Guitar Services Pricing

At 138 Guitar Tech, our guitar setup includes comprehensive fretwork services that enhance your guitar to its highest potential. This entails a complete fret dress — leveling, crowning, and polishing the frets, as well as smoothing and rounding the fret ends for a comfortable, clean feel. We also ensure the fretboard is cleaned, conditioned, and polished for smooth play and long-term health. Additionally, I’ll set neck relief, action, and intonation tailored to your playing style, ensuring the instrument plays effortlessly and stays in tune across the board. If you need pickup installation as well, we can handle that to optimize your sound.

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

A partial setup at 138 Guitar Tech is ideal for guitars that don’t require extensive fretwork services but still need to perform at their best. I’ll begin with a detailed cleaning and conditioning of the fretboard, then proceed to adjust the truss rod for optimal neck relief, set the action and intonation, and ensure the guitar feels and sounds great across the neck. The nut is carefully inspected and might be re-slotted if necessary for improved tuning and playability. Additionally, I’ll test all electronics to guarantee a clean signal and solid connectivity, and offer pickup installation if requested.

A partial setup at 138 Guitar Tech is ideal for guitars that don’t require extensive fretwork services but still need to perform at their best. I’ll begin with a detailed cleaning and conditioning of the fretboard, then proceed to adjust the truss rod for optimal neck relief, set the action and intonation, and ensure the guitar feels and sounds great across the neck. The nut is carefully inspected and might be re-slotted if necessary for improved tuning and playability. Additionally, I’ll test all electronics to guarantee a clean signal and solid connectivity, and offer pickup installation if requested.

Our fretwork services include leveling, re-crowning, and polishing your frets to eliminate uneven wear. We also smooth and round the fret edges for maximum comfort. The result is enhanced playability, with clear notes across the neck and a smooth, professional feel. Combined with our guitar setup and pickup installation, your guitar will be a joy to play.

Our fretwork services include polishing your frets to eliminate uneven wear. This guitar setup results in enhanced comfort and a smooth, professional feel, making your instrument a joy to play, especially when combined with pickup installation.

A refret, part of comprehensive fretwork services, involves removing the worn frets from a guitar and installing a new set to restore playability and performance. The fingerboard is carefully inspected and, if necessary, leveled to ensure a precise fit. New frets are then installed, shaped, leveled, crowned, and polished for smooth playing and accurate intonation. This refret process can significantly enhance feel, tone, and bending response, making an older instrument play like new again. Additionally, these fretwork services can be complemented by a guitar setup or pickup installation to optimize the overall performance of your instrument.

This service includes expert guitar setup, 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. Additionally, my fretwork services ensure an improved overall setup, tone, and ease of play, while also offering pickup installation to enhance your sound.

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

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

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 also includes parts, making it a great option to enhance your guitar setup and complement any pickup installation needs.

This service includes diagnosing and replacing old or faulty wiring in your guitar’s electronics, ensuring clean, reliable connections that eliminate unwanted noise. I will also provide fretwork services to enhance your guitar setup and assist with pickup installation, optimising your instrument's tone and performance. This is perfect for restoring vintage instruments or upgrading your current configuration.

The “Gilmour mod,” inspired by David Gilmour, is a popular wiring upgrade for Strat-style electric guitars. This modification typically includes a switch that allows the neck and bridge pickups to be used together—a combination not found in standard Strat wiring. Players can enhance their tonal versatility with this mod. It enables access to richer rhythm tones and more expressive lead sounds, making it a favorite among musicians looking for a wider range of classic clean and driven sounds assoc

Enhance your guitar setup with high-quality CTS potentiometers for smooth, reliable control and improved tone consistency. Our comprehensive service includes the removal of old pots, the clean installation of new ones, and thorough testing to ensure optimal performance. This price includes all necessary parts and pickup installation to complete your setup.

Enhance your guitar’s tonal response with high-quality capacitor replacement as part of a professional guitar setup. Whether your instrument features single-coil or humbucker pickups, upgrading the tone pot capacitor can clarify your sound, smooth the treble roll-off, and provide more control over your tone. Each capacitor is carefully selected, installed, and tested for reliability in your guitar’s electronics, making it a perfect complement to your pickup installation.

Reduce hum and unwanted noise in your electric guitar with professional copper tape shielding. Carefully applying this shielding to the control cavity, pickup cavities, and other internal areas will improve grounding and minimize interference for a cleaner, more focused tone. This upgrade is suitable for both single-coil and humbucker guitars, enhancing the overall performance and quality during pickup installation.

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 guarantee a perfect fit for your instrument. By using high-quality bone for improved resonance, this guitar setup enhances clarity, intonation, and overall playability. Whether you're considering pickup installation or simply want to enhance feel and sound, this upgrade gives your guitar a noticeable boost.

Enhance your acoustic guitar’s tone and response with a custom-crafted bone bridge saddle, an essential part of our comprehensive guitar setup services. 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 not only improves sustain and intonation but also contributes to overall acoustic projection.

Enhance your guitar's performance by upgrading or replacing its bridge with our professional installation services. We can fit any bridge you supply, guaranteeing proper alignment, secure installation, and optimal playability. Additionally, our guitar setup services include custom options, so if you prefer, you can order a specific bridge directly from our shop for a complete package that might also involve pickup installation and fretwork services.

Secure your guitar strap safely with professional strap button installation or re-drilling as part of our comprehensive guitar setup. Whether you're 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. 

Upgrade or replace your guitar’s tuning machines with professional installation as part of our comprehensive guitar setup services. You can either supply your own tuners for fitting or select a new tuner directly from our shop for a complete package. Each tuner is meticulously installed, aligned, and secured to ensure stable tuning and smooth operation. Additionally, we offer fretwork services and pickup installation to enhance your guitar's performance. This service is suitable for all types of guitars.

Give your guitar the care it deserves with our professional restringing service, now enhanced with expert fretwork services and guitar setup. 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. Our services are perfect for keeping your guitar sounding great and performance-ready, and we also offer pickup installation to elevate your sound further.

Give your guitar the care it deserves with our professional restringing service, which is part of our comprehensive guitar setup offerings. We’ll fit, stretch, and tune a fresh set of strings for optimal tone and playability, and provide a full clean to ensure your instrument both looks and feels 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. 

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, alongside our comprehensive guitar setup that includes fretwork services to enhance playability. Plus, we’ll give your instrument a full clean to make it look and feel its best. This service is perfect for keeping your guitar sounding great and performance-ready. As bass strings can vary in price quite dramatically, this price is POA. As a rule of thumb, the restringing service will be an additional £20 on top of the cost of the strings you choose, with optional pickup installation available for those looking to elevate their sound even further.

Keep your 12-string guitar sounding bright and balanced with a professional restringing service that includes essential fretwork services. Each string is carefully replaced, tuned, and stretched as part of a comprehensive guitar setup to ensure optimal playability, tone, and longevity. This service helps prevent tuning instability and can include pickup installation, keeping your instrument performing at its best.