Located in St Dennis, Guitar Repair Cornwall is the new dedicated guitar repair service from Tube n Truss.
Prices
SETUP
Pro Setup
Pro Setup includes bridge service, where the bridge is disassembled, sonic cleaned, de-oxidized and rebuilt with sweat, salt and alkaline resistant lubricant; nut slotting for perfect action and radius; acoustic saddle intonation; acoustic bridge pin hole slotting where required to lower action; stage 1 fret levelling and edge rolling; machine (tuner) clean and lube where possible; string-path de-burring. Fretboard timber is deep-cell cleaned with pure turpentine and oiled. Neck alignment/angle on bolt on necks.
Setup and fretboard treatment guaranteed for 2 yrs pro gigging.
Free tweaks for 24 months.
New strings are required for the Pro Setup and you need to use the same gauge when changing strings. If you want to change string gauge at any time, bring it in and I will reset the truss FOC.
- "The best setup I ever played". Joe Bonamassa, Nashville, April 2025.
£55
Student setup
Basics to get a budget instrument playable.
Individual string replacement - each
£1.50
Make it easier to play, from
£12
Electric strings
D'Addario 0.011, 0.010, 0.009
£8
Acoustic strings
Martin 0.011, 0.012
£8
Classical strings
Pro Arte silver
£15
Bass strings
Rotosound RB40, RB45
£25
Supply your own strings
£0
REPAIRS
For neck and headstock breaks, the price includes full factory standard neck re-spray.
Where the headstock face is damaged, there may be an extra charge if the graphics are damaged.
Nut shim and re-slot
Shimmed with maple or mahogany veneer and slotted for radius
£25
Replacement Tusq nut
Perfectly adjusted and slotted for radius
£35
Acoustic saddle shim, intonation and radius
Shimmed with mahogany or rosewood veneer, radiused and intonated
£30
Replacement Tusq acoustic saddle
Perfectly adjusted, radiused and intonated
£40
Hand carved bone nut or saddle
I select my bovine bone blanks for integrity as well as colour. I add a slight scallop between the strings to reduce weight and increase sustain.
£60
Cracks, holes, looses braces
Depending on the nature of the repair from
£25
Acoustic bridge removal and re-glue
Depending on the nature of the repair from
£80
Neck/headstock break
Includes factory standard finish from
£165.00
Neck reset
Depending on the instrument from
£100
Machine (tuner) fitting
Includes filling and refinishing old screw holes
Standard post hole
£15
Where larger size post hole is required
£25
If smaller size post hole is required
£35
Re-Fret
Includes Fender, Dunlop or Jescar wire. Add £20 for Hosco stainless steel wire.
A setup is required after re-fretting.
This is a Pro Setup at a discounted price of £40.
Un-bound fretboard
£130
Bound fretboard
£165
Nibbed fret ends
£185
Electrics
The price variants are 1 for easy access such as LP and Tele, and 2 for scratch-plate access such as Strat.
- Switches and jacks cleaned and lubed with Caig D5.
- Pots cleaned and lubed with Caig F5.
Caig F5 is the ONLY dedicated cleaner for pots and faders. Other de-ox solutions work temporarily then start to degrade the internal tracking.
Electrics service
Total test and check. Cleaned and lubed with Caig F5 and D5
LP, Tele access
£25
Scratch-plate access
£35
Scratch-plate access with Pro Setup
£25
Pot supplied and fitted
CTS, or Bourns
LP, Tele access
£15
Scratch-plate access
£25
Switched pot supplied and fitted
Alpha push-pull.
Includes minor cavity routing if required.
LP, Tele access
£25
Scratch-plate access
£30
Switch supplied and fitted
Fender or LP 3-way, 5-way standard wiring
LP, Tele access
£30
Scratch-plate access
£40
Jack socket supplied and fitted
Neutric switched or un-switched
LP, Tele access
£10
Scratch-plate access
£20
End pin socket supplied and fitted
£35
Barrel jack supplied and fitted
LP, Tele wiring access
£35
Scratch-plate wiring access
£45
Pickup fitting
Standard wiring one pickup.
2nd and 3rd pickups £10 each.
LP, Tele access
£25
Scratch-plate access
£35
PAINT & CUSTOM
Dedicated spray booth using Devilbiss and Iwata guns.
A setup is required for reassembly. This is a Pro Setup at a discount price of £40.
Body top
Single standard nitro colour
£135
Full body
Single standard nitro colour
£195
Neck and headstock
Single standard nitro colour
£135
Single Burst top
Add burst price to single colour price
£60
Double Burst top
Add burst price to single colour price
£80
Colour by paint code
Add price to normal cost
£30
Candy
Add price to normal cost
£60
OTHER FINISHES
Linseed oil
Satin hard wearing and low maintenance
Body and neck separate cost each
£40
If stripping is required from
£80
Colour tint for oil
Add to standard price from
£30
VENEER
Flame, Burl, Birdseye and many other decorative wood finishes.
Real wood veneer, hand cut and applied, I do not use DIY pre-glued veneers.
Prices from £100. Add your choice of finish from the Paint Shop price list. This can be anything from single colour, clear, oil or even burst.