OM-21 Special that I was looking to have a Martin Gold Plus Natural 1 pickup installed in. I would also like to have a setup done as well. (The usual lower action without buzz request) Do you have an estimate of how long it would take to have both of those things done? And a price estimate?
Appreciate your time, look forward to hearing from you.
I was advised to talk to Nate in Arlington Heights.
I have a Fender Jazz 24 I bought new, hasn’t had much use.
It has BassLines single coils with active electronics – all stock.
My question is – what can be done about the obnoxious electronics buzz from these single coils?
There is one center detente setting which is acceptable, but any setting of bridge only or neck only, basically anything, buzzes like crazy. I have a Monster Bass cable, and have tried others but I believe the problem is the single coils.
Any suggestions on what you could do if I bring it in?
Thank you,
Larry
Larry ,
The only thing to do about those pickups is to replace them. They are single coil and no matter how hard you try, they are going to produce some level of what is called 60 Cycle hum. You will need to go with some form of hum cancelling pickup like Bartolini, Seymour Duncan Stacked or the like. We prefer the Bartolini stuff because it is reasonably priced and sounds fantastic, but there are other options on the market. Shoot me an email or give a call on Monday if you want to hear other options. Look at the internet this weekend and see if you can come up with ideas about what kind of pickups you may want.
Thanks,
Chris Eudy Owner 312 275 0095 or thirdcoastguitar@gmail.com
Wes,
No problem, we do this kind of work all the time. Look for the set up and pickup install to run about*5-90 total. We greatly discount that kind of work if you get them done at the same time. Our turn around is usually 48-72 business hours. Let me know if you need anything else or if you have other questions.
hi, i just purchased an alex lifeson les paul.
it is brand new, but i am the second owner.
the electronics are extremely noisy & need to be
fixed by an expert.
assuming this is a non-warranty repair, what is the
ball park cost of this repair?
Usually, electronic work runs about $25-45 as long as it is pretty simple.
Hi Chris,
I would like to get my Martin DM a K&K mini Western pick-up. Do you sell them or do I need to purchase one and bring it in with the guitar for install?
We do keep them in stock and it is one of our favorite pickups…they are $108 (that includes tax) and install is $65 or $85 to install and set up
Hi Chris,
I have a Takamine TNV460SC acoustic electric with the CTP-2 Cool Tube pre-amp. There is some white noise present even after the tube warms up. My question is this normal for this pre-amp? The white noise isn’t real loud but it is noticeable when the guitar’s gain is turned up. Takamine’s rep said the pre-amp should be a quiet as the other types. But on the Takamine forum I read about a fellow who installed two Cool Tubes and experienced the white noise on both of his pre-amps.
In my experience, those preamps can have a little background noise floor. it usually isn’t a deal breaker, but it may be a bit annoying (especially on a pretty expensive guitar like that). If the guitar is less than a year old, you should bring it by and let us have a look at it. If it is just the design of the preamp, there are a few other preamps that will retro fit into that guitar.
Hi. Do you bench test pre-amps? I’ll be in soon to have an Aguilar OBP3 replaced with a bartolini. I wanted to know if the Aggie module or pots were defective. If its under warrenty cool, if not I can play around with it and see if I can get it to work. Thanks, Dan
We should be able to do some testing. Unfortunately, those are sealed preamps so you can’t diagnose to component level. If there is a bad pot or jack, or if the battery clip is failing, we should be able to trace that.
How long does a usual set up take for a solid body electric guitar? I’m thinking about bringing it in on Monday. When do you think it would be done by? Thanks.
Troy,
Our typical turn around is 48 hours on a set up, so if you bring it in on Monday, look for it to be done on Wednesday.
Okay thanks, I plan on bringing it in on Monday, do I need to make an appointment or can I just bring it in?
No appointment needed. We are open 11-7 during the week and 12-5 on Saturday.