Service Price List

A full setup at 138 Guitar Tech is a deep, precision service that brings your guitar to its absolute best. It includes a complete fret dress — leveling, crowning, and polishing the frets, plus smoothing and rounding the fret ends for a comfortable, clean feel. The fretboard is cleaned, conditioned, and polished, ensuring smooth play and long-term health. I’ll set neck relief, action, and intonation to match your playing style, making sure the instrument plays effortlessly and in tune across the 

Ensure your 12-string guitar plays and sounds its best with a professional setup. This service includes precise neck adjustment, action and intonation correction, string height and spacing optimization, and pickup height adjustment. Perfect for keeping your doubled strings in tune, balanced, and comfortable to play.

A partial setup at 138 Guitar Tech is perfect for guitars that don’t need fretwork but still need to play their best. I’ll start by thoroughly cleaning and conditioning the fretboard, then move on to adjusting the truss rod for proper neck relief, setting the action and intonation, and making sure the guitar feels and sounds right across the neck. The nut is inspected and re-slotted if necessary for better tuning and playability, and all electronics are tested to ensure clean signal and solid co

A partial setup at 138 Guitar Tech is perfect for guitars that don’t need fretwork but still need to play their best. I’ll start by thoroughly cleaning and conditioning the fretboard, then move on to adjusting the truss rod for proper neck relief, setting the action and intonation, and making sure the guitar feels and sounds right across the neck. The nut is inspected and re-slotted if necessary for better tuning and playability, and all electronics are tested to ensure clean signal and solid co

This service includes levelling, re-crowning, and polishing your frets to remove uneven wear, along with smoothing and rounding the fret edges for maximum comfort. The result is improved playability, clear notes across the neck, and a smooth, professional feel that makes your guitar a joy to play.

This service includes polishing your frets to remove uneven wear. The result is improved comfort and a smooth, professional feel that makes your guitar a joy to play.

A refret involves removing the worn frets from a guitar and installing a new set to restore playability and performance. The fingerboard is inspected and, if needed, leveled to ensure a precise fit. New frets are installed, shaped, leveled, crowned, and polished for smooth playing and accurate intonation. A refret can significantly improve feel, tone, and bending response, making an older instrument play like new again.

This service includes adjusting your guitar’s neck relief and string action for optimal playability and comfort. I’ll fine-tune the truss rod, bridge, and saddles to achieve smooth, buzz-free performance and the perfect feel for your playing style. Ideal for improving overall setup, tone, and ease of play.

Whether you're chasing a new tone or upgrading dead stock, I offer professional pickup installation for all types of electric guitars and basses. This includes clean removal of old pickups, precise wiring and soldering, correct height adjustment, and testing to make sure everything’s working perfectly. From single coils to high-output humbuckers, active systems to passive — your tone upgrade is in good hands.

Whether you're chasing a new tone or upgrading dead stock, I offer professional pickup installation for all types of electric guitars and basses. This includes clean removal of old pickups, precise wiring and soldering, correct height adjustment, and testing to make sure everything’s working perfectly. From single coils to high-output humbuckers, active systems to passive — your tone upgrade is in good hands.

Book this service to have your instrument’s output jack professionally replaced with a premium Switchcraft socket. This upgrade ensures a solid, noise-free connection and long-lasting reliability, keeping your signal clear and your gear performance-ready. This price includes parts.

This service includes diagnosing and replacing old or faulty wiring in your guitar’s electronics. I’ll ensure clean, reliable connections, eliminate unwanted noise, and optimise your guitar’s tone and performance. Perfect for restoring vintage instruments or upgrading your current setup.

This service includes diagnosing and replacing old or faulty wiring in your guitar’s electronics. I’ll ensure clean, reliable connections, eliminate unwanted noise, and optimise your guitar’s tone and performance. Perfect for restoring vintage instruments or upgrading your current setup.

The “Gilmour mod,” inspired by David Gilmour, is a popular wiring upgrade for Strat-style electric guitars. It typically adds a switch that enables the neck and bridge pickups to be used together, a combination not available on standard Strat wiring. This modification increases tonal versatility, allowing players to access thicker rhythm tones and more expressive lead sounds. It is often used by players seeking a broader palette of classic clean and driven sounds associated with Gilmour’s signat

Have your guitar fitted with high-quality CTS potentiometers for smooth, reliable control and improved tone consistency. This service includes removing old pots, clean installation of new ones, and thorough testing to ensure optimal performance. This price includes parts.

Improve your guitar’s tonal response with a high-quality capacitor replacement. Whether your instrument uses single-coil or humbucker pickups, upgrading the tone pot capacitor can enhance clarity, smooth out the treble roll-off, and give you more usable control over your tone. Each capacitor is carefully selected, installed, and tested to ensure optimal performance and reliability in your guitar’s electronics.

Reduce hum and unwanted noise in your electric guitar with professional copper tape shielding. Carefully applied to the control cavity, pickup cavities, and other internal areas, this upgrade improves grounding and minimizes interference for a cleaner, more focused tone. Suitable for both single-coil and humbucker guitars.

Upgrade your guitar’s tone, sustain, and tuning stability with a precision-crafted handmade bone top nut. Each nut is individually shaped, slotted, and polished to ensure a perfect fit for your instrument. Using high-quality bone for improved resonance, this upgrade enhances clarity, intonation, and overall playability—giving your guitar a noticeable boost in feel and sound.

Enhance your acoustic guitar’s tone and response with a custom-crafted bone bridge saddle. Each saddle is meticulously shaped, fitted, and polished to match your instrument perfectly. Made from high-quality bone for superior resonance and note clarity, this upgrade improves sustain, intonation, and overall acoustic projection—bringing out the full character of your guitar.

Upgrade or replace your guitar’s bridge with professional installation. We can fit any bridge you supply, ensuring proper alignment, secure installation, and optimal playability. If you prefer, you can also order a specific bridge directly from our shop for a complete package

Secure your guitar strap safely with professional strap button installation or re-drilling. Whether fitting a new button or correcting a loose or misaligned one, each installation is carefully measured and fitted to ensure stability and prevent damage to your instrument. Suitable for all types of guitars.

Upgrade or replace your guitar’s tuning machines with professional installation. You can either supply your own tuners for fitting, or choose a new tuner directly from our shop for a complete package. Each tuner is carefully installed, aligned, and secured to ensure stable tuning and smooth operation. Suitable for all types of guitars.

Give your guitar the care it deserves with our professional restringing service. We’ll fit, stretch, and tune a fresh set of strings for optimal tone and playability, plus give your instrument a full clean to make it look and feel its best. Choose from Ernie Ball or Rotosound strings—included in the price—or bring your own preferred set for a reduced total of £20. Perfect for keeping your guitar sounding great and performance-ready.

Give your guitar the care it deserves with our professional restringing service. We’ll fit, stretch, and tune a fresh set of strings for optimal tone and playability, plus give your instrument a full clean to make it look and feel its best. Choose from Ernie Ball or Rotosound strings—included in the price—or bring your own preferred set for a reduced total of £40. Perfect for keeping your guitar sounding great and performance-ready. This service is much more labour intensive when compared to a '

Give your bass guitar the care it deserves with our professional restringing service. We’ll fit, stretch, and tune a fresh set of strings for optimal tone and playability, plus give your instrument a full clean to make it look and feel its best. Perfect for keeping your guitar sounding great and performance-ready. As bass strings car vary in price quite dramatically, this price is POA. As a rule of thumb, the service will be an additional £20 on top of the price of the strings you choose. 

Keep your 12-string guitar sounding bright and balanced with a professional restringing service. Each string is carefully replaced, tuned, and stretched to ensure optimal playability, tone, and longevity. This service helps prevent tuning instability and keeps your instrument performing at its best.