Guitar Repair: Paint & Touch up
Finish repairs are the hardest to price. All prices are subject to change. Each touch up must be evaluated by a tech at the Production shop. Please allow 3-4 weeks for all finish repairs and 60-90 days for refinishes.
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Cost
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With other work
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Buffing out top, acoustic |
$50 |
+ $25 |
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Buffing out top, electric |
$65 |
+ $50 |
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Buffing out whole guitar, acoustic |
$80 |
+ $50 |
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Buffing out whole guitar, electric |
$95 |
+ $65 |
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Wet sand and buff out top, acoustic |
$70 |
+ $55 |
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Wet sand and buff out top, electric |
$85 |
+ $70 |
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Wet sands and buff out whole guitar, acoustic |
$145 |
+ $130 |
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Wet sands and buff out whole guitar, electric |
$160 |
+ $145 |
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Touch up, air brush touch up |
$100 and up |
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Drop fill |
$60 and up |
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Crazy Glue touch up |
$60 and up |
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Spray clear over signature, no set up |
$150-200 |
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Refinish neck, no set up, post removal |
$150-200 |
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Refinish top, clear or standard color. Not including bridge removal on acoustics |
$275 |
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Refinish top on Martin or similar (requiring neck, bridge and pick guard remove/replace) |
$600-625 |
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Refinish side |
$150-200 |
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Refinish back |
$225-250 |
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Refinish headstock |
$100 + materials (decal or inlay) |
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Re-decal headstock, Fender style |
$35 |
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Clear over headstock |
$60 |
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Total refinish
includes sanding and color. Price includes cost of stringing and a short set up. Full set ups add $25.
Any custom paint must be paid for in full ($35-50). Standard in-stock colors are $20 per guitar.
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Remove polyurethane paint |
+$100 |
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Metallic |
+ $75 |
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White or finish (hard to do right) |
+ $75 |
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Candy colors |
$700 + material |
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Sunburst |
+ $150 |
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With binding and color on neck |
+ $75 |
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With body binding and color, per side |
+$100 |
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Bolt-on, standard color, body only (Fender style body) |
$500-525 + material |
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Bolt-on, standard color, neck and body |
$650 |
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Set-neck body and neck (SG, no binding) |
$600 + materials |
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Set-neck with binding on neck and body (Les Paul) |
$675-700 |
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Martin or similar guitars (requiring neck, bridge and pick guard remove/replace.) |
$850 |
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Acoustic refinish (requiring bridge and pickguard removal) |
$600-650 |
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Custom “aging” job |
$150-300 depending on level |
Necks & Structural
Necks
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Price
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With Setup
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Mounting neck, no drilling |
$30 |
$17.50 + SU |
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Mount neck, with drilling |
$45 |
$35 + SU |
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Dowel and drill stripped neck |
$45 |
$33 + SU |
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Bolt set cheap acoustic (must have a setup) |
$200-250 |
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Replace or fix truss rod, includes set up. (Materials not included, usually appx. $30) |
$400 and up (must quote) |
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Heat set neck (no maple, rosewood/ebony only not a guaranteed repair) |
$30-60 |
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Reglue loose neck (Celebrity style) no guarantee on repair |
$100-125 |
$90-115 + SU |
Neck Re-sets
includes set up and new saddle.
Proper playability is not guaranteed without a full refret.
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With refret
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Traditional dovetail, no binding +$10 material |
$300-325 |
$525-550 |
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Guild, Gibson Acoustic or touch up required +$10 material |
$400-425 |
$650-675 |
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Taylor (pre NT) or other bolt-on |
$175-200 |
$425-450 |
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Taylor NT neck reset (includes set up) |
$75-100 |
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Les Paul, includes touch up and set up +$10 material |
$425 |
$675 |
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SG guitars (no binding), includes touch up +$10 material |
$400-425 |
$625-650 |
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Hollowbodies (Gibson ES style) or Archtops, touch up and set up included +$10 material |
$400-500 |
$650-750 |
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Any guitar with binding |
+$25 |
+$25 |
Cracks and structural (headstocks and top cracks)
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CA seal crack; finish only, no touch up. 1”- 3” 3”-6” over 6” |
$85 $110 must quote |
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Glue crack includes cleatting and touch up. 1”-3” 3”-6” over 6” |
+$7 for material (majority of top cracks) $115 $165 must quote |
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Glue crack with splint and touch up 1”-3” 3”-6” over 6” |
+$7 for material $150 $200 must quote |
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Seal cracked bridge (Jet Glue) |
$20 |
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Headstock reglue, no touch up |
$75-100 + SU cost |
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Simple |
$75 + set up |
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Moderate |
$90 + set up |
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Difficult |
$100 + set up |
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Headstock off (no splines) |
$105 + set up |
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With splining and touch up |
$500-550 includes set up +$5 for material |
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Headstock with expert touch up |
$265-300 +$5 for material |
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Rebuilding headstock, includes set up |
$600 and up +$5 for material |
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Loose Brace Reglue |
$38.50 – $50.00 each |
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Off Brace Reglue |
$65 and up |
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Brace build and replace |
$80-100 each one |
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Remove Back for repair |
Minimum $375 |
Guitar Repair: Frets & Fingerboards
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Price
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Including Setup
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Full Fret level & re-crown, Basic 6 String |
$70 |
$45 + SU |
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Fret-end file |
$38.50 |
$30 + SU |
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Fret level, recrown and fret ends |
$100 |
$70 + SU |
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Re-crown only |
$40 |
$30 + SU |
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Humidify and file |
$75 |
$45 + SU |
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Seal, seat and level (must have set up) |
NA |
$70 + SU |
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Re-seat fret 1 st / each additional |
$17.50 each |
$12 / $6 |
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Skunk stripe level and crown |
$75 |
$50 + SU |
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Heat set neck (only guaranteed with refrets) |
NA |
$30-60 + SU |
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Scallop fretboard, no refinishing (includes set up) |
NA |
$300 |
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Scallop Fretboard, with refinishing (maple board) |
NA |
$375 |
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Replace Fender Am Std truss nut (includes setup ) |
NA |
$250-275 |
Partial Re-frets
includes fret levelre-crown and set up on 6-string
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1 |
$115 |
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2 |
$125 |
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3 |
$135 |
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4 |
$145 |
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5 |
$155 |
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6 |
$165 |
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7 |
$175 |
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Guitar with Binding |
Add $15 |
Full Re-frets
include fingerboard plane, slot clean and seal, fretting, level and crown. Material cost $10 per re-fret, $25 for stainless steel or “gold” fret wire . Compound radius can be done at no extra charge.
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Unbound rosewood or ebony |
$265 |
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Unbound maple |
$280 |
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Bound rosewood or ebony |
$290 |
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Bound maple |
$305 |
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New nut with re-fret, 6-string ($5 for material) |
$50 + material |
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New nut with re-fret, 12-string ($5 for material) |
$80 + material |
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Refinishing fingerboard with refret |
$80 |
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Hand rubbed finish with refret |
$15 |
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Stainless Steel fret up-charge, labor only (material cost is $25) |
$80 |
Fingerboards
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Build, fret and install unbound rosewood or ebony fingerboard (plus materials) |
$500 and up (must quote) |
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Build, fret and install bound rosewood or ebony fingerboard (plus materials) |
$650 and up (must quote) |
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Rebind fretboard, touch up and refret (plus materials) |
$500 and up (must quote) |
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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Bridges
All prices are for 6 strings except where noted. Add $10-20 extra for 12 strings.
Restring is NOT included unless otherwise mentioned.
Acoustics
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Price
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With Set up
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Saddle not including blank $5 |
$45 |
$35 + SU |
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Bridge remove and re-glue, Martin style 6 string |
$90 |
$80 + SU |
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Bridge re-glue on Ovation or Korean poly-top 6 string (These are hard to get off and often need touch up) |
$105-115 |
$95-105 + SU |
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Bridge Re-glue on Classical guitar (NO restring) |
$100 |
$90+ SU |
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Plane OR Rout bridge, 6 string (setup included) |
$120-135 |
NA |
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Plane and Rout bridge, 6 string (some times a new saddle is needed for this repair and set up is required and included). |
$135-140 +$30 if saddle needed |
N-A |
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Build new acoustic bridge + materials ($15) includes new saddle and full set up Fancy bridges require a quote |
$200-250 |
N-A |
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Replace bridge plate + material ($9) |
$175 |
$150 |
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Cap bridge plate + material ($9) |
$80 |
$70 + SU |
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Balancing output on acoustic pickup |
$20 |
Included |
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12-string |
$30 |
Included |
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Keyhole acoustics, 6 string |
$25 |
$10-15 + SU |
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Sealing cracked bridge, “Jet Glue” |
$35 |
$20-25 + SU |
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True-glue archtop bridge |
$35 |
$10 + SU |
Electrics
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Mount new bridge, Tune-o-Matic or Strat hard tail |
$30 |
$12.50 + SU |
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Mount new tremolo (Strat, F. Rose, etc.) |
$45 |
$20 + SU |
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Mount bass bridge (Leo Quan or other style) |
$35 |
$15 + SU |
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Mount Tele bridge |
$50 |
$28.50 + SU |
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Installing bridges (some woodworking) Tune-o-Matic (plugging/drilling holes) Includes a set up Tremolo (plugging holes/ carving rout) Includes a set up Bigsby install Bigsby install on a Tele (w. bridge install / cups / trem / set up) Tele (mounting, drilling holes through body, etc) Includes a set up Bass Includes a set up |
NA NA $70 NA NA $40-60 |
$100 $115 $60 + SU $150 $165 $30-50 + SU |
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Rout for Install Strat (no existing trem) Includes a set up Strat, existing trem Includes a set up Floyd Rose original, no lock nut Includes a set up With lock nut Floyd Rose II or Pro, Ibanez style, no lock nut Includes a set up With lock nut
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$175 $150 $175-200 $250-275 $225-250 $300-325 |
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